THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE ~ Rare vhs video The History Channel, WW1 -THE HOLIDAY TRUCE

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This is an official promotional video from the History Channel.  The video comes sealed in a plain white sleeve. The video contains the entire 50 minute documentary.
It shows one of those spontaneous events that can never be factored into wartime statistics, because human beings are unpredictable ---- and most soldiers are barely men, with hopes, dreams and consciences. Then the bizarre reality of war snatches them back from a what some might call a miraculous occurence. A true story very relevant to any war.
WWI began in August 1914, and by December all thoughts of quick victory had faded. Fighting was most fierce in a thin strip of land called the Western Front. A system of trenches separated Allies from Germans, with the area in between known as No Man's Land. On Christmas Eve, an astonishing event began--up and down the Western Front, Allied and German soldiers met peacefully in No Man's Land. Actor Ioan Gruffud narrates a feature-length look at the fabled Christmas truce, filled with eyewitness accounts.
Briefly, on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day of 1914 during the First World War, enemy soldiers called off the war for two days and refused to shoot at each other. On Christmas Eve they listened to each other sing Christmas Carols in their dismal trenches and joined in singing together, the British singing in English and the Germans in German and appaulding each others efforts. When dawn broke on Christmas morning, in at least one case, a lone German soldier took his life in his hands and dared to stand up, leave his trench and walk out into "no man's land" toward the British trenches. No one shot him and soon other soldiers on both sides were leaving their trenches and heading into "no man's land" between the two armies. Out there British and German soldiers shook hands, talked together as best they could given the language barrier, showed each other pictures of their wives and children, and shared "eats and drink" with one another. The whole incident was beyond bizarre yet did take place at several places up and down the line of trenches. Later in the day, members of both armies collected the bodies of their fallen comrades and buried them the best they could. Still later, they played football (soccer) in "no man's land". In one case, the Germans scored six goals and won the game.
Well, that's history and true. Would strongly suggest, if you want to know more about this, that you buy "The Christmas Truce" which was shown on the History channel. A very good documentary.
There was also a very good movie made about this called Joyeux Noel. Well worth buying. I have included both the documentary and the movie in my list of favorite Christmas shows right up there with "A Christmas Carol", "Miracle on 34th Street", and "A Christmas Story".
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