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Pete
12-25-2014, 06:36
"How France has forgotten the Christmas truce soldiers"

A good story of Soldiers from Christmas Past

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30433729

"The Artois region in France still carries the scars of bitter fighting and loss from the trenches of World War One. So why shouldn't one moment of camaraderie between enemies be celebrated and remembered, asks Christian Carion. ..."

Gypsy
12-25-2014, 09:14
I love reading about the Christmas truce, we shall not forget!

Flagg
12-25-2014, 12:16
I wonder how much the French Army mutinies and decimations and the fear higher command would have certainly had with fraternization of cannon fodder had anything to do with it?

Badger52
12-26-2014, 07:48
Fine article; told with much (inconvenient for some) candor. Thanks for sharing that.

(1VB)compforce
12-26-2014, 09:18
Garth Brooks sang a song about the truce (Belleau Woods).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAQfPgvhz7s#t=20

PRB
12-26-2014, 17:16
Netflix has the movie...worth seeing

Streck-Fu
12-29-2014, 06:05
Netflix has the movie...worth seeing

Is the title, "Joyeaux Noel" (Merry Christmas) ? That is the only related movie I could find on Netflix.....


Edit, nevermind, I read the linked article in the OP to find it....Should have done that first...