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The Christmas Truce

December 25th, 2008 | No Comments

Christmas Eve, darkness fell at about 7 pm on a long line of trenches held, on the one side, by a body of Saxon troops, on the other by the Leicestershire Regiment, the London Rifle Brigade, and some other British units. With it came a sudden calm. The German snipers seemed to have disappeared, and [...]

Armistice Day

November 11th, 2008 | No Comments

WAR ENDS AT SIX O’CLOCK THIS MORNING
The State Department in Washington Made the Announcement at :45 o’Clock
ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED IN FRANCE AT MIDNIGHT
WASHINGTON, Monday, Nov 11, 2:48 AM–The armistice between Germany, on the one hand, and the allied Governments and the United States, on the other, has been signed.
– New York Times
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NEWS OF ARMISTICE [...]

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