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The week leading up to early October 1918 was one of the most decisive periods in World War I. The Allied advances shattered key German defenses, Bulgaria’s surrender eliminated a vital front, and the Arab Revolt succeeded in ending Ottoman rule in Damascus. Internally, Germany was crumbling politically, with the Kaiser’s monarchy giving way to a parliamentary republic amid widespread unrest. These events set the stage for the armistice that would officially end the war, reshaping the geopolitical landscape of Europe and the Middle East for decades to come.