Christmas truce
unofficial cease fire in Western Front during World War l
Key facts
- Date
- 24–26 December 1914
- Location
- Europe
- Participants
- Soldiers from: United Kingdom France Austria-Hungary German Empire Russian Empire
- Outcome
- Temporary informal ceasefires in Europe
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- 1914-es karácsonyi fegyverszünet.jpg
Sources (2)
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Article
A cross, left in Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon – Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium) in 1999, to commemorate the site of the Christmas Truce. The text reads:"1914 – The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce – 1999 – 85 Years – Lest We Forget".
The Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires mainly along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas in 1914.