The Christmas Truce

Overview

25 December 1914 The first Christmas of World War 1 bore witness to an incredible phenomenon. A spontaneous truce broke out in the murderous trenches, led by the gun-fodder troops of each side and reluctantly followed by, for once, important officers and generals.

Guest Stars

Patrick Allen

Sir John French

Alan Booty

German Soldier

Stephan Erdman

Karl Meier

Rio Fanning

Horace Smith-Dorrien

Adrian Fear

Sir Edward Hulse

Charles Hunt

Douglas Haig

Chris Rogers

Joseph Sewald

Andrew Venning

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