#WhiteHistoryMonth On December 24th 1914 an unofficial truce was created on the Western Front of WW1 between the Allies and the Germans, that lasted until December 26th. It was alleged that on the night of December 23rd British soldiers heard the Germans singing Christmas carols in their trenches and although they did not understand what the Germans were singing they recognized the tune so they began singing along in English. The next day the British had the idea of trading food and cigarettes with the Germans as it was Christmas Eve so they emerged from their trench with a white flag and the Germans saw this and emerged from their trench with a white flag as well. Both sides traded food and swapped stories and played several games of football(soccer for Americans) together, news of this spread and around 100k soldiers participated in the event. Sadly the truce was forcibly ended by generals with the threat of execution for desertion as it had the potential to end the war later that year. https://odysee.com/@CasimirPulaski:9/Christmas-Truce-of-World-War-I----Joyeux-Noel--2005-film-:c