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Mini Fix #26: The Christmas Truce

Mini Fix #26: The Christmas Truce

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I had planned to take this week and next off but I can't leave y'all hanging without your fix on Christmas! This week I'm bringing you a special mini fix episode about the Christmas Truce of 1914. This remarkable ceasefire that happened spontaneously all along the Western Front during the first winter of World War I has shocked and inspired the masses ever since. But despite tons of eyewitness accounts and tangible evidence like letters, autographs, and photos, there are many who refuse to believe that the Christmas Truce ever happened. So, what do you think? Is this actual history or merely a myth?

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Sources:

  • Imperial War Museums video "How Did the Christmas Truce Happen?"
  • Imperial War Museums "The Real Story of the Christmas Truce"
  • History.com "The Christmas Truce"
  • Institute for Economics and Peace "The Christmas Truce"
  • "Western Front Companion" by Mark Adkin
  • Forces War Records by Ancestry "The True Story of the 'Christmas Truce'"

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