german and french soldiers were involved in the wwi christmas truce of 2014 in the comines sector of the front.
german and french soldiers were involved in the wwi christmas truce of 2014 in the comines sector of the front.
who was involved in the wwi christmas truce of 2014 in the comines sector of the front?
german and french soldiers
in the comines sector of the front there was an early fraternization between german and french soldiers in december 1914, during a short truce, and there are at least two other testimonials, from french soldiers, of similar behaviours in sectors where german and french companies opposed each other. gervais morillon wrote to his parents: 'the boches waved a white flag and shouted "kamarades, kamarades, rendez-vous." when we didn't move they came towards us unarmed, led by an officer. although we are not clean they are disgustingly filthy. i am telling you this but don't speak of it to anyone. we must not mention it even to other soldiers.' gustave berthier wrote: 'on christmas day the boches made a sign showing they wished to speak to us. they said they didn't want to shoot. ... they were tired of making war, they were married like me, they didn't have any differences with the french but with the english.'
christmas truce
bullet::::- the 1967 song "snoopy's christmas" by the royal guardsmen was based on the christmas truce. it is the red baron, germany's ace pilot and war hero, who initiates the truce with the fictitious snoopy.









































bullet::::- the 1969 film "oh! what a lovely war" includes a scene of a christmas truce with british and german soldiers sharing jokes, alcohol and songs.









































bullet::::- the video for the 1983 song "pipes of peace" by paul mccartney depicts a fictionalised version of the christmas truce.
christmas truce