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Imperial War Museums: Voices of the First World War: The Christmas Truce AudioImperial War Museums: Voices of the First World War: The Christmas Truce Audio
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Imperial War Museums
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Imperial War Museums: Voices of the First World War: The Christmas Truce

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As part of a series of podcasts featuring the remembrances of veterans of World War I, this podcast tells the inspirational story of the Christmas Truce in December 1914, when the soldiers from both sides met in No Man's Land to celebrate Christmas together and enjoy a few hours of peace. A transcript of the podcast is provided.

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Concepts

trench warfare, world war i

Additional Tags

fraternisation, british troops, christmas truce, german soldiers, no man's land, western front

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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