The 1914 Christmas Truce (Part 2)
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Germans Are Over There
Alf lovell of the london rifle brigade describes what he saw that night climbing the parapet. Some were for shooting the lights away, but almost at the first shot, there came a shout in really english. Then began a series of answering shouts from trench to trench. It was incredible. After this, we remained the whole night through singing with the enemy, song for song. They join in, they applaud, they start to shout things, backwards and forwards, across no matter. And there developed a warmer atmosphere than you might well have expected,. exactly as british generals woud want might happen if you live in close conjunction with the enemy. The germans are there.
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