Posted on 12/25/2014 5:47:10 AM PST by huldah1776
"We were just going to fire on them when we saw they had no rifles ... in about two minutes the ground between the two lines of trenches was swarming with men and officers of both sides, shaking hands and wishing each other a happy Christmas."
British and German soldiers gathered in a dusty field in Afghanistan on Wednesday to play a game of soccer in memory of a Christmas truce spontaneously called between their armies a century ago during World War One.
That moment in 1914 - when troops along Europe's Flanders front met after four months killing each other to sing carols, exchange gifts and play soccer in No Man's Land - is celebrated as a triumph of humanity over the savagery of war.
A hundred years later, on a military base halfway around the world, the soccer match took place between concrete blast walls in a country where Britain and Germany have spent over a decade in a coalition fighting against the Taliban insurgency.
(Excerpt) Read more at rediff.com ...
Lots of pics and here is the great Sainbury's ad...
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/12/18/Video_British_and_German_soldiers_commemorate_1914_Christmas/
A century after the 1914 Christmas truce, British & German soldiers take to the soccer field, this time as allies.
Then, as now, celebrating a Christian holiday acknowledged by both nations.
very nice!
Naturally, you'll never see us have a truce with the Taliban because Islam has no room for compassion or humanity.
Peace on Earth, brought to you by your United States military.
He seems to forget that the truce took place on the first Christmas of the war, before the trench warfare and heavy shelling really occurred.
There is always someone trying to bury any good story.
great post, thanks for going to all the trouble!
And, Merry Christmas!
and, at a family Christmas Dinner complete with dressing and the turkey I pointed out to some of my liberal relatives, newly acquired by marriage, that that was what one could call EXCEPTIONALISM!
LOL, they didn’t argue with me!
Note: this topic is from the FRchives and probably years past. Adding to the GGG catalog.
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