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title: Signing the Armistice Between Russia and Germany, 1917
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20598/signing-the-armistice-between-russia-and-germany-1/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-01-11
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# Signing the Armistice Between Russia and Germany, 1917

_Authored by Unknown Photographer_

## Image File

[![Signing the Armistice Between Russia and Germany, 1917](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20598.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20598.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph taken on 15 December 1917 showing German and Russian delegations signing the armistice to end hostilities between the two nations during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).

German Federal Archives, Koblenz.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, June 16). Signing the Armistice Between Russia and Germany, 1917. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20598/signing-the-armistice-between-russia-and-germany-1/>
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Signing the Armistice Between Russia and Germany, 1917." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 16, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20598/signing-the-armistice-between-russia-and-germany-1/>.
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Signing the Armistice Between Russia and Germany, 1917." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jun 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20598/signing-the-armistice-between-russia-and-germany-1/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-R92623,_Brest-Litowsk,_Waffenstillstandsabkommen.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-R92623,_Brest-Litowsk,_Waffenstillstandsabkommen.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 16 June 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.