Remembrance Day: A Reminder of the Folly of War

By Enzo Sim

February 2023 FEATURE
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Painting depicting the signature of the armistice in the railway carriage on 11 November 1918.
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IT WAS A chilly winter morning on 8 November 1918, in what was then known as the Western Front battlefield in northern France. Among the vast fields of poppy, countless lives had been lost after more than four years of continuous fighting between the Allied and Central Powers during World War I, also known as the Great War.With the echoes of artillery fires and gunshots reverberating in the background, five cars carrying the German delegation headed by Germany’s Secretary of...

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Enzo Sim

is a Mass Communications graduate who has an unwavering passion towards international relations, history and regional affairs of Southeast Asia. His passion has brought him to different Southeast Asian capitals to explore the diverse cultural intricacies within the region.


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