In the winter of 1914, World War I was in it's early months, and the soldiers would spend Christmas in the trenches. Until the British hear the German soldiers singing, and they decide to meet and hold a ceasefire to celebrate the holiday together.

This is the short, but mostly sweet, tale of that day.

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SOURCES:

https://greatwar.nl/frames/default-brucebairnsfather.html

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce

https://www.britannica.com/event/The-Christmas-Truce

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-christmas-at-war

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The Christmas Truce