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1914 Christmas Truce Football Match: The Definitive Archival Record

British and German soldiers in No Man's Land during the 1914 Christmas Truce

At 08:30 on the morning of 25 December 1914, following a sharp overnight frost that hardened the waterlogged mud along the river Lys, elements of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) … Read the guide

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Christmas Truce 1914

An independent historical archive and educational resource dedicated to documenting the frontline ceasefires, soldier letters, and spontaneous peace of December 1914.

Primary Research

  • The 1914 Football Match Evidence
  • Frontline Eyewitness Letters
  • Chronological Event Timeline
  • Operation Plum Puddings Project

Educational Citation

Transcripts derived from regional newspapers, private war letters, and archival records. Free to reference for schools, students, and academic research with attribution to christmastruce.co.uk.

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