Unofficial Christmas truce continues along Western Front 100 years ago today (Dec 25 1914)

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(Friday, December 25, 1914, Christmas Day; on the Western Front of the First World War) — An unofficial Christmas truce that began yesterday held today along parts of the Western Front today between British and German soldiers who, in some cases, exchanged gifts and even played soccer with each other.

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