31 October 1918

• Hostilities between the Allies and Turkey cease at noon
• Slovakia declares independence from Hungary, following the Czechs declaration of independence from Austria on 29 October; Czechoslovakia is subsequently formed
• Since the beginning of August British troops on the Western Front have captured 172,659 prisoners, 2,378 guns, 17,000 machine guns and 2,750 trench mortars

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