Canis-Lupus
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World War I was moving towards the impasse of trench warfare, the Americans were not yet sending combat units, war had not been declared in Washington, DC, although some Americans had volunteered to go and fight as a matter of principle under foreign flags. It was still early in this 'War to End all Wars' on 24 December 1914. My Grandfather was there, he told me about it as a lad, although I doubted that any good Brit with have anything but machine-gun fire and shelling for any evil 'Kraut', and years later I read this article on paper (he had already passed away) and now it's part of the internet. This recounts what happened between mortal enemies on the 1st Christmas of World War I on certain parts of the Western Front, IMHO it is indeed worthy of note. It was an event that has no place or equal in today's brutal conflicts.
First World War.com - Feature Articles - The Christmas Truce
Fact is the incidents did happen and the brass did not even come close to liking this blatant show of fraternization, or was it a more human instinct to venerate a holiday that both sides held sacred?
My Gramps told me that 'Silent Night' sung in German sounds very much like the the English version, and then the soccer games started!
A look at a Christmas day when many warring units just quit fighting and for a few hours met each other in camaraderie in no man's land.
Canis-Lupus
First World War.com - Feature Articles - The Christmas Truce
Fact is the incidents did happen and the brass did not even come close to liking this blatant show of fraternization, or was it a more human instinct to venerate a holiday that both sides held sacred?
My Gramps told me that 'Silent Night' sung in German sounds very much like the the English version, and then the soccer games started!
A look at a Christmas day when many warring units just quit fighting and for a few hours met each other in camaraderie in no man's land.
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