WWI Christmas Truce - When the British and Germans Became Friends For a Day

[@Rictoris]

It’s beautiful to know that people, even in a horrible time, no matter the differences between them, can get along under a single event that means a lot to many

[@japancsp6213]

true it to bad it will never happen again :(

[@Livinglifetothefullest1693]

U know they murdered each other after

[@Rictoris]

@@Livinglifetothefullest1693 no I didn’t. Thanks a lot for spoiling WW1 for me. Just don’t spoil the sequel.

[@Stranger.organ.doner0]

This is how enemies should be

[@furanduron4926]

Only if they are culturally similar.

[@BrianaCunningham]

People forget that a lot of the Germans were fighting against their will. This story is one of my favourites.

[@kamanashiskar9203]

Everyone was, is, and will be fighting against their will.

[@tomm8267]

I agree I remember learning about this as a child and it was always one of my favorite war stories

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

Germany is not bad

[@japancsp6213]

@@trenaceandblackmetal5621 nazis one word ONE WORD

[@japancsp6213]

@@trenaceandblackmetal5621 and yes they are not bad NOW

[@giovannihernandez7905]

The most wholesome moment in history

[@the_entity3073]

@Keith Marshall wdym?

[@maxdavis7722]

@Keith Marshall what r u talking about dude

[@theisfnatic5551]

@Keith Marshall clown

[@cocinandoconfanny]

@Keith Marshall Wdym

[@memerboi7128]

@Keith Marshall you’re not a clown, you’re the entire circus

[@ilikeyourcutg3873]

“Elders declare war, but it’s the youth that must fight and die” this quote is simple but has a lot of meaning

[@user-qi6tp1te1y]

And then the descendents of the youth have another war

[@spartes4024]

Yeah

[@mohammedfateh2668]

The elders are the ones who must die

[@rankedskywars]

@@mohammedfateh2668 by elders they mean politicians/those in power, who are typically older. and as we've seen in previous wars, depending on the scale of one, a draft may become necessary and that will force a lot of young people to server and inevitably die.

[@jabuticaba4003]

@@user-qi6tp1te1y In peace, sons bury their fathers, in war, the fathers that bury their sons

[@medicgaming6317]

Alternate title: One of history’s most wholesome moments

[@--lp8pu]

Anime alert.

[@speedwagon_69]

@@--lp8pu any problem with that or something?

[@memerboi7128]

@@--lp8pu ya got wanna a problem with that?

[@--lp8pu]

@@memerboi7128 It's disgusting! Only mud kids like you watch it.

[@--lp8pu]

@@speedwagon_69 Anime simp.

[@yurikovRUKR762]

The elder starts the war The youth dies first The rich gets entertained The poor suffers

[@RehabProjectSRCB]

And then, rinse and repeat

[@juliocaesardarsonevi6928]

@@tankman1214 Bismarck also predicts the collapse of the german empire 20 years later after his death , and it happen 20 years later the german empire collapse 20 years after his death

[@peter-coates]

Jeeeeez

[@queeble1461]

r/im14andthisisdeep

[@lanttiks6748]

Typing r/ is C R I N G E

[@ghanavaga5620]

“War is young men dying and old men talking” -Franklin D. Roosevelt

[@rasydandanial5557]

"War is for monarchy.ANARCHY!!!!!" -Technoblade

[@atkhanr]

He actually said that? unironically

[@idcgaming518]

@@atkhanr yes.

[@Lennyst]

Yeah war is really messy. In World War 2 the Japanese di some human experimenting. America also did their fair share like killing the Japanese that surrendered.

[@tootaashraf1]

Hypocrit

[@prestobesto8883]

A time when both sides realized they were human.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Indeed

[@gingergrant1057]

Such occurrences are rare now.

[@generaljakeb9230]

Very true

[@horrorfan1455]

absolutely especially since it was the only holiday truce in the entire First World War

[@arliesam948]

@@AbrahamLincoln4 you red my mind

[@D0or]

Imagine being shot by the guy who partied by your side

[@flavioaspilcueta1532]

Yeah

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

"Nothing personal friend."

[@alexavalos5437]

All troops on both sides ended up getting replaced because they refused to fight for a couple of days after that.

[@thomashambly3718]

Troops had to change trenches because a lot of them wouldnt shoot each other

[@R3TR0J4N]

It's all rigged from the start

[@Dragon-King1232]

The christmas truce is the most heartwarming thing I have ever heard of.

[@samkangal8428]

Indeed

[@antoniodelrosario3083]

Y same,

[@michaelingram5763]

Indeed bro

[@stfc5138]

Cat rescued from tree?

[@brady9618]

How like it’s nice but come on man

[@jimjimson5741]

Imagine shooting a guy you were friends with just yesterday

[@112mirai]

They got replaced since they won't fight each other so nothing really dark.

[@aaronpedrajas3147]

Pain

[@OddZodd]

@@112mirai Still humans murdering eachother.

[@jiayu7389]

I would cry honestly

[@SilverVolo]

Ill go try it now

[@murtaza_3d]

Why doesn't school teach this kind of history to us

[@sarkisbuchaklian2815]

I mean my teacher did outside of textbook. It’s fs an important lesson everyone should learn

[@theweatherguy9839]

My teacher taught me this is like 7th grade

[@mickymcnoobster1214]

@@sarkisbuchaklian2815 for real

[@ghosttoast8610]

They taught me about this

[@Aarizz_69]

They teach this in 8th grade

[@ImperialKnight770]

Today we are brothers, Tonight we are friends. A moment of peace, In a war that never ends. -Sabaton

[@Sumschmuck]

Today we are brothers We drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived And the snow turns the ground white

[@Memeking_Bob]

Dam

[@varadrawale9023]

Hear Carol's from the trenches we sing O' holy night Our guns led to rest on the snowflakes.

[@zacharyishandsome1856]

This is actually kinda wholesome. To teams that hate each other come together make a truce and me happy for a few days

[@Real-Ruby-Red]

They didnt "hate" eachover personally, most of the soldiers didnt go voluntarily. The politicians were at war the soldiers were following the wishes and whims.

[@zacharyishandsome1856]

@@Real-Ruby-Red Oh ok

[@jacobremillard]

@@Real-Ruby-Red yeah, WW1 was mostly about conflicts over foolish incidents like the assassination of the Archduke, they just went to war because they thought they were helping their country out. It wasn’t until WW2 that the two sides really hated each other’s guts, primarily because of the terrible acts committed by the Nazis and the indoctrination of the Nazis to believe that they were supreme beings.

[@MarkDoesRBLX]

just like Jonathan and Dio Brando

[@--lp8pu]

Anime alert.

[@maxamps45]

you left the fact the soldiers who participated in this truce refused to fight for weeks. some even sent elsewhere.

[@angelocadena7094]

This was my dad's favorite war story, i can still remember the time he told me this story when i was a kid. I miss you papa.

[@Legendarymapping2196]

May god give your dad peace

[@lxeedye7one662]

Rest in peace ❤

[@casdj906]

British:"Germans! Ahhhh!" Germans:"Merry Christmas!"

[@wolveyplaysgames7760]

Lol

[@Iron-Gamer]

yes buddy

[@feierone7766]

yes, just the german words in German probably

[@rdr2v1nce7]

@@feierone7766 frohe Weihnachten

[@AStangeSoup]

I love stories like this, in the U.S. Civil War there was a battle where someone stopped fighting to tend to the the wounded on both sides and people traded commodities. It's so wholesome to see the humanity in your so called enemy instead of blindly thinking of them as pure evil.

[@jacobremillard]

Sadly those days seem to be behind us. In a world where we fight religious wars, it’s less about orders and more about a deep rooted hatred of the enemy.

[@AStangeSoup]

@@jacobremillard and that's why religion is bad, it starts wars that otherwise would literally never happen

[@OddZodd]

@@AStangeSoup You could make arguments against it, but it has its place.

[@gjeraldh2989]

@@AStangeSoup wars will be started regardless of religion. Stop using them as way to make your stance on religion more logical.

[@coryCuc]

@@gjeraldh2989 He didn't say religion was the ONLY cause of war, just that it does start wars which is true. But I get your point. Wars will be a part of always be a part of civilization.

[@IgneousKaiser]

No matter what, this story always brings a smile to me. It's a moment in history when two opposing sides lay down their arms to celebrate something familiar to both. I wish there were more moments in history like this, but I'm glad it happened at least once.

[@blch_gaming]

Its sad to think that they were killing each other the next day

[@LeeEverett1]

Actually they didn't, neither side wanted to provoke the other for a few days at the most. It got to the point that the troops had to get replaced.

[@coloursphere3637]

@@LeeEverett1 thanks for the info

[@VictorLopez-lm8dk]

What happened to the soldiers after the replacement

[@arliesam948]

Am gonna blissly pretend that never happened

[@LeeEverett1]

@@VictorLopez-lm8dk They got moved around to different sections of the Western front so that the fighting could continue. Later in the war some of the troops that were still alive actually faced punishment from the truce by getting court martialed, some were even threatened death via firing squad.

[@MistyFalls]

There's a life on both ends of a gun

[@andrewreiman1388]

in WWI, not WWII

[@samkangal8428]

@Andrew Reiman No , in every war.

[@cjwallace8679]

A human is a human

[@Sddvhjkkll]

@@andrewreiman1388 no, sometimes there is just a misunderstood life.

[@TitaniumTronic]

No,the other end will soon bring death

[@unfortunateselection8489]

It’s nice to know that people had heart even during a terrible war people still had heart.

[@yuuyjaaj6721]

A moment of peace in a war that never ends

[@kirkmorrison6131]

Young lonely men on Christmas. Listen to the song "Christmas in the Trenches"

[@user-yo1dl3rc6c]

@@aubymori1333 because they are young lonely men

[@KiwiBirdYes]

The kiwi approves.

[@lefthook2]

A lot of people are lonely during Christmas.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

@@lefthook2 True but during war it is worse from what I've been told

[@kirkmorrison6131]

@@aubymori1333 young men away from home during a time for family many of them away for the first time. They were in inhumane conditions.

[@qubonic]

Imagine eating & drinking with a soldier, then the very next day you two are shooting at each other. That had to be tough

[@rbk9468]

yeah merry christmas i celebrate chanukkah tho

[@Rice-cone]

Actually the soldiers on both sides refused to fight for weeks, they all had to be replaced

[@qubonic]

@@Rice-cone Wow I didn't know that!!

[@SquooshyCatboy]

A lot had a hard time pulling the trigger. The trenches were very close, and you could see their faces easily.. It was rough. I feel bad for them.

[@thedemocrat4138]

@@Rice-cone IS IT REALLY TRUE?

[@cypr7120]

Germany in WW1: Christmas Truce Germany in WW2: Fvcking holocoust

[@Sidewinder1996]

Destitute ruin leads to desperate actions. Inexcusable but desperate nonetheless

[@gustavabensberg4260]

You know that 1. Every Country did Horrible things back then in Ww2 And 2. Of course not Every german wanted or even participated in the Holocaust So yeah, you're just someone hateing Germany for the Crimes of One man and his "Partei" (Nsdap) They were the evil ones..

[@Magicmushroomboi]

Christmas truce was started by the soldiers them selves disobeying command, holocaust was started by German officials forcing the troops to obey their commands, in a war its usually never the soldiers that are blood thursy, its the ones who command them

[@lightninggaming016]

@@Magicmushroomboi true

[@Boiisaboile]

@@gustavabensberg4260 he never said anything about all the germans participating or even wanting too in the holocaust nor did he say he hated germany

[@MrMickthemonster]

I've been having a really hard time lately and I was dreading Christmas.. but this just gave me some hope... Merry Christmas guys 💙

[@Sander50cc]

Merry Christmas brother

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

A peaceful light in the unending dark of war.

[@josephstalin7276]

This is the most heartwarming story I've ever seen

[@danielm.5859]

That WE’VE ever seen

[@josephstalin7276]

@@danielm.5859 yes comrade

[@samkangal8428]

Yes, i agree.

[@BananaManlover911]

@@samkangal8428 we agreed

[@troydagrass107]

British and Germans: Let’s not attack each other on Christmas Colonists during American Revolution: Haha, Christmas guns go Brrrrrrrrrrr

[@itssomeguy7132]

Woah you’re so smart and funny!!!! Has anyone ever told your use of memes is the best?!?!

[@danielmessi1092]

@@itssomeguy7132 shut up

[@averyhungrycrocodile3635]

@@itssomeguy7132 you saying that is 20 times more arrogant.

[@troydagrass107]

Why yes, people tell me that all the time. How could you tell?

[@memerboi7128]

@@itssomeguy7132 you must be Great at parties

[@TheJp69]

This actually brings a tear to my eye. I wish I could have been there to see this. Humanity at its finest.

[@gfde7421]

as a german, i know covid makes it very difficult for a lot ppl, but i hope and wish everyone that they have a nice christmas with their loved ones! stay safe and healthy all!

[@bhight100]

Fröhliche Weihnachten

[@gfde7421]

@@bhight100 thank you! fröhliche weihnachten! :)

[@JerseyJeff84]

I love how the characters Infographics uses are always bobbing back and forth. Makes me want to rock/bob too haha

[@nyx6042]

I have read about it in 8th grade english book. The chapter was called "The Best Christmas Present In The World" the chapter contained a letter from a sergant who was in the no mans land that time. He had written that letter to his wife Connie, and it was the last letter that he ever wrote to her. It was heart wrecking. The chapter is based on a book of the same name written by Michael Morpurgo. I loved that story. It was amazing! I still cry when i think about it.

[@kolts20_22]

Everyone gangsta until that one dude says "FIRE AT WILL!"

[@ids_07]

Will: *confused screaming*

[@kolts20_22]

@@ids_07 yes

[@koolaid3147]

What did will do??

[@AstroWasUnavailable]

*sweating in Canadian*

[@foamywindow5799]

*sweating in German*

[@HuneeBruh]

“Hey dude” “Yeah?” “Wanna hang out?” “Dude, were on opposite sides of a world war” “But it’s Christmas” “Eeeeeeh...” “We have beer” *”I’m in.”*

[@Zeal-sf3tj]

Needs more likes

[@justmoist7565]

Underrated

[@HW-ok4yk]

gEtS dRuNkEd

[@myles3856]

True

[@jaggerfoxland8103l]

500th like!

[@virus5600]

I'm so glad I saw this video. The event was truly magnificent. The event left a mark in my heart and makes me bawl an ocean whenever I watch this.

[@PsychoKern]

Wow, that legit happened? Thats wholesome...

[@ives3572]

"They've got Christmas trees all along the top of their trenches - I never saw such a sight. Climbing the parapet, I saw a sight which I shall remember to my dying day."

[@deidrelacey4494]

What a lovely quote, where did you get it from?

[@LowyShorts]

This is very wholesome, just 2 groups hanging out on Christmas!

[@bossmanyea3185]

Are we not gonna talk about how everyone just starts playing football like true Europeans it shows how a sport can connent people

[@missmochi909]

"the generals and officials doesn't want a truce but the soldier has different in mind". It's sad to see the poor and low level people fight for rich and high ranking people.

[@gwiggy]

This makes me question why we should have soldiers. Like, they weren’t really fighting each other, they were fighting what those people represent. Why can’t government leaders just do things themselves. Like, what, why lose hundreds of thousands of men when it’s the leaders that spark conflict and make other people fix it.

[@Kaimax_]

@Ultra AssBeater420 why?

[@David-iq5yl]

@Ultra AssBeater420 pls tell me im young

[@user-Nerd72ekd82kw]

Because government leaders are lazy asf

[@HuffHorsepower]

We’re all human, and this is one of humanity’s finest moments in a time of such darkness

[@stevenfoust6598]

Words cant explain how awesome and human this is

[@michaelingram5763]

Amen dude

[@greatgallade]

In one moment. In the darkest time in humanity's history. We saw each other as brothers.

[@Real-Ruby-Red]

It always makes me happy when people talk about this but not on every front this happened. The soldiers on both sides didn't know the enemy to hate anybody, most soldiers were fighting against their will

[@Megalon-qc8pf]

This is one of my favorite historical story’s ever

[@joshuadominguez1749]

This story is beautiful...made me feel emotional

[@jaimerosas4874]

This is the most beautiful thing I ever seem this restore hope for humanity

[@sungjin-woo820]

Nah fam that was 106 years ago, any hope humanity had was in the past.

[@ryancarter5503]

@@sungjin-woo820 😂😂💯💯

[@justmoist7565]

@@sungjin-woo820 fax

[@trashaimgamer7822]

@@sungjin-woo820 But Europe still exists

[@ScottAchie]

It’s so amazing this kind of thing happened. I remember learning about this in history class but thought nothing of it until much later. If you think about it, something like this has never happened in any way ever (that we know of) and it may never happen again.

[@racsofinni]

Honestly, even throughout the worst times ever, humans and people can come together!

[@arliesam948]

Amazing put aside the war the killing and you realise their just human beings each trying to protect their families country

[@12yearssober]

They were kids fighting a war for old men

[@adamwilliams5849]

That's how it always goes man along with the poor going fight for the rich

[@kuzcoduzco2955]

Thanks Jeffery Epstein

[@samkangal8428]

Thats the sad truth.

[@lumpyjb4580]

Thanks jeff

[@samkangal8428]

@Keith Marshall Hmm, 50 year olds are actually still in the army.

[@giomari4246]

Bro, I'm shocked. This is one of the things that made me appreciate Christmas.

[@wesleythomas7125]

And today we’re all brothers Tonight we’re all friends A moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we’re all brothers We drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white Hear carols from the trenches, we sing O holy night Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes A Christmas in the trenches, a Christmas on the front far from home

[@eclipsecc3589]

This is one of the most wholesome moments in history

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

That Sainsbury's ad from 2014 initiated the feels in me.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Pope: "Christmas should be a time for peace. Stop fighting guys please." Countries of Europe: "Shut up old man."

[@godsong4237]

Atleast we r not fat

[@drewdurnilappreciationday1680]

😂

[@phantomistix]

Ok boomer *

[@ieatbloxburggirlsforbreakf9031]

Lincoln come back I need you please

[@reyaraneta9846]

BOO im a cinema are you scared?

[@matthewteachout4671]

I can only imagine someone screaming "SORRY!!" at the top of their lungs the next day and "Thank you!!"

[@pangyarlee510]

this is just beautiful and happy, i wish the whole world can come together and have fun

[@aftershanman5928]

British and German general: soldier we must destroy the enemy Soldiers: does Christmas truce Generals: stop thats illegal

[@sriramadithya3044]

Pain after Christmas must be way more than their joy during Christmas, always respect your nation’s soldiers and their sacrifices

[@Kd-gk3dk]

This story is always more sad to me than anything else 😔

[@wizardmaster4251]

"Something made a grown man cry with happiness even after a century."

[@ganeshbordewa4265]

We had this story in our English textbook as the "Best Christmas present in the world".

[@NickAndriadze]

This is the most heartwarming day in the history of wars.

[@chunkle5655]

Cool thing is, they refused to attack each others respective trenches after the truce, so they were transferred.

[@ThomasTHEONEANDONLY]

You finally have covered this topic.

[@augu345]

Though uniform was different , but heart was always same...

[@samkangal8428]

I agree.Humans are Humans.

[@Justjay224]

Xariver did not choose violence He choose love

[@sunivictor1106]

Xavier? The funny internet man? Is that you?

[@millitaryhistory1482]

Its amazing that even though they were mortal enemies they are still human and have a kind heart not just the evil there fighting

[@mantlekaput1068]

I watched a short film when Germany Sargent and British sargent shake hands then start playing games till there bomb came it was so cool to see them singing together

[@Sddvhjkkll]

Their.....bomb came?!

[@mantlekaput1068]

@@Sddvhjkkll yeah then they scrambled back to there trench

[@oliversherman4648]

Such a wonderful moment of peace.

[@tyquanfleming8554]

Congratulations 🎈🎉🍾🎊 on 350 likes

[@f.w.3823]

The christmas truce was nothing less than a wonderful miracle. A glorius event that in my opinion proofs that Mankinds desire for War can be overcome.

[@Toddlerconsumer76]

i couldn't stop smiling this was great

[@regulardude296]

these things make me smile you made my day man🥲

[@Masonthebaconhair]

This was the most heartwarming moment in history

[@samkangal8428]

Yes, but a sad ending.

[@buffalo2344]

Given the horrors of the war hearing this sure was nice

[@leonbruno3745]

Christmas bells those Christmas bells, ringing through the land!

[@Dejavu-wk7ri]

now this is just wholesome

[@Sofia-qn6fs]

Info graphics show makes history so interesting that even haters will start to love it 😀

[@adamwilliams5849]

You got to be careful with this channel because they get history wrong a lot

[@--lp8pu]

Anime alert.

[@wolfking5361]

This makes me smile more than ever

[@freddymorocho645]

Wow I didn't even know this in history since in my history class

[@headlesspiper936]

What brave men in that time old fire on Christmas Eve such a wonderful idea

[@el-torogi481]

imagine getting shot by the one who is offering you a cigarrete

[@harronlor4345]

if nothing else this shows the humanity in all of us thank you

[@TheUnofficialOzymandias]

They put aside each other’s differences and had fun for a day because of the warfare’s toll upon them. Peace can be achieved and this was a perfect example

[@TaurineTH]

I waited till Christmas day to watch this video just to feel the vibe

[@rooseveltingudam6354]

"My name is Jim" "Mein name ist Otto" *You're* *a* *legend* *if* *you* *know* *where* *this* *is* *from*

[@hemantsingh4808]

All the countries in the world should also have a truce like that in their hearts for other countries.

[@jevanjedric9277]

Happy Holidays! Merry christmas, and Keep Safe! Advance Happy New Year!

[@nobzwrld9380]

i've been told this story alot of times in school its funny how the got along and still went back to war

[@themanwhosoldtheworld9161]

I've read the Michael Morpurgo version, it's a great story.

[@AndrewTraver]

Honestly, i closed my eyes for a minute, thinking of stock WWI photos, like i was a private;back against one side of the trench looking at the opposite wall. And letting the story form in my head. It honestly made me cry, thinking of how such a thing could happen and everybody on either side was up on no mans land. But it was everybody's land that day. Granted, all i have my imagination, but it moved me.

[@aarontimmis]

The Sainsbury’s Christmas ad about it is still my favourite Christmas ad

[@brizol06]

I’ve been waiting for you guys to cover this story 😭🙏🏾

[@Patrick-xl4mt]

That's what you can call a Christmas surprise on it's finest

[@Dylansgolfisbad]

Nice

[@rocketgroot4311]

*What a Often Overlooked moment in history..*

[@themars421]

Man now i wish this story is become something like a movie or something cause this is really deep

[@colinstorm2892]

There is a movie on it

[@themars421]

@@colinstorm2892 no... Don't give me hope ; _ ;

[@colinstorm2892]

@Shaun Playz i dont remember but we watched it in class a year ago, i just dont remember the name

[@michaelingram5763]

now that would be an excellent movie man.

[@fuzzyli1974]

This reminds me of the old days of video games where people would just mess around with each other instead of shooting