Witness History: Archive 2014 - The Christmas Truce

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On Christmas Eve 1914 the guns fell quiet over the trenches of World War One. Soldiers from British and German regiments exchanged gifts and sang carols. Hear first hand accounts from the BBC archives.

Photo: German and British troops in Belgium in December 1914. Credit: AP/Imperial War Museum

Published on Wednesday, 24th December 2014.

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