A day like today but 1914during the World War I the call was made “Christmas Truce.”
Between December 24 and 25, 1914, at the beginning of the First World War, troops of the German Empire and the British Empire, They stopped firing their rifles and stopped their artillery fire declaring a unofficial ceasefire giving rise to the “Christmas Truce.”
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During the night of December 24 and the early hours of the 25th, most of the troops stationed in the trenches of the Western Front put hostilities aside to celebrate Christmas; It is said that the soldiers of both sides came out of their holes to embrace the enemy.
Some official sources and witnesses indicate that a friendly soccer match was played outside the trenches and the German soldiers played against the British, who shared rations and chatted pleasantly.
Both sides put their weapons aside to celebrate a peace that would last very little since at the end of the day, the two fronts returned to their positions.
The Christmas Truce in popular culture
This chapter of our history is very particular, since something like this had never been documented before and represents the most genuine side of humanity.
Several short films, movies and series have been made that have faithfully portrayed this episode and the best-known film about this is the 2005 French film called “Christmas Truce”, directed by Joyeux Noël.
At the end of 1914, with the First World War having just begun, there was hope that hostilities would end soon and many optimists thought that during that winter the conflict would end; Things have never been so far from reality as the Great War continued for another 3 years.