106 years ago today, on the Western Front of the Great War, something happened unheard of in the history of modern war. In many sectors of the front, in honour of Our Saviour's birth, the guns fell silent. The troops came out of their trenches, sang carols together, exchanged gifts, and played football!
Here are three short videos about the Truce, two actual history and one a fictionalised account, an advert from Sainsbury's.
From the Imperial War Museum
And, from Sainsbury's, an advert from 2014 to celebrate the centennial of the Truce
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