December 24 1914 The Christmas Truce

December 24 1914 The Christmas Truce Christmas truce, (december 24–25, 1914), unofficial and impromptu cease fire that occurred along the western front during world war i.the pause in fighting was not universally observed, nor had it been sanctioned by commanders on either side, but, along some two thirds of the 30 mile (48 km) front controlled by the british expeditionary force, the guns fell silent for a short time. The text reads: "1914 – the khaki chums christmas truce – 1999 – 85 years – lest we forget". the christmas truce (german: weihnachtsfrieden; french: trêve de noël; dutch: kerstbestand) was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the western front of the first world war around christmas 1914. the truce occurred five months.

Tdih December 24 1914 World War I The Christmas Truce Begins On dec. 7, 1914, pope benedict had implored leaders of the battling nations to hold a christmas truce, asking "that the guns may fall silent at least upon the night the angels sang." the plea was. Silent night: the story of the world war i christmas truce of 1914. 6 minute read. december 24, 2014 2:00 pm est. o n a crisp, clear morning 100 years ago, thousands of british, belgian and. The so called christmas truce of 1914 came only five months after the outbreak of war in europe and was one of the last examples of the outdated notion of chivalry between enemies in warfare. in. The following day, british and german soldiers met in no man's land and exchanged gifts, took photographs and some played impromptu games of football. they also buried casualties and repaired trenches and dugouts. after boxing day, meetings in no man's land dwindled out. the truce was not observed everywhere along the western front.