When Enemy Soldiers Stopped Fighting…to Play Soccer in WWI

The miraculous Christmas Truce of 1914. Receive 20% off Ekster wallets with my custom link https://shop.ekster.com/newsthink

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Articles referenced:
5:06 Imperial War Museums quote sourced from Smithsonian Magazine
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-story-of-the-wwi-christmas-truce-11972213/
7:05 Biography of Bruce Bairnsfather https://bit.ly/3KiSOLe