In 1918, the German Army established its principal headquarters in Spa, and it was from here that the delegates set out for the French lines to meet Marshal Foch and sue for peace in the consultations leading up to the Armistice which ended the First World War.
En 1918, o exército alemán estableceu a súa sede principal en Spa, e foi desde aquí que os delegados dirixíronse ás liñas francesas para pactar co Mariscal Foch e pedir a paz nas consultas previas ao Armisticio, que puxo fin á Primeira Guerra Mundial.