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The Christmas Truce has become one of the most famous and mythologised events of the First World War. But what was the real story behind the truce? Why did it happen and did British and German soldiers really play football in no-man's land?
Dec 20, 2023 · December 20, 2023. • 7 min read. When World War I broke out in July 1914, many Europeans thought the fighting would be over by Christmas. It wasn’t, and nearly six months after the war began,...
Dec 23, 2011 · World War I: 100 Years Later. A Smithsonian magazine special report. HISTORY. The Story of the WWI Christmas Truce. It has become a great legend of World War I. But what really happened when...
Nov 24, 2009 · This Day In History: 12/25/1914 - The Christmas Truce. Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and...
Dec 25, 2023 · December 25, 20234:38 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. 11-Minute Listen. Playlist. The Christmas Truce has become the stuff of legend. On a frozen Christmas Eve in 1914 during World War...
Dec 24, 2014 · December 24, 2014 2:00 PM EST. O n a crisp, clear morning 100 years ago, thousands of British, Belgian and French soldiers put down their rifles, stepped out of their trenches and spent Christmas...
A short peace in a dreadful war; a conflict that eventually claimed the lives of 15 million. On Christmas Eve 1914, a spontaneous truce erupted along lines of the Western Front. German, Belgian, French and British troops came together in No-Man’s Land in the spirit of Christmas to fraternise with one another and even kick a ball about.
