[re...] Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb member of Young Bosnia who sought an end to Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the age of 19, he assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the Archduke's wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Princip and his accomplices were arrested and implicated as a nationalist secret society, which initiated the July Crisis and led to the outbreak of World War I. The Christmas Truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas 1914. The truce occurred only five months into the war. Hostilities had lulled as leadership on both sides reconsidered their strategies following the stalemate of the Race to the Sea and the indecisive result of the First Battle of Ypres. In the week leading up to 25 December, French, German, and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In some areas, men from both sides ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. There were joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in carol-singing. Men played games of football with one another, creating one of the most memorable images of the truce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Pa...] Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Interesting post and timing redevan, I'm ready for a nice game of Football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[re...] Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Interesting post and timing redevan, I'm ready for a nice game of Football. Maybe tomorrow? :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[pi...] Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Thanks Red, very heartwarming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Li...] Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 What a great story. Thank you for sharing it, redevan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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