One of the enduring (and indeed endearing) images is the First World War is the famous ‘Christmas Truce' of 1914. What began as the lighting of candles in the trenches grew to French, German and British soldiers sought each other out in No Man's Land for the exchanging of gifts, souvenirs, stories and the occasional reference to football.
But these activities of 1914 don't reflect the full spectrum of what Christmas could mean for the men in the trenches.
Even ignoring the Christmas Truce entirely the festive period brought the opportunity for far greater contact between the soldiers at the front, particular amongst the Entente nations.
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