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WW1 Christmas Truce
However, on the night of Christmas, an unofficial cease fire was declared. How did this happen? Well, many German and British soldiers sang Christmas carols to each other. Then, a few German ...
As the story goes, British, French and Belgian troops were ... But on Christmas Day, some of the German soldiers began singing familiar Christmas songs and lighting makeshift trees.
Intermixed with all this destruction is the "Christmas Truce" of Dec. 25, 1914. On that day, German and British soldiers "walk[ed] about together all day giving each other cigars and singing ...
This is another Military Tale from World War I; this one is from France and shows the fortitude of the fighting men.
As 1805 began, Napoleon was planning to cross the English Channel and invade Great Britain with 2000 ships and 200,000 soldiers. The French and British were at war once again: irreconcilable ...