Stories of the Great War - The Christmas Truce of 1914 near Ypres, Belgium

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1:10p, 12/24/24

Merry Christmas History Board

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2:00p, 12/24/24

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This commercial always gets me.

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In reply to JABQ04 • 3:12p, 12/24/24

Thanks for posting, I've don't think I've ever seen this, if I have have forgotten. I assumed this clip was pulled from the movie Joyeux Noël.

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In reply to jkag89 • 3:51p, 12/24/24

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It was a commercial aired in 2014 by Sainsbury in the UK, not from Joyeux Noel. (Which isn't too bad of a movie either)

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In reply to jkag89 • 4:46p, 12/24/24

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jkag89 said:
Thanks for posting, I've don't think I've ever seen this, if I have have forgotten. I assumed this clip was pulled from the movie Joyeux Noël.

clip from Joyeux Noel

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In reply to JABQ04 • 7:38p, 12/24/24

Dammit. Who the hell is cutting onions in here

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3:32p, 12/26/24

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The Really sad part of the 1914 Christmas Truce was most if the participants ended up being tried for treason and executed by their respective governments.

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In reply to Aggie12B • 3:47p, 12/26/24

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Not true, no one was court martialed or executed.

Even the martinets in charge realized that would have crushed morale in what were already low morale units.

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In reply to BQ78 • 5:06p, 12/26/24

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BQ78 said:
Not true, no one was court martialed or executed.

Even the martinets in charge realized that would have crushed morale in what were already low morale units.

Glad to know that was not true. As much tragedy as there was concerning WWI, it's good to learn that one one of the brightest humaine acts of WWI didn't directly lead to senseless executions

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