Christmas Truce Of 1914.

[stuey]

Another article about it, this time from a different point of view. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30417641

[douglas9401]

The closing item on The World at One was about just that 'football match' at Christmas.
Seems that there may have been a kick about for a few minutes but the whole Christmas lull in hostilities was used by both sides to bury the dead, some of whom had lain for weeks, possibly longer.

Stick that in yer ad, Sainsburys.

[stuey]

Until I read that article, I didn't realize that the commemoration of the Christmas Truce was such a "big deal" over there.

[Peter Pedant]

late contribution

it is a social construct stoo, It was covered in the great serial on the great war in 1964 but in a few minutes ( episode 5 of thirty )

Survivors ( remember there were Boer War veterans around but not many) said Oh yeah there was a bit of that .....


as for the Germans saying the Armed forces have no function in normal society - well good one - Prussian Army was all powerful at that time. They are clearly rewriting History