Title: Christmas 1914 In no man's land Source:
Youtube URL Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujJD122Yd9U Published:Dec 22, 2007 Author:alanstarkie2001 Post Date:2009-12-29 18:21:10 by Deasy Ping List:*Up to the Sun*Subscribe to *Up to the Sun* Keywords:1914, dmz, peace, ypres Views:91 Comments:1
The truce began on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1914, when German troops began decorating the area around their trenches in the region of Ypres, Belgium, for Christmas. They began by placing candles...
One of the remarkable results of this was that the British Army took all its soldiers who had participated in this Christmas troops out of the combat zone, as this tiny bit of fraternization was thought to have impaired their willingness to kill Germans.