Ypres-Ieper WW1 Battlefield, 1914-1918, Site of Christmas Truce 1914, Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon - Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium,Ypres_Ieper, Belgium. February 2014
Ypres-Ieper WW1 Battlefield, 1914-1918, Site of Christmas Truce 1914, Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon - Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium,Ypres_Ieper, Belgium. February 2014
A cross and foortballs, left in a field at Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon - Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium), to commemorate the site of the Christmas Truce. The text reads:
"1914 – The Khaki Chum's Christmas Truce – 1999 – 85 Years – Lest We Forget"
Information that follows from Wikipedia site :
The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread, unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas 1914, during World War I. Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to their opposite numbers bearing gifts. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many soldiers from both sides—as well as, to a lesser degree, from French units—independently ventured into "no man's land", where they mingled, exchanging food and souvenirs. As well as joint burial ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing. Troops from both sides were also friendly enough to play games of football with one another.[1]
The truce is often seen as a symbolic moment of peace and humanity amidst one of the most violent events of human history. It was not ubiquitous; in some regions of the front, fighting continued throughout the day, while in others, little more than an arrangement to recover bodies was made. The following year, a few units again arranged ceasefires with their opponents over Christmas, but the truces were not nearly as widespread as in 1914; this was, in part, due to strongly worded orders from the high commands of both sides prohibiting such fraternisation. In 1916, after the unprecedentedly bloody battles of the Somme and Verdun,
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![Ypres-Ieper WW1 Battlefield, 1914-1918, Site of Christmas Truce 1914, Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon - Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium,Ypres_Ieper, Belgium. February 2014<br />
A cross and foortballs, left in a field at Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon - Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium), to commemorate the site of the Christmas Truce. The text reads:<br />
"1914 – The Khaki Chum's Christmas Truce – 1999 – 85 Years – Lest We Forget"<br />
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Information that follows from Wikipedia site :<br />
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The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread, unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas 1914, during World War I. Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to their opposite numbers bearing gifts. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many soldiers from both sides—as well as, to a lesser degree, from French units—independently ventured into "no man's land", where they mingled, exchanging food and souvenirs. As well as joint burial ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing. Troops from both sides were also friendly enough to play games of football with one another.[1]<br />
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The truce is often seen as a symbolic moment of peace and humanity amidst one of the most violent events of human history. It was not ubiquitous; in some regions of the front, fighting continued throughout the day, while in others, little more than an arrangement to recover bodies was made. The following year, a few units again arranged ceasefires with their opponents over Christmas, but the truces were not nearly as widespread as in 1914; this was, in part, due to strongly worded orders from the high commands of both sides prohibiting such fraternisation. In 1916, after the unprecedentedly bloody battles of the Somme and Verdun,](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000keOIEcQbar8/fit=1000x750/Ypres-Christmas-Truce-47717BW.jpg)
