’Twas the Night Before Christmas …

… and the battlefield lay silent.

We’ve heard the stories over and over again. But did it really happen? And, if so, how? How do soldiers embroiled in what came to be known as the Great War lay down arms, albeit briefly, right there are on the front?

From the Imperial War Museum in London:

“The Christmas Truce of 1914 is a legendary event, featured in films, songs & adverts. But what really happened? The photographs, letters and interviews in IWM’s collection tell the real story. In this video, our curator explains how the truce came about, its impact on the First World War and why it never happened again.”

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