The Christmas Truce of 1914

| December 25, 2020

Jeff LPH 3 sent this historical story our way. From Military Times;

In the lead-up to Christmas 1914 soldiers on either side of the Western Front no man’s land set aside fear and their weapons to exchange surreal holiday greetings.

Read the article, even if you know the story. It’s an event worth remembering. A truce started not by the generals, kings, or kaisers but by the common foot soldier in the trenches. Temporary as it was, it’s a reminder that even in war there can be moments of joy and brotherhood between enemies.

Category: Guest Link, Historical, Holidays, We Remember

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DUTCH in Atlanta

And don’t miss the movie made about this. It is well worth watching.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyeux_No%C3%ABl

DUTCH in Atlanta

And the Celtic Thunder portrayal.

rgr1480

Nice … but not quite accurate.

The German singer was Walter Kirchhoff, an opera tenor sent to the front by Crown Prince Wilhelm to entertain the troops of the 130th Würtemberg Regiment. Kirchhoff returned to the stage after the war and died in 1951 …. so the lyrics “And I killed the boy that sang in no man’s land” is not accurate.

KoB

Despite the many years that have passed, I think we all remember those Christmases that were spent “over there.” No matter where “over there” was.

I always lift a special prayer up for and to all of those that are still “over there”!