Christmas Forum: WWI Christmas Truce

Posted by: Canadian () on 23 Aug 2003 at 1:19:32 AM
In-Reply-To: World War I Christmas truce posted by Anonymous on 5:36:18 PM 21 Dec 2002

Definitely one of the stories from the Great War which highlight its unreal character. It was the very first Christmas of the war (1914) the date at which virtually all participating world leaders thought the war would be over. The troops on both sides staged the truce of their own accord I believe and their C.O.'s sanctioned it but did not originate it. It lasted only for December 25th. I heard from some sources that there was some desire to observe one in 1915 but the respective army high commands quashed the idea firmly and it never happened.

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