Three Christmas Truce Of 1914

cirelaw · 12-04-2013, 08:41 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p05E_ohaQGk

George Anderson · 12-04-2013, 11:31 PM

I have a P08 marked to the 93rd Infantry Regiment one of the German units that took part in the 1914 Christmas Truce.

Sergio Natali · 12-05-2013, 06:50 AM

Thanks, very interesting.
My grandfather and one of my uncles took part in the WWI, and I still remember their words about those days.
The trench war was a bloodshed of young lives.

cirelaw · 12-05-2013, 09:09 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

cirelaw · 12-05-2013, 09:40 AM

Can't forget~~~

MikeP · 12-06-2013, 04:19 AM

I don't know of any war that hasn't been a bloodshed of young lives.
Those truces were not highly condoned and a stop was put to them pretty quick.
I know in WW2 there was an instance or two where a tentative truce allowed policing up wounded, but humanity and combat do not mix well.

cirelaw · 02-04-2014, 02:26 PM

Another interestinting article on the 1914 Christmas truce~~Eric http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9...om-trench.html

cirelaw · 02-04-2014, 02:54 PM

A British officer diary containing the Christmas truce has been is found and is facinating~~ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...mans-land.html Eric

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Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Thanks, very interesting. My grandfather and one of my uncles took part in the WWI, and I still remember their words about those days. The trench war was a bloodshed of young lives. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

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George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	I have a P08 marked to the 93rd Infantry Regiment one of the German units that took part in the 1914 Christmas Truce.

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MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I don't know of any war that hasn't been a bloodshed of young lives. Those truces were not highly condoned and a stop was put to them pretty quick. I know in WW2 there was an instance or two where a tentative truce allowed policing up wounded, but humanity and combat do not mix well.