The Armistice of Mudros

On 16 October 1918, British prisoner of war Major-General Sir Charles Townshend was released. He carried a message from the Ottoman Empire that it wanted to enter peace negotiations.

A delegation negotiated with the British for several days on board HMS Agamemnon at Port Mudros. The resulting Armistice of Mudros came into effect on 30 October 1918.

By late 1918, Germany was facing defeat in the field and its civilian population was suffering under an Allied naval blockade. Germany’s leaders were ready to negotiate peace terms. On 11 November, the armistice with Germany was signed at Compiègne, France.