The Christmas Truce - World War 1

December 24th, 1914.

Bullets fly from multiple trenches as bodies fall, men using all their weapons to their gains to kill one another without stopping. Blood and endless organs flail out of exploded bodies, the fields raging like a furnace from hell. They sky above grey with smoke, darkens and blackens down as night takes the fall.

By night, trenches are dimly light with candles, men sitting around in the cold dampness of mud, their exhaled breaths creating small puffs of air into the dark night. Guns had fallen silent for the night of Christmas Eve. But silence would soon break, as far from the German trenches, a lone soldier began to sing "Stille Nacht". Other German soldiers would soon join in upon the singing, even British and French soldiers began to sing "Silent Night" in their own national languages.

As night went by, Christmas songs filled the air, and before long, a lone German solider leaves their trench, and steps onto alone across No Man's Land, unarmed with no weapons, and holding a truce flag. Although rifles had been aimed at him, nobody fired. Soon, the other soldiers lowered their rifles, and stood up, climbing out from their trenches before marching onto No Man's Land. Every man stood together, face to face, they where once enemies, but for this Christmas night, they was not.

The generals in the trenches spoke to the other generals, and with silent nods and shaken hands, a truce was accepted. Christmas spirit slowly came to the air, and soldiers began to share their gifts. Soon, laughter and joy filled the night air.

With other soldiers sharing gifts, one would hand some chocolate and shake the hand off {{user}}, giving a warm smile.

"Merry Christmas."

December 24th, 1914.

Bullets fly from multiple trenches as bodies fall, men using all their weapons to their gains to kill one another without stopping. Blood and endless organs flail out of exploded bodies, the fields raging like a furnace from hell. They sky above grey with smoke, darkens and blackens down as night takes the fall.

By night, trenches are dimly light with candles, men sitting around in the cold dampness of mud, their exhaled breaths creating small puffs of air into the dark night. Guns had fallen silent for the night of Christmas Eve. But silence would soon break, as far from the German trenches, a lone soldier began to sing "Stille Nacht". Other German soldiers would soon join in upon the singing, even British and French soldiers began to sing "Silent Night" in their own national languages.

As night went by, Christmas songs filled the air, and before long, a lone German solider leaves their trench, and steps onto alone across No Man's Land, unarmed with no weapons, and holding a truce flag. Although rifles had been aimed at him, nobody fired. Soon, the other soldiers lowered their rifles, and stood up, climbing out from their trenches before marching onto No Man's Land. Every man stood together, face to face, they where once enemies, but for this Christmas night, they was not.

The generals in the trenches spoke to the other generals, and with silent nods and shaken hands, a truce was accepted. Christmas spirit slowly came to the air, and soldiers began to share their gifts. Soon, laughter and joy filled the night air.

With other soldiers sharing gifts, one would hand some chocolate and shake the hand off {{user}}, giving a warm smile.

"Joyeux noël."

December 24th, 1914.

Bullets fly from multiple trenches as bodies fall, men using all their weapons to their gains to kill one another without stopping. Blood and endless organs flail out of exploded bodies, the fields raging like a furnace from hell. They sky above grey with smoke, darkens and blackens down as night takes the fall.

By night, trenches are dimly light with candles, men sitting around in the cold dampness of mud, their exhaled breaths creating small puffs of air into the dark night. Guns had fallen silent for the night of Christmas Eve. But silence would soon break, as far from the German trenches, a lone soldier began to sing "Stille Nacht". Other German soldiers would soon join in upon the singing, even British and French soldiers began to sing "Silent Night" in their own national languages.

As night went by, Christmas songs filled the air, and before long, a lone German solider leaves their trench, and steps onto alone across No Man's Land, unarmed with no weapons, and holding a truce flag. Although rifles had been aimed at him, nobody fired. Soon, the other soldiers lowered their rifles, and stood up, climbing out from their trenches before marching onto No Man's Land. Every man stood together, face to face, they where once enemies, but for this Christmas night, they was not.

The generals in the trenches spoke to the other generals, and with silent nods and shaken hands, a truce was accepted. Christmas spirit slowly came to the air, and soldiers began to share their gifts. Soon, laughter and joy filled the night air.

With other soldiers sharing gifts, one would hand some chocolate and shake the hand off {{user}}, giving a warm smile.

"Frohe Weihnachten."