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100 years ago was the Christmas Truce
Posted on 12/24/14 at 3:21 am
Posted on 12/24/14 at 3:21 am
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Starting on Christmas Eve, many German and British troops sang Christmas carols to each other across the lines, and at certain points the Allied soldiers even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous singing.
At the first light of dawn on Christmas Day, some German soldiers emerged from their trenches and approached the Allied lines across no-man’s-land, calling out “Merry Christmas” in their enemies’ native tongues. At first, the Allied soldiers feared it was a trick, but seeing the Germans unarmed they climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the enemy soldiers. The men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and sang carols and songs. There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides playing a good-natured game of soccer.
Some soldiers used this short-lived ceasefire for a more somber task: the retrieval of the bodies of fellow combatants who had fallen within the no-man’s land between the lines.
The so-called Christmas Truce of 1914 came only five months after the outbreak of war in Europe and was one of the last examples of the outdated notion of chivalry between enemies in warfare. It was never repeated—future attempts at holiday ceasefires were quashed by officers’ threats of disciplinary action—but it served as heartening proof, however brief, that beneath the brutal clash of weapons, the soldiers’ essential humanity endured.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 4:56 am to StraightCashHomey21
quote:not so sure. It was so early in the war, and both sides at the time thought their battlefield success would come in just a matter of months. They had no idea how long and rough the war would be, and they had yet to develop the hate for the other side which came in the following years. If anything the Christmas truce was an act of over-confidence and naivety on both sides.
but it served as heartening proof, however brief, that beneath the brutal clash of weapons, the soldiers’ essential humanity endured.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 5:00 am to Spirit of Dunson
I would say it more harkened back to an older time. The beginning of World War I was the end of many things that now seem "silly". Hell people were riding horses at the start.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 5:00 am to Spirit of Dunson
And then they proceeded to butcher, gas and shoot each other in wholesale slaughter. Humans are a seriously flawed species.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 5:07 am to genuineLSUtiger
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And then they proceeded to butcher, gas and shoot each other in wholesale slaughter. Humans are a seriously flawed species.
And we learned from all that. Humans are a constantly evolving species. Well except for the Middle East.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 5:43 am to StraightCashHomey21
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future attempts at holiday ceasefires were quashed by officers’ threats of disciplinary action
Commanders were terrified of a proletarian revolution in the ranks, especially after the Bolsheviks took over in Russia. If the enlisted men on both sides started fraternizing and figured out the other guys weren't ogres, they might start thinking for themselves, wondering why they were really fighting, and who actually benefited.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 6:36 am to StraightCashHomey21
Watch this movie. It is about the Christmas Truce. It is pretty good. It has the lady from National Treasure in it.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 7:06 am to StraightCashHomey21
Who u think won the soccer match?
Posted on 12/24/14 at 7:07 am to GetCocky11
The news had come out in the First World War
The bloody Red Baron was flying once more
The Allied command ignored all of its men
And called on Snoopy to do it again.
Twas the night before Christmas, 40 below
When Snoopy went up in search of his foe
He spied the Red Baron, fiercely they fought
With ice on his wings Snoopy knew he was caught.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ring out from the land
Asking peace of all the world
And good will to man
The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights
He reached for the trigger to pull it up tight
Why he didn't shoot, well, we'll never know
Or was it the bells from the village below.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine
And forced him to land behind the enemy lines
Snoopy was certain that this was the end
When the Baron cried out, "Merry Christmas, my friend"
The Baron then offered a holiday toast
And Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host
And then with a roar they were both on their way
Each knowing they'd meet on some other day.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
The bloody Red Baron was flying once more
The Allied command ignored all of its men
And called on Snoopy to do it again.
Twas the night before Christmas, 40 below
When Snoopy went up in search of his foe
He spied the Red Baron, fiercely they fought
With ice on his wings Snoopy knew he was caught.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ring out from the land
Asking peace of all the world
And good will to man
The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights
He reached for the trigger to pull it up tight
Why he didn't shoot, well, we'll never know
Or was it the bells from the village below.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine
And forced him to land behind the enemy lines
Snoopy was certain that this was the end
When the Baron cried out, "Merry Christmas, my friend"
The Baron then offered a holiday toast
And Snoopy, our hero, saluted his host
And then with a roar they were both on their way
Each knowing they'd meet on some other day.
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ringing through the land
Bringing peace to all the world
And good will to man
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