The 1914 Christmas Truce (Part 2)
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Germans and the Germans
The british and germans came together for one of the most memorable religious services of the first world war. Lieutenant arthur pellam byrne described in a letter home, burying the dead was too awful to describe so i won't attempt it. We then had a most wonderful joint burial service. Our padri arranged the prayers and psalms, et cetera, and interpreter wrought them ov german. It was an extraordinary and most wonderful sight. The germans formed up on one side, the english on the other, the officers standing in front. Every head beared. Yes, i think it was a sight one will never see again.
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