WWI Truce: No Man's Land Match

WWI Truce: No Man's Land Match

The World War I Christmas Truce of 1914 saw French, German, and British soldiers unexpectedly convene in no man's land to exchange gifts, food, and conversation. Amidst the ongoing fighting elsewhere in the trenches, a soccer game spontaneously broke out.

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