British and German troops celebrate Christmas with truce in the trenches

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Category

Peace

Place

Europe

Date

1914

Reference

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"The truce that arose spontaneously in No Man's Land between the trench lines in the first winter of World War I is one of the most poignant episodes of the tragic conflict." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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