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Christmas Truce of WWI

Christmas Truce of WWI. By: Madison Beaudette. What was the Christmas Truce?. Soldiers laid down their arms on Christmas exchanging food and cigarettes, and also playing football . . When & Who?. When: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Who: German, French, & British troops. .

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Christmas Truce of WWI

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  1. Christmas Truce of WWI By: Madison Beaudette

  2. What was the Christmas Truce? Soldiers laid down their arms on Christmas exchanging food and cigarettes, and also playing football.

  3. When & Who? • When: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day • Who: German, French, & British troops.

  4. How Did It Start? • A man went around saying “Marry Christmas”. • Soldiers crossed the line, shaking each others hands.

  5. What happened after… • It could last longer than 2 days. • Went back to fighting each other to finish.

  6. Combat Eyes The blank vagueness of the eyes Gazes through you, Now past and far beyond, Without judging, Without emotion, Without compassion Without mercy, without humanity. They stare, dead and blank, unfocused and vague, Knowing everything, fixed on nothing, Mirroring the soul. Welcome Home. -Curtis D. Bennett It lurks behind their eyes, Where the soul used to live. Eyes, which have seen too much Of war’s bad places Where reality is too far Beyond human comprehension, Beyond human reasoning, Beyond human sanity. The nether world of death and carnage, Flash-burned and sealed in a fixed dimension Of atrocities bordered by unspeakable horror That forever scars the psyche, Everlastingly searing moments That eternally burns too bright.

  7. Work Sited www.warpoetry.co.uk www.wikipedia.com www.history1990s.com

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