One hundred years ago, on 24 December 1914, the Great War had already claimed a million lives. But on that Christmas Eve, gunfire fell silent on both sides of the trenches. Each side plucked up enough courage to bob their heads above ground, and slowly come out of their trenches into no man’s land. Eventually, men from the British and German forces met to exchange greetings and give whatever they had as gifts. A football was found, and a friendly match spontaneously broke out between the sides. On that day, there was peace. This encounter is depicted in UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s stirring Christmas advertising campaign, made in partnership with the Royal British Legion. Have a look on our site for the account of the event by Private Frederick W. Heath - ow.ly/Gnpwi Watch the full video here - https://youtube/watch?v=NWF2JBb1bvM
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 06:30:15 +0000
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