In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life. (The Movie "Joyeux Noel" is based on actual events, but is not historically accurate, it is FICTIONALIZED). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, Scottish and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence. It is a fictionalized account of an actual event that took place in December 1914 when Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, sent the lead singer of the Berlin Imperial Opera company on a solo visit to the front line. Singing by the tenor, Walter Kirchhoff, to the 120th and 124th Württemberg regiments led French soldiers in their trenches to stand up and applaud. FAIR USE STATEMENT This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is being made available within this transformative or derivative work for the purpose of education, commentary and criticism and is believed to be "fair use" in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. For more information go to: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html
dazzathecameraman I've heard about such things happening in the western desert in 41 between small groups of Brits and Italians even Germans and one incident in 44 during the battle of bulge. But never on that scale Amazing !
I used to live in Maastricht, Holland many years ago. The Netherlands was neutral during WWI. But that didn't stop the Germans from transiting through it from time to time. There was a small German cemetery I used to pass very often that was from the war. It was very much over-grown and neglected. This was at the end of 1980, so there were still a lot of people who remembered very clearly how the Dutch had been treated during WWII, so in a country where just about everything else you laid eyes upon was as neat as a pin, this forlorn, neglected burial ground for German soldiers of the Great War, stood out like a sore thumb. I cant say I blame people much for feeling the way they did. Holland suffered terribly at the hands of the Germans in WWII. I heard many first-hand accounts from those who lived it. Still, those guys buried there deserved better, I always thought. This film is one of my favorite movies. It always reminds me of that little cemetery and the uselessness of war and killing. Yes, there is bad in the world. Great evil, in fact. But the vast majority of people, especially those in the national armies of all nations are, for the most part, just trying to survive so they can hopefully find a peaceful life later. I had a great uncle come home from WWI shell-shocked as it was called. If things had been left up to the soldiers in 1914, I think the war would have ended then and there. Too bad it didn't. For it continued on 20 years later to an even more deadly conclusion. C'est la vie...
I love two moments here: 1. How everybody was stunned by a woman on the frontline. As they would. 2. The two soldiers arguing about the name of the cat. Adorable af.
While not universal in all cases, there are plenty of interviews with soldiers from different wars where many of them have said "I didn't have anything against them personally, they simply wore the uniform of another army. If we had met under different circumstances, we might have been friends."
Young men kill other young men they neither know nor hate because old men who know and hate each other don't want to settle their differences themselves.
I like how Felix/Nestor was clearly playing both sides to get his food. He must have been thinking, "So many staff to take care of. What would they do without me?"
I can't for the life of me remember what it is, but I swear there's a subtext to the cat being named Felix/Nestor Like, the names mean the same thing in French or German or something like that. Wish I could remember
@@cyber_rachel7427 I saw one other comment saying one name came from a word meaning happy and the other one from a Greek word meaning warriors, so 'happy warriors' is kinda symbolic.
Ceasefire starts because of the respect and humanity of these brave soldiers. 2 seconds later… The ceasefire ends in a bloody fistfight because the soldiers couldn’t agree on the name of a cat.
Christmas trees were not as common back in the day. It was mostly a German tradition, so the British and French were not really fond of it and thought it might be a secret attack signal.
My mother's father was forced into ww2 , he was german but not a fighter , he was a artist , he died just a couple weeks before the war ended , leaving his wife and two young daughters behind. And the same happened to many other nationalities, always the worker that fights the leaders war
That's true my Great Grandad was a stretcher bearer in the first world war and came back to stand in a soup kitchen, they said you come home fit for a king..
Oh I'm sorry ....my Great Uncle too ..although single ..no wife but gf left behind don't know how serious they were....He was only 26 yrs old but Man enough to be a Captain in USARMY.🇺🇸🤎brought his Men too safety but was shot in the back ....in Germany...😞my Precious Daddy loved him so...50 yrs later Daddy reTraced Uncle Bob's .journey ..if coarse found American cemetery in Europe ..his grave .even found farmhouse STILL standing were Uncle was killed... incredible ....we are Free because of heroic Men like this ...🇺🇸❄️...Merry Christmas ...now we celebrate Christmas our beloved Saviour s birth,....wish for no war.......ever...!!! Just love
This is why common holidays are important. Both sides were in a festive mood and were reminded of home and happier times, and they were both looking to celebrate the same occasion. Had only one side been celebrating, it's likely there would have been an attack to capitalize on the lower guard, but since both sides were just wanting to enjoy the night, they did and they were able to appreciate each other's desire for a merry Christmas.
The best film I've ever seen about the 1914 Christmas truce. A little known fact. In some parts of 500 mile line a Christmas truce lasted 8 months. It wasn't until August 1915 the opposing armies top brass found out & immediately put a stop to it. Finding this out really warms my heart. R.I.P. Lads.
It gets bigger: this was not official, and the frontline ran from Switzerland to the English Chanel, so every regiment or batallion had to have one brave soul to be the first. Some did not survive....
The girls part of your joke is a actually quite true. Several of the combatants actually had their militaries run government-sponsored brothels to keep the soldiers occupied and just a little more happy. Many, many men visited the brothels, you can search up the approximate amount.
Rebecca I have read many stories about men in wars getting syphillis and/or other diseases. It was so common that there was a campaign about safe sexual intercourse.
@@mrgreenfr6216 you do know that in the military there are many women who go around sleeping with everyone right... If you were military you should know this but if you aren't than I see why you think its man on man 🤣
@@anthonynavarro7633 first : it's a god damn joke Second : the french government asked for the soldier to stop asking sex to prostitue because many of them were spy
While thats a thing that is sometimes ironically done, its not what's said here. He doesn't say "**Herr** Felix!" but "**Ja** Felix!", which in this context is used as an exclamation of mild (pleasant) surprise. The other times it's "(Das is') **der** Felix", which is just an article (basicly the masculin version of 'the') and simply emphasizes that this specific cat, is in fact Felix.
Humans have a history of blood and war. But this? This is one of the most beautiful moments we ever created. In the midst of the bloodiest war we had ever know... a moment of unity and peace. A moment remembering... We are all human.
Imagine the war being over after this event. Everybody laying down arms and setting aside differences. That would've the most heartwarming thing in human history. Coming from a german here.
Sadly, many did not support this truce. I suppose it's understandable when you consider the people who were filled with sadness and anger over their homes being invaded, watching their allies make temporary peace with the enemy while they fought.
"I will celebrate Christmas without my family for the first time in 42 years this year. When I watched this video, I cried like a little child. I hope to make up for it next year. Unfortunately, my parents are older, and my father is seriously ill. It's taking a toll on me. Thank you for sharing this video! It emphasizes how important Christmas is for us humans and gives hope that the future won't be as bleak as it currently seems. It's still 10 days away, but Merry Christmas to all of you, no matter where you're from, regardless of age, and whatever religion you belong to. Christmas is a celebration for everyone!"
@@fellspawn7927 actually morrocans were commonly used by french colonizers since they are fearless and effective than regular french italy was liberated by morrocans not all but they did help they also faught in vietnam and during WW2
why do we exist yep, the War of the Oaken Bucket, fought in 1325 between the rival city-states of Bologna and Modena. In truth, the war was fought because Modena stole Zappolino from Bologna, won the following Battle of Zappolino, and took the bucket as a trophy, where it still resides in Modena to this day.
When you’re a British soldier fighting German soldiers in France because an Austrian guy was killed by a Serbian. These people really had no place fighting in this hell of a war
@@pufferfish0278 that's because the Brits didnn't want a power on the continent threatening their economy. You think countries fight wars for freedom ? Lmao
Forever will be my favourite Christmas story. No elves saving Christmas, no princesses falling in love Hallmark crap... this. This. A very real human once-in-forever event. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The blank stares of each frontier when the other would play music or cheer, were pure reactions that the enemy were humans as well, with families and fears, fighting for a bigger purpose. Magestic scene.
Crawl...crawl...crawl Wha- When truce starts: loudly OH FFS Loud laughter from all sides Edit: OMG THaNKS FOR- Jk guys I honestly just wish u have a good day
@@diothil2920 i believe soldiers from both sides were moved to different fronts throughout the land because they refused to fight each other. So well they all got replaced by a new batch of soldiers.
I remember hearing about this event back in school years ago. People still had a sense of humanity back then. Something like this definitely wouldn't happen today. What these men, boys mostly, endured is a fate worse than death. At least death could give you respite against all the blood and carnage of the war. World War 1 was a war where people still had a patriotic vision of service, only to find that war isn't noble. It's a disgusting habit that humanity keeps falling into. But learning about the truce pushed back at the cynic inside me. Almost into December at the time of making this comment, but happy holidays and Merry Christmas to anyone reading. Hopefully these lads and the ones 30 years after have endured the worst of our world's growing pains.
In my 8th class book India there's a chapter based on this," The best christmas gift ever" Here a soldier tells her wife in letter about that night how both side soldiers played football, her husband is not discussed in book while she reads letter that means he didnt make it back from war, she was nearly 90 years old at that time when a guy founds that letter and gives back to her, a very good chapter, It has been 6 or 7 years when I was in class 8 love those times.❤
My Great Grandfather fought in the 1st World War as a British Royal Scots Grey and would tell my grandmother stores about his experience's in the war and one of them being about this 1 day peace between the Germans and British and French were they played football, sang Christmas's carols and swapped sigars. He would end up badly damaging a lung in a large gass attack by the Germans and wanted to enlist to fight the Germans again in WW2 however with only 1 useable lung was sent to be a home defense regiment in Britain and would end up seening some small action and would end up surviving both wars.
@Josip Marušić “No, a soldier only engages in war when he thinks those that he loves are at risk.” Yeah, no shit. What the fuck do you think “because he loves what’s behind him” means? XD
What was crazy was that both sides moved those troops out to other areas afterward because they didn't want to kill the other side anymore. Hard to kill people that are no longer strangers.
@@justinscholfield5068 at the end the real villains are those "leaders" in both parties that are secure in their respective countries sending their own kind to death
This brought tears to my eyes seriously. I am prior service I am not a combat vet but served none the less. I had many members of my family serve since ww1 and I could only imagine what these men went thru. Being complete enemies the day before and celebrating the next. This proves ppl can put differences aside for the good of humanity. So why can’t we today ?????? Screw governments - they are the problem. Bless you all. Luv your lives the way you want
We're still being f...d over by our so-called leaders. No uniforms this time, politicians wear expensive suits and talk instead of ordering artillery barrages and trench raids, but the structure of power is still the same. Few rule, the masses obey. As long as this continues, peace or rather, happiness and well-being for everybody is impossible. Look what happened during the past 5 years alone! The so-called enemy now is "climate change" and "racism, discrimination of women, LGBTGXYZ...", and people chose sides and don't get tired of hating each other, albeit only verbally and online, but still, what it is, is discord and hatred. Which serves our leaders well, because it keeps us busy. Imagine, the entire frontline in 1914 had just stopped fighting like that one night. What could the high command of both sides have possibly have done to keep them from simply going home? Shoot everbody? Sadly, people don't realize who the real enemy is.
Beautiful. And yet, war is as immoral, as it is still neccesary, and most likely inevitable. And it speaks volumes that this can still stir one's heart, over a century after the fact. Maybe it is because it is the recurrence of goodness and humanity in times most desperate. Horrible to think our species needs horror (Mostly self-made, at this time in civilization...) to find its best qualities.
Well according to a French officer, he was. The cat Felix/Nestor is based off would later be executed for espionage because the French and German soldiers used him to pass notes between the lines.
First he sings Silent Night in German to his fellows in the trench, but then he crosses no man's land singing O Come All Ye Faithful in Latin, a language common to all Westerners. True to the lyrics, the song brings everyone together. I cried.
@@LegalShield3000 the Latin version of O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) is common throughout Christian churches, including in the United States, especially so in the 1910s.
Not even lying. The hardest parts of my deployment were the nice moments. I only did 13 months in Afghanistan, and I'm not a badass by any means. I survived, but anytime something "nice" happened, I just thought the entire time "we are just going back to war after this." We tried to have a weekly "meal" together where we cooked actual, real fresh food. It didn't always happen because of either missions or because we didn't actually have the food to prepare, but I hated those meals with a passion. I appreciated what the intent was, but I 100% preferred just doing business as usual. I hope it helped some people, but it was always worse for me going back to work AFTER taking a break. I just couldn't sit there pretending that we weren't still in a warzone and that we'd still be there the next day if we weren't killed.
It's christmas eve 2022 and I am watching this with a big smile and a lot of pride. I am half English and half German with a name from the alsace, let us never have another world war!
It's a tragedy the Christmas truce didn't end the war. It would have saved these poor soldiers and the entire world a heap of trouble and grief. We are still reaping the bitter fruit of this stupid war today.
@@christianlindemann4907 your English is almost perfect. If you had said speak instead of speach, I wouldnt have even known. Be more confident in yourself man. Portuguese is a beautiful language too. Merry Christmas.
@@GrandLordGeek They, officers and enlisted alike, were all ordered to kill each other by people who were not there. And that is still true in the present, although moments like these don't happen anymore today.
The power of Christianity is truly unmatched. It’s the only religion and worldview that could have produced this moment. How incredible this moment was. Merry Christmas and God Bless
Vielleicht können wir immernoch die waffen niederlegen ...Oh I'm sorry maybe someday you will forgiven us germans for what my leaders have done in the past
One British soldier witnessing the truce in all its glory, broke down in tears. When they asked him what's wrong, he said: "I dont cry because of how beautiful this Christmas peace is. I cry because tomorrow we'll be back shooting each other like its nothing and forget this beautiful event ever happened." And he was right...8 days later he would sadly die during an artillery strike.
Atheist here. We don't hate Christmas. There is no war on Christmas. Everyone likes letting their hair down, celebrating with friends, good food and drink, etc. Calm down.
"No one would criticize us for laying down our arms on Christmas Eve." Very right. It is one of the most remembered and respected stories of opposing armies in military history.
Very wrong you mean... Are you one of those people that says literally when they mean the exact opposite? Many soldiers were reprimanded and the generals threatened to shoot anyone who did it again. This Christmas truce was never repeated over the next 3 years...
Back in the days were people would honor their words...Simple men and women who had nothing to divide between them...Somewhere there, at the beginning of the last century, a few hours where humanity was at its best.
@@Dratolone YES most of them, the fact that you deny this shows how ignorant you are of WW1 history. Don't try to impose your post-WW1 modern view of war to the pre-WW1 military culture.
Love the bickering over the cat. It highlights all the interactions they might have had. I love that they gave little snippets of the individuals, it made it come to life all the more.
Where did you hear that? Like it or not they fought after the truce. They can’t just leave and be replaced in the trench’s without finishing the job. So this is false.
@@bigbirdloc8819 This is actually true. But the soldiers who didn't want to fight the Germans was sent to other fronts and some of them really wanted to stay in the fight especially Gefreiter Adolf Hitler but the ones who was already sent to the other fronts and still didn't want to fight well they were sent the fire squad. They were small agreements between soldiers the most famous is Private Henry Tandey and again Gefreiter Hitler where Pvt. Henry sparred Hitlers life. They didn't want to fight but they were given orders by rich assholes. The Great Wars nickname is actually the opposite The war to start all wars.
@@bigbirdloc8819 it's true, most soldiers didn't want to fight those they became friends with, so they were sent to new fronts and other to the old front so they wouldn't have to care about killing that 1 friends, some did have to kill their own friend thou :(
No this was a very real thing. Unites had to be pulled from the line on both sides. Truces happened a lot in the early years of the war. As for links, just google it. You will find a ton of info on the many Christmas truces throughout the war.
Thank you for posting this. I forgot to like it after I watched it the first time. I just happened to run across it again. So i thought this time ik gonna like it and watch it again before I loose it again. I just watched a clip from The Lucky One and all of sudden got the urge to pray for the soldiers and their familys for Christmas. So I did. Thank you again for posting this.
MasterChiefSamus true. What is more, in future years, the commanders made sure to schedule air raids on the trenches in the days leading to christmas, to make sure no soldier would feel warmly towards the enemy
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In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life. (The Movie "Joyeux Noel" is based on actual events, but is not historically accurate, it is FICTIONALIZED). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce
In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, Scottish and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence.
It is a fictionalized account of an actual event that took place in December 1914 when Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, sent the lead singer of the Berlin Imperial Opera company on a solo visit to the front line. Singing by the tenor, Walter Kirchhoff, to the 120th and 124th Württemberg regiments led French soldiers in their trenches to stand up and applaud.
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For more information go to: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html
I believe they also played a game of football that night.
dazzathecameraman I've heard about such things happening in the western desert in 41 between small groups of Brits and Italians even Germans and one incident in 44 during the battle of bulge. But never on that scale Amazing !
dazzathecameraman .
I used to live in Maastricht, Holland many years ago. The Netherlands was neutral during WWI. But that didn't stop the Germans from transiting through it from time to time. There was a small German cemetery I used to pass very often that was from the war. It was very much over-grown and neglected. This was at the end of 1980, so there were still a lot of people who remembered very clearly how the Dutch had been treated during WWII, so in a country where just about everything else you laid eyes upon was as neat as a pin, this forlorn, neglected burial ground for German soldiers of the Great War, stood out like a sore thumb. I cant say I blame people much for feeling the way they did. Holland suffered terribly at the hands of the Germans in WWII. I heard many first-hand accounts from those who lived it. Still, those guys buried there deserved better, I always thought. This film is one of my favorite movies. It always reminds me of that little cemetery and the uselessness of war and killing. Yes, there is bad in the world. Great evil, in fact. But the vast majority of people, especially those in the national armies of all nations are, for the most part, just trying to survive so they can hopefully find a peaceful life later. I had a great uncle come home from WWI shell-shocked as it was called. If things had been left up to the soldiers in 1914, I think the war would have ended then and there. Too bad it didn't. For it continued on 20 years later to an even more deadly conclusion. C'est la vie...
It was actually the 3rd bloodiest war at the time. Both the Taiping Rebellion and the Qing conquest of the Ming were bloodier.
*Scotts and Germans start to sing*
French: "the fuck they doin' over there"
A fellow finnish
Kiva nähdä
Qu'est-ce qu'ils foutent ces cons?
"The only reason why we have an alliance with you is because of our common obsession of beer"
@@catguy5185 A fellow finnish
Kiva nähdä
merd de angle
imagine there was that 1 idiot that was so drunk that he went into the enemies trench and woke up in it
omg that was good!
I could imagine some Germans carrying him to his trench saying "This is your troop right?" in German...
For some reason I feel insulted 😂😂😂
I'd hope he'd be allowed to just walk back somehow and not just get instantly murdered.
@@NathansWargames the cease fire lasted a whole month in some places
I love two moments here:
1. How everybody was stunned by a woman on the frontline. As they would.
2. The two soldiers arguing about the name of the cat. Adorable af.
Ong , this wolhsome as fukc
so is the cat's name felix or nestor, which camp are you on
@@youtubehub8190 *Nestor*
Felix
sure as hell nestor, the french did know more than him, he was already in the french trench and was heading back there
This hits so hard. They didn’t hate each other. They just followed the orders of their leaders.
There just some dust got in my eye
@@hitechinc.7875 me too! 😢❤
While not universal in all cases, there are plenty of interviews with soldiers from different wars where many of them have said "I didn't have anything against them personally, they simply wore the uniform of another army. If we had met under different circumstances, we might have been friends."
The young people fight and die for the cause of the old and bitter.
Young men kill other young men they neither know nor hate because old men who know and hate each other don't want to settle their differences themselves.
Germans: *puts up a christmas tree*
French: *I T S A T R A P*
Monsieur le ackbar??
@@klarkmartinez1124 dont you have a frog to eat?
Surrendered before they thought it was a trap. Just to make sure.
@@josephcolin3893 i'm mexican. Lol
Germans: puts up a christmas tree
French years later: puts up a white flag
“Felix?”
“No it’s Nestor”
“He’s heading towards the French line.”
*Christmas Truce ended and four more years of war*
@William Austin-King whata.
Except the Scottish😂
@William Austin-King was that supposed to be funny?
Lol but it was actually nearly three years of war after
@William Austin-King Way to insert your irrelevant political views in a wholesome video
I like how Felix/Nestor was clearly playing both sides to get his food. He must have been thinking, "So many staff to take care of. What would they do without me?"
They should call him Switzerland
Felix/Nestor is MVP, next to the singer.
He almost ruined that ceasefire
I can't for the life of me remember what it is, but I swear there's a subtext to the cat being named Felix/Nestor
Like, the names mean the same thing in French or German or something like that. Wish I could remember
@@cyber_rachel7427 I saw one other comment saying one name came from a word meaning happy and the other one from a Greek word meaning warriors, so 'happy warriors' is kinda symbolic.
Ceasefire starts because of the respect and humanity of these brave soldiers.
2 seconds later…
The ceasefire ends in a bloody fistfight because the soldiers couldn’t agree on the name of a cat.
I can't stop laughing at this. This comment is gold
Team Nestor and Team Felix
kek
Ceasefire starts when Nestor comes strolling through no man's land like the madlad he is
@@thehappycockatiel9568team Felix
germans: *put up christmas trees*
the french: *i don't like this, lieutenant.*
Christmas trees were not as common back in the day. It was mostly a German tradition, so the British and French were not really fond of it and thought it might be a secret attack signal.
you also gotta understand that the french are trying to push the germans back away from their homeland, so theres an understandable hostility
Hello, I’ve come to tell you that it’s odd you recieved nearly a thousand likes for a very unfunny joke.
@@hackerman7187 then perhaps your own sense of humor is unfunny, not that of the currently 982 people who liked this
builderpepc Lemme keep it simple, your jokes are just unfunny.
Germans: *start singing*
The scottish *starts singing with them*
The french ”Those bastarsa are up to something”
confiance à personne
Sup can a loc come up in your crib?
@@kurwica866 man fuck you I'll see you at work
Lol well, you're gonna naturally be a little touchier when it's your homeland the war is ravaging.
@@boul7808 lol your photo
My mother's father was forced into ww2 , he was german but not a fighter , he was a artist , he died just a couple weeks before the war ended , leaving his wife and two young daughters behind. And the same happened to many other nationalities, always the worker that fights the leaders war
That's true my Great Grandad was a stretcher bearer in the first world war and came back to stand in a soup kitchen, they said you come home fit for a king..
Oh I'm sorry ....my Great Uncle too ..although single ..no wife but gf left behind don't know how serious they were....He was only 26 yrs old but Man enough to be a Captain in USARMY.🇺🇸🤎brought his Men too safety but was shot in the back ....in Germany...😞my Precious Daddy loved him so...50 yrs later Daddy reTraced Uncle Bob's .journey ..if coarse found American cemetery in Europe ..his grave .even found farmhouse STILL standing were Uncle was killed... incredible ....we are Free because of heroic Men like this ...🇺🇸❄️...Merry Christmas ...now we celebrate Christmas our beloved Saviour s birth,....wish for no war.......ever...!!! Just love
my father collogues once said that his father was in WW2, he went missing on front he returned home after 14 years.
"He was an artist"
Me: oh dear-
@@ur_local_nintendo_ds he was a German
Oh no
This is why common holidays are important. Both sides were in a festive mood and were reminded of home and happier times, and they were both looking to celebrate the same occasion. Had only one side been celebrating, it's likely there would have been an attack to capitalize on the lower guard, but since both sides were just wanting to enjoy the night, they did and they were able to appreciate each other's desire for a merry Christmas.
The Russians tried something similar for Easter, but since the two holidays didn't line up it didn't work like this truce
Keep Europe Christian !!
"This cat is french"
"No, this cat is german!"
...
4 more years of war
May be that cat was belgian.
i missed the op
I see you are a man of culture as well
Do not bring my team mate into this comment at all.
moving frontlines smart
"Hello, Englishmen!"
*Immediate gunfire*
Probably in WWII
lol
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In 2015 the Germans wanted to do the same thing but then with the Canadians and the Canadians just shot them
Can you imagine being able to finally walk around for a moment without fear of being shot, after months of fighting.
The best film I've ever seen about the 1914 Christmas truce. A little known fact. In some parts of 500 mile line a Christmas truce lasted 8 months. It wasn't until August 1915 the opposing armies top brass found out & immediately put a stop to it. Finding this out really warms my heart. R.I.P. Lads.
The balls it must have taken for the 1st guy to "go over the top"
Good it began with them playing and singing together
So many of those soldiers felt like dead men already, that in their mind they wouldn't be risking much if anything.
I KNOW RIGHT!!!!!!! LOL
It gets bigger: this was not official, and the frontline ran from Switzerland to the English Chanel, so every regiment or batallion had to have one brave soul to be the first. Some did not survive....
A sentiment worth dieing for.
Girls: They are probably cheating on us at the front lines with prostitutes
The boys:
Cheating with other men!
The girls part of your joke is a actually quite true. Several of the combatants actually had their militaries run government-sponsored brothels to keep the soldiers occupied and just a little more happy. Many, many men visited the brothels, you can search up the approximate amount.
Rebecca I have read many stories about men in wars getting syphillis and/or other diseases. It was so common that there was a campaign about safe sexual intercourse.
@@mrgreenfr6216 you do know that in the military there are many women who go around sleeping with everyone right... If you were military you should know this but if you aren't than I see why you think its man on man 🤣
@@anthonynavarro7633 first : it's a god damn joke
Second : the french government asked for the soldier to stop asking sex to prostitue because many of them were spy
The fact the German soldier gave Felix/Nestor a “Herr” was funny. Calling the cat Sir as a sign of respect.
While thats a thing that is sometimes ironically done, its not what's said here.
He doesn't say "**Herr** Felix!" but "**Ja** Felix!", which in this context is used as an exclamation of mild (pleasant) surprise.
The other times it's "(Das is') **der** Felix", which is just an article (basicly the masculin version of 'the') and simply emphasizes that this specific cat, is in fact Felix.
@@Orteigayeah, and even if it was, English speakers do it too and often call their animals mister something lol
This is such a human moment in history, even through war, love can persist.
What do you mean *human moment
@@goyonman9655 I think he meant one of the best moments in Human history
@@FireTheNuclearMissiles
Oh, okay
No
Till we Canadians put a end to it heh....sorry eh?
Christmas trees: *exist*
The french: This is an avenger level threat.
Christmas trees are a German tradition and only got popular around the world after ww1.
@@torres6490 Interesting
@@torres6490 Wow, sympa comme anecdote.
French gonna know the real horrors of the trees in the future.
*We're now moving to defcon 1*
The best of this movie is that everyone is speaking in their native language.
First
Epicgamer9 ok
Jep, that's great
Yeah ,it's great!
Agreed
One of the most remarkable incidents in the history of warfare. A triumph of the human spirit. What a great story.
Humans have a history of blood and war.
But this? This is one of the most beautiful moments we ever created. In the midst of the bloodiest war we had ever know... a moment of unity and peace. A moment remembering... We are all human.
Like dude I just spent an hour crawling 100 yards too throw a grenade in your trench and now your telling there’s a truce for the night ahhhhhh
Hahahahha
Lmao don't worry there still tomorrow tho.....
@@Anti_fasc1st tomorrow for another 1 hour crawl of 100 yards in No Man's land lol
Maybe stfu
He's like "damn, that's not fair."
Soldier: (fires flares for celebration)
Artillery squad: Its our time to shine
Is a nice tatic but cruel HEHE
Lol
niceeeee
I was thinking that too. Kinda thought they were trying to surprise attack.
Mission failed.
Friendly fire will not be tolerated.
Such a powerful scene. The spirit of Christmas is strong 🎄
Imagine the war being over after this event. Everybody laying down arms and setting aside differences.
That would've the most heartwarming thing in human history. Coming from a german here.
Sadly, many did not support this truce. I suppose it's understandable when you consider the people who were filled with sadness and anger over their homes being invaded, watching their allies make temporary peace with the enemy while they fought.
*When your enemies are friendlier than your own neighbours...*
That's Germany. sadly.
damn this is so my neighborhood lol
Rite. N sadly !!! 💪🙏
Haha 😂
When your commanding officers are more likely to shot you than your enemies
Dude: trying to get that MVP while everyone's resting
Server: *mode changed to peaceful*
Good one
ahaha
Dude: FU server!
Tf2 friendly servers
This is probably my favorite comment on youtube.
I never could imagine that human emotions can be captured with camera in such a surreal way. Hats off to Christian Carion for this.
As a German, I know the song only too well and have to say that it touches me every time.
Plot twist: This entire war was fought because nobody could agree on the cats name.
@@foxomexra thus the soviet union was born
The cat sadly passed away in 1929
@Solar Warden indeed
Oh, if that were only true. The war to end all wars they said.
@@michaelmccrystal98 i can assure you there is a catthat will start CatWar III
Scottishs with Bagpipes
Germans with voice
Frenchs with wine
(,:
Don't forget the Germans also had an harmonica at the start! :D
Desky except the french and belgians barely participated in the truce and even when they did there was no fraternizing
Echo What ? it's this is not true.. Why do you say that ? this is lesser know because of censorship
And the Germans had Christmas trees
No more brother wars :))
This was pure gold. One of the most beautiful heartfelt movies I've ever seen. And the fact that it was true.
"I will celebrate Christmas without my family for the first time in 42 years this year. When I watched this video, I cried like a little child. I hope to make up for it next year. Unfortunately, my parents are older, and my father is seriously ill. It's taking a toll on me. Thank you for sharing this video! It emphasizes how important Christmas is for us humans and gives hope that the future won't be as bleak as it currently seems. It's still 10 days away, but Merry Christmas to all of you, no matter where you're from, regardless of age, and whatever religion you belong to. Christmas is a celebration for everyone!"
France: Must be a trap of some sort
Also France: *DaMn We WeReN’t InViTeD*
Also France : SEND IN THE MORROCAN TROOPS FROM THE COLONIES
Morrocans : what is this chritmas *opens fire*
Iliass Zennati Moroccans never fought in the frontlines
@@fellspawn7927 actually morrocans were commonly used by french colonizers since they are fearless and effective than regular french italy was liberated by morrocans not all but they did help they also faught in vietnam and during WW2
Well the Christmas trees could have been hiding machine guns to lure the french out
😂
😂
"No, its Felix"
"See. Its Nesor, hes going to the French side"
*moments later the fight went on over whos cat*
Meh, wars have started and been fought over more trivial things than that.
That’s what they should teach in school, that a cat escalated ww1
It wasn’t started by the assassination of franz ferdand it was the war of the Cat
@@Isildun9 wasn't there this one time in Italy where they fought over a bucket?
why do we exist yep, the War of the Oaken Bucket, fought in 1325 between the rival city-states of Bologna and Modena. In truth, the war was fought because Modena stole Zappolino from Bologna, won the following Battle of Zappolino, and took the bucket as a trophy, where it still resides in Modena to this day.
I fear the world will never be this wholesome again
At least for now
This is both so heart-warming and so heartbreaking at the same time man
When you’re a British soldier fighting German soldiers in France because an Austrian guy was killed by a Serbian. These people really had no place fighting in this hell of a war
*Scotish :D
The Brits have fought in France for a thousand years. Maybe ask yourself why
Geps and yet they’re fighting something else that isn’t French
@@pufferfish0278 that's because the Brits didnn't want a power on the continent threatening their economy. You think countries fight wars for freedom ? Lmao
@@tpfloorgang3646 Scottish are British.
The part where the opera singer and bagpipers played "O Come All Ye Faithful" brought me to tears.
Forever will be my favourite Christmas story. No elves saving Christmas, no princesses falling in love Hallmark crap... this. This. A very real human once-in-forever event. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
“Behind every gun there’s still a human being”
Behind every man there is a sacred soul
Behind every comment, there’s an anime profile picture
Stroopwafel Falafel behind ever anime profile picture, is a weeaboo.
Ah shit i got one too
Jules Soliman the irony
The Scots start the party, the Germans bring the decorations and the French bring the booze...BEAUTIFUL!
"The wall of division has been broke temporarily"
And the belgians bring the girls
@Harvey REED we Americans bring the food XD
@@wolfpaw2715 More like the *guns*
@@alanwatts8239 I mean who else is gonna supply the ammo and firearms that well shoot for fun while drunk
The blank stares of each frontier when the other would play music or cheer, were pure reactions that the enemy were humans as well, with families and fears, fighting for a bigger purpose. Magestic scene.
10:26 Seeing the Brits, Austro-Hungars, Germans and the French all in a circle is so amazing, especially during that time..
There are no Austrians there
And then the ceasefire was broken because no one could agree on if it was Felix or Nestor.
ITS FELIX GODDAMNIT!
Gabriels Civjans Non c'est Nestor “obviously”
@@JoeMama-br1mg NESTOR!
FEEEELIX
Shifty Broccoli NESTOR
World War 1 causes:
- advancements in weapons
- the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
- an argument whether a cat is called Felix or Nestor
Should've just agreed on Nelix
berlin conference, advance of revolutionary ideals etc etc, all these could be settled in peace but if you touch my cat i ll end your whole career.
Frank Ferdinand’s assassination cause World War One But I like the other things lol.
Its name is Bob.
@@beethehoplite2343
Pretty much everyone agrees at this point that the Serbian government had nothing to do with the assassination.
I watch this movie every December. Highly recommend.
This made me cry. They celebrated Christmas away from home, greeted the enemies, and sang/played the same Christmas song.
I feel bad for the man who spent hours trying to infiltrate.
Lol
Crawl...crawl...crawl
Wha-
When truce starts: loudly OH FFS
Loud laughter from all sides
Edit: OMG THaNKS FOR-
Jk guys I honestly just wish u have a good day
i feel bad for the soldiers cause they have to shoot eachother after that
when they start to walk towards eachother and the guy awkwardly stands up like ”hey guys”
@@diothil2920 i believe soldiers from both sides were moved to different fronts throughout the land because they refused to fight each other. So well they all got replaced by a new batch of soldiers.
France: It’s Nestor
Germany: No it’s Felix
Me: Shut up and just call it Netflix.
This comment deserves an award. Glad I'm the first person to say it.
Ok
Nice
Hahaha lol 😂
@@davidparker.2227 Someone else said it 8 months ago tho
You can tell that deep down both sides didn't really want to fight and kill each other . Their souls craved for peace. It was their leaders .
This truly is one of the greatest moments of the 20th century
Doesn't matter if you're French, German, or English. No one can understand what the Scottish are saying!
Its a entirely separate language from english it just borrows words that sound close to english some times
Whit you lads on aboot?
John Leiper *ye lads an aboot?
im welsh and i can understand them perfectly.
@@TheRealRusDaddy this is the literal definition of the dutch language
Germans and Scottish: *agrees to have a truce for Christmas Eve*
Everybody gangster till someone steps on a land mine
Landmines weren't used on a large scale until world war 2 so they didn't really have to worry about that.
@@Eskimo615 yea ik that’s why it’s just a joke xD
@@whodini591 Oh I thought the joke was that everyone would enjoy themselves until a landmine might interrupt things. My mistake.
@@Eskimo615 well that too xD , it’s just that I know that there weren’t rlly land mines between trenches in wwi and stuff
*Fires flare*
Artillery: Oh shit is that the signal?!?
I remember hearing about this event back in school years ago. People still had a sense of humanity back then. Something like this definitely wouldn't happen today. What these men, boys mostly, endured is a fate worse than death. At least death could give you respite against all the blood and carnage of the war. World War 1 was a war where people still had a patriotic vision of service, only to find that war isn't noble. It's a disgusting habit that humanity keeps falling into. But learning about the truce pushed back at the cynic inside me. Almost into December at the time of making this comment, but happy holidays and Merry Christmas to anyone reading. Hopefully these lads and the ones 30 years after have endured the worst of our world's growing pains.
In my 8th class book India there's a chapter based on this," The best christmas gift ever" Here a soldier tells her wife in letter about that night how both side soldiers played football, her husband is not discussed in book while she reads letter that means he didnt make it back from war, she was nearly 90 years old at that time when a guy founds that letter and gives back to her, a very good chapter, It has been 6 or 7 years when I was in class 8 love those times.❤
Germans: Get down!!
French: it’s a trap!!
Scottish: I Cannae see
I know right, it’s beautiful
"Ah fock a cannae see fur shit"
@@michaelmullen3923 shet*
Mr Woosh you meant “geet daun!”
@@ajax54 Idk what accent you're on about but I definitely don't pronunce shit like "shet"
“Sir! The scotts are...singing”
“Hans... *get the harmonica* “
Is that the characters name? Hansen is a pretty generic name for a European man.
I don’t think it’s the characters name. I just looked for a common name like that
*harm*onica
Hans! Get th-
The luger?
No Hans! Get me the harmonica!
@C.F.P.N Hans bring ze luger thank you!
I think when he grabs the tree and all the bagpipes start playing in synch is where the real tears come out. Soo good
My Great Grandfather fought in the 1st World War as a British Royal Scots Grey and would tell my grandmother stores about his experience's in the war and one of them being about this 1 day peace between the Germans and British and French were they played football, sang Christmas's carols and swapped sigars. He would end up badly damaging a lung in a large gass attack by the Germans and wanted to enlist to fight the Germans again in WW2 however with only 1 useable lung was sent to be a home defense regiment in Britain and would end up seening some small action and would end up surviving both wars.
"A true soldier fights not because he hates what's infront of him, but because he loves what's behind him."
@Josip Marušić Then you, my friend, have failed.
@Loli4lyf Lmao oh shit
thats a really good quote
@Josip Marušić “No, a soldier only engages in war when he thinks those that he loves are at risk.” Yeah, no shit. What the fuck do you think “because he loves what’s behind him” means? XD
Brutus when he killed Caesar
What was crazy was that both sides moved those troops out to other areas afterward because they didn't want to kill the other side anymore. Hard to kill people that are no longer strangers.
that's not crazy that was a wise move
@@twasbrillig33 only a wise move to keep the war going. leaving them there maybe they could have changed things
@@justinscholfield5068 at the end the real villains are those "leaders" in both parties that are secure in their respective countries sending their own kind to death
@@artist0154 so true! The soldiers on either side were only following orders, the leaders were truly the evil ones not the soldiers.
@@artist0154 Europa - The Last Battle
This brought tears to my eyes seriously. I am prior service I am not a combat vet but served none the less. I had many members of my family serve since ww1 and I could only imagine what these men went thru. Being complete enemies the day before and celebrating the next. This proves ppl can put differences aside for the good of humanity. So why can’t we today ??????
Screw governments - they are the problem. Bless you all. Luv your lives the way you want
We're still being f...d over by our so-called leaders. No uniforms this time, politicians wear expensive suits and talk instead of ordering artillery barrages and trench raids, but the structure of power is still the same. Few rule, the masses obey. As long as this continues, peace or rather, happiness and well-being for everybody is impossible. Look what happened during the past 5 years alone! The so-called enemy now is "climate change" and "racism, discrimination of women, LGBTGXYZ...", and people chose sides and don't get tired of hating each other, albeit only verbally and online, but still, what it is, is discord and hatred. Which serves our leaders well, because it keeps us busy. Imagine, the entire frontline in 1914 had just stopped fighting like that one night. What could the high command of both sides have possibly have done to keep them from simply going home? Shoot everbody? Sadly, people don't realize who the real enemy is.
The first german singer to make peace with alot off enemy soldier,Respect 👍👍👍🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪♥️♥️♥️♥️
"War is just young men fighting because old men hate each other"
-unknown
Beautiful. And yet, war is as immoral, as it is still neccesary, and most likely inevitable. And it speaks volumes that this can still stir one's heart, over a century after the fact. Maybe it is because it is the recurrence of goodness and humanity in times most desperate. Horrible to think our
species needs horror (Mostly self-made, at this time in civilization...) to find its best qualities.
its the act of appealing to violance in order to make opponent country, people accept your will
@@glenmartamano7769 because it's a nice quote dumbass
I think that’s from Roosevelt
Dying in a cod campaign be like
"Nestor is heading for the French lines"
Nestor might be a German spy.
No...He was just retreating.
You guys didn't rule out the possibility that nestor/felix might be yuri....a Russian cat
Well according to a French officer, he was. The cat Felix/Nestor is based off would later be executed for espionage because the French and German soldiers used him to pass notes between the lines.
@@peterulrich8860 well that sucks
His name isn't Nestor it's Felix
Eager for the day politicians fight their own wars.
The saddest part about the truce was the next day they had to fight each other and that's just heart breaking
They didn’t they got sent to different fronts
@@osirisjohnson5165 thank god
"I'm telling you the cat's name is Felix!"
"No, Its NESTOR!"
*"FELIX!"*
*"NESTOR!"*
_Rifle Action Sound_
what are you doing watching this
it's 2020
Why not netflix
Xilften
Bumble Beer wait this is a show
If so please tell me the name of the show
Oh wait it says the name of the thing on the title
PLEASE EXCUSE MY IDEIOSY
First he sings Silent Night in German to his fellows in the trench, but then he crosses no man's land singing O Come All Ye Faithful in Latin, a language common to all Westerners. True to the lyrics, the song brings everyone together. I cried.
thanks for sharing that. I thought it was just German :)
I would not have known that the second song was Latin. Being multi lingual is common in Europe.
Snow starts crying.
US: [insert steroid spongebob here]
I'm in tears aswell
@@LegalShield3000 the Latin version of O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) is common throughout Christian churches, including in the United States, especially so in the 1910s.
Not even lying. The hardest parts of my deployment were the nice moments.
I only did 13 months in Afghanistan, and I'm not a badass by any means. I survived, but anytime something "nice" happened, I just thought the entire time "we are just going back to war after this."
We tried to have a weekly "meal" together where we cooked actual, real fresh food. It didn't always happen because of either missions or because we didn't actually have the food to prepare, but I hated those meals with a passion.
I appreciated what the intent was, but I 100% preferred just doing business as usual. I hope it helped some people, but it was always worse for me going back to work AFTER taking a break. I just couldn't sit there pretending that we weren't still in a warzone and that we'd still be there the next day if we weren't killed.
Music is universal. The French soldier saluting the German officer is awesome. That man voice is awesome.
Nestor then headed to a nearby Machine gun, and killed everyone.
Plot twist, it wasnt Nestor, or Felix, it was Ivan.
That Person wow
Yeah and You know that Russia was British and French ally during this war?
That Person 😆😆😆
*ussr anthem plays*
Should have known it would be USSR sleeper agent...
That first man that walked out on no-man's-land with the Christmas tree in hand armed with only hope and song has true courage and true vision.
One shout could have ended this all.
@@dies200 just like a bone-a-fied DMZ
I for one would never shoot a guy with a christmas tree in his hand.
Kakarot Lifted he was a nazi
@@jaxmorris973 WW1 he wasnt.
It's christmas eve 2022 and I am watching this with a big smile and a lot of pride. I am half English and half German with a name from the alsace, let us never have another world war!
We’re all human, we should all act like it.
Merry Christmas from the United States.
It's a tragedy the Christmas truce didn't end the war. It would have saved these poor soldiers and the entire world a heap of trouble and grief. We are still reaping the bitter fruit of this stupid war today.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t stop completely as that would be treason/desertion. A temporary cease fire is the best they could do.
For those who don't know, this event was considered one of the greatest demonstrations of human kindness of the 20th century.
Pardon for my bad english, I'm from Brazil, and hear we just speach Portuguese
@@christianlindemann4907 your English is almost perfect. If you had said speak instead of speach, I wouldnt have even known. Be more confident in yourself man. Portuguese is a beautiful language too. Merry Christmas.
@@christianlindemann4907 language is not needed to see the beauty of brotherhood my friend
And then their officers forced them to go back to killing each other
@@GrandLordGeek They, officers and enlisted alike, were all ordered to kill each other by people who were not there. And that is still true in the present, although moments like these don't happen anymore today.
This brought me so close to tears I can’t even tell you all. Goosebumps…
The power of Christianity is truly unmatched. It’s the only religion and worldview that could have produced this moment. How incredible this moment was. Merry Christmas and God Bless
This is unbelievably heart warming....
But at the same time, this is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen.
Knowing they will kill the men they just spent a night with
@@coffeech.1838 apparently the troops had to be changed because they didn’t want to kill each other after Christmas was over
Especially sad since we can just about guarantee that most, if not all of these men, on both sides, would never see another Christmas.
@@botelladeaguamediollena4885 OH please be real, this makes the story much more wholesome
Vielleicht können wir immernoch die waffen niederlegen
...Oh I'm sorry maybe someday you will forgiven us germans for what my leaders have done in the past
One British soldier witnessing the truce in all its glory, broke down in tears. When they asked him what's wrong, he said:
"I dont cry because of how beautiful this Christmas peace is. I cry because tomorrow we'll be back shooting each other like its nothing and forget this beautiful event ever happened."
And he was right...8 days later he would sadly die during an artillery strike.
In the end it was never forgotten though
Imagine if both battalions just layed down their weapons and refused to fight.
@@Captianmex1C0 It will be considered a betrayal of the country and all will be punished
Never forgotten, that's the important part
@@unknownplayer4400 Most likely executed for treason. They had no choice but to fight, you are right.
Probably the most important, meaningfull xmas ever
It's really amazing that something that sounds like from a romantic children's book actually happened in real history.
Don’t know how anyone could hate a holiday that has literally brought people together in the darkest moments in human history
That is precisely why they hate it.
I mean the same people who hate Christmas denied Christ and his message for centuries so take a guess
Atheist here. We don't hate Christmas. There is no war on Christmas. Everyone likes letting their hair down, celebrating with friends, good food and drink, etc.
Calm down.
@@JohnDoe-oh2st facts brotha
@@rustomkanishka who says i was talking about atheists?
"No one would criticize us for laying down our arms on Christmas Eve."
Very right. It is one of the most remembered and respected stories of opposing armies in military history.
the worst part is they did get criticized for it, and they were banned from doing it in the later years
@@haloinfiniteisagoodgame1163 Sad but true.
Officer corp: wanna bet
literally not right though
Very wrong you mean... Are you one of those people that says literally when they mean the exact opposite? Many soldiers were reprimanded and the generals threatened to shoot anyone who did it again. This Christmas truce was never repeated over the next 3 years...
Thank you very, very much for posting this video. Tears flowed.
Back in the days were people would honor their words...Simple men and women who had nothing to divide between them...Somewhere there, at the beginning of the last century, a few hours where humanity was at its best.
"Don't hate the player, hate the game." These men didn't want to go to war, they didn't want to kill or be killed.
Alot of good people died
Fer Dude They all should’ve deserted the next morning
Except that is simply false. WW1 in particular is famous for young men rushing out to war for honour and glory with HUGE enthusiasm.
@@Dratolone YES most of them, the fact that you deny this shows how ignorant you are of WW1 history. Don't try to impose your post-WW1 modern view of war to the pre-WW1 military culture.
@@imperiumoccidentis7351 oi bruv we get it you look soo very deep into history let him believe wha he wants ya pumpkin pie faced donut
Many if those men would not see Christmas of 1915...
yes we all watch EH
the seminal tragedy has begun....
*EH theme plays obnoxiously loud*
Nor would they see the Christmas of 2020!
Yea that’s one way to put it
So beautiful and yet so devastating
Love the bickering over the cat. It highlights all the interactions they might have had. I love that they gave little snippets of the individuals, it made it come to life all the more.
Real story:
When they went back to trenches after christmas they didn't want to fight so they got replaced by New soldiers.
Where did you hear that? Like it or not they fought after the truce. They can’t just leave and be replaced in the trench’s without finishing the job. So this is false.
@@bigbirdloc8819 This is actually true. But the soldiers who didn't want to fight the Germans was sent to other fronts and some of them really wanted to stay in the fight especially Gefreiter Adolf Hitler but the ones who was already sent to the other fronts and still didn't want to fight well they were sent the fire squad. They were small agreements between soldiers the most famous is Private Henry Tandey and again Gefreiter Hitler where Pvt. Henry sparred Hitlers life. They didn't want to fight but they were given orders by rich assholes. The Great Wars nickname is actually the opposite The war to start all wars.
@@bigbirdloc8819 it's true, most soldiers didn't want to fight those they became friends with, so they were sent to new fronts and other to the old front so they wouldn't have to care about killing that 1 friends, some did have to kill their own friend thou :(
Can I get a link?
No this was a very real thing. Unites had to be pulled from the line on both sides. Truces happened a lot in the early years of the war. As for links, just google it. You will find a ton of info on the many Christmas truces throughout the war.
Girls : i cant believed He didnt cry at Titanic, do men even have Feelings?
Men :
True
Trueeeee
Its Nestor
@@jdoriginals9223 haaa.. it's felix
I'm your 400th like!
Thank you for posting this. I forgot to like it after I watched it the first time. I just happened to run across it again. So i thought this time ik gonna like it and watch it again before I loose it again. I just watched a clip from The Lucky One and all of sudden got the urge to pray for the soldiers and their familys for Christmas. So I did. Thank you again for posting this.
This is a key moment in the history of humanity 🥰
"i dont think they will criticize us for laying down our rifles on christmas eve" your right. we have venerated and immortalized you for that day.
At the time, their commanders did criticize and threaten.
MasterChiefSamus true. What is more, in future years, the commanders made sure to schedule air raids on the trenches in the days leading to christmas, to make sure no soldier would feel warmly towards the enemy
The French high command went ballistic over this kind of episode.
Wars and violence are pointless they are the hubris of man which is something we shouldn’t aspire to be we should aspire to be greater, always.
What would have been a peaceful way to end world war 2? Or world war 1?