The Christmas Truce of World War I – IOTW Report

The Christmas Truce of World War I

For a tragically short time, the Spirit of the Prince of Peace drowned out the murderous demands of the State.

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  1. The “truce” was localized and contained.
    It was also exploited by both sides to spy out their enemies’ defenses.
    At Christmas of ’14 the war had only been going on for 4 months and the seething hatreds hadn’t yet emerged (except in the Belgians and French, whose countries were being overrun). The gruesomely infamous trench warfare had only begun at the end of September.
    In other words, the soldiers still hoped for a quick peace – thus, their somewhat optimistic approach to Christmas.

    But shit, that was like over two years ago, dude …

    izlamo delenda est …

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