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Christmas Truce of World War I - Joyeux Noel 2005 film 

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@dazzathecameraman
@dazzathecameraman 6 лет назад
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
@Mitchcraft.
@Mitchcraft. 6 лет назад
I believe they also played a game of football that night.
@generodriguez4418
@generodriguez4418 6 лет назад
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 !
@LongLe-nt8bv
@LongLe-nt8bv 6 лет назад
dazzathecameraman .
@1allanbmw
@1allanbmw 4 года назад
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...
@peculiarpangolin4638
@peculiarpangolin4638 4 года назад
It was actually the 3rd bloodiest war at the time. Both the Taiping Rebellion and the Qing conquest of the Ming were bloodier.
@TwoFistsOneHalleluja
@TwoFistsOneHalleluja 3 года назад
"This cat is french" "No, this cat is german!" ... 4 more years of war
@noienzalbe9661
@noienzalbe9661 3 года назад
May be that cat was belgian.
@MrMoses86
@MrMoses86 3 года назад
i missed the op
@dineshpadhi9421
@dineshpadhi9421 3 года назад
I see you are a man of culture as well
@demonlordomegaacepilot7090
@demonlordomegaacepilot7090 3 года назад
Do not bring my team mate into this comment at all.
@True_koala
@True_koala 3 года назад
moving frontlines smart
@thetexastickler
@thetexastickler 3 года назад
“Felix?” “No it’s Nestor” “He’s heading towards the French line.” *Christmas Truce ended and four more years of war*
@FreakingSpies
@FreakingSpies 3 года назад
@William Austin-King whata.
@owengriffithsmusic
@owengriffithsmusic 3 года назад
Except the Scottish😂
@SyndikatChannel
@SyndikatChannel 3 года назад
@William Austin-King was that supposed to be funny?
@WRUScrumhalf
@WRUScrumhalf 3 года назад
Lol but it was actually nearly three years of war after
@user-pr5wz4px4z
@user-pr5wz4px4z 3 года назад
@William Austin-King Way to insert your irrelevant political views in a wholesome video
@0p3nh4ym3r
@0p3nh4ym3r Год назад
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.
@submarine6410
@submarine6410 Год назад
Ong , this wolhsome as fukc
@youtubehub8190
@youtubehub8190 Год назад
so is the cat's name felix or nestor, which camp are you on
@kingblob973
@kingblob973 Год назад
@@youtubehub8190 *Nestor*
@watsongaming7241
@watsongaming7241 Год назад
Felix
@FalkyRocket2222
@FalkyRocket2222 Год назад
sure as hell nestor, the french did know more than him, he was already in the french trench and was heading back there
@gungir203casey5
@gungir203casey5 Год назад
This hits so hard. They didn’t hate each other. They just followed the orders of their leaders.
@hitechinc.7875
@hitechinc.7875 Год назад
There just some dust got in my eye
@Rache28
@Rache28 Год назад
@@hitechinc.7875 me too! 😢❤
@speedyspooley
@speedyspooley Год назад
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."
@ghcheong
@ghcheong Год назад
The young people fight and die for the cause of the old and bitter.
@Thomas_home_gardener
@Thomas_home_gardener Год назад
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.
@ravenmoore8432
@ravenmoore8432 6 лет назад
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
@mad1sek
@mad1sek 6 лет назад
Hahahahha
@Anti_fasc1st
@Anti_fasc1st 4 года назад
Lmao don't worry there still tomorrow tho.....
@miguelcastillo9589
@miguelcastillo9589 4 года назад
@@Anti_fasc1st tomorrow for another 1 hour crawl of 100 yards in No Man's land lol
@stressfulprick1409
@stressfulprick1409 4 года назад
Maybe stfu
@thanatos5420
@thanatos5420 4 года назад
He's like "damn, that's not fair."
@jeffsanders1609
@jeffsanders1609 3 года назад
Doesn't matter if you're French, German, or English. No one can understand what the Scottish are saying!
@TheRealRusDaddy
@TheRealRusDaddy 3 года назад
Its a entirely separate language from english it just borrows words that sound close to english some times
@John1873--
@John1873-- 3 года назад
Whit you lads on aboot?
@AFanOfCinema
@AFanOfCinema 3 года назад
John Leiper *ye lads an aboot?
@6jackace
@6jackace 3 года назад
im welsh and i can understand them perfectly.
@Etherion195
@Etherion195 3 года назад
@@TheRealRusDaddy this is the literal definition of the dutch language
@colinmerritt7645
@colinmerritt7645 Год назад
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?"
@snowl1837
@snowl1837 Год назад
They should call him Switzerland
@RicardoHipper
@RicardoHipper Год назад
Felix/Nestor is MVP, next to the singer.
@grassbackyard3825
@grassbackyard3825 Год назад
He almost ruined that ceasefire
@cyber_rachel7427
@cyber_rachel7427 Год назад
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
@jacksonlee6760
@jacksonlee6760 Год назад
@@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.
@adamedwards4541
@adamedwards4541 Год назад
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.
@Willowerry
@Willowerry Год назад
I can't stop laughing at this. This comment is gold
@thehappycockatiel9568
@thehappycockatiel9568 Год назад
Team Nestor and Team Felix
@CasperTheRamKnight
@CasperTheRamKnight Год назад
kek
@MrManKunt
@MrManKunt Год назад
Ceasefire starts when Nestor comes strolling through no man's land like the madlad he is
@Comrade_Asbestos
@Comrade_Asbestos Год назад
@@thehappycockatiel9568team Felix
@johnnguyen1493
@johnnguyen1493 4 года назад
Girls: They are probably cheating on us at the front lines with prostitutes The boys:
@mrgreenfr6216
@mrgreenfr6216 4 года назад
Cheating with other men!
@rebecca4680
@rebecca4680 4 года назад
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.
@johnnguyen1493
@johnnguyen1493 4 года назад
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.
@anthonynavarro7633
@anthonynavarro7633 4 года назад
@@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 🤣
@mrgreenfr6216
@mrgreenfr6216 4 года назад
@@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
@Chuked
@Chuked 2 года назад
imagine there was that 1 idiot that was so drunk that he went into the enemies trench and woke up in it
@TheBackslash66
@TheBackslash66 2 года назад
omg that was good!
@ihaveeatencheese8878
@ihaveeatencheese8878 2 года назад
I could imagine some Germans carrying him to his trench saying "This is your troop right?" in German...
@jeddkeech259
@jeddkeech259 2 года назад
For some reason I feel insulted 😂😂😂
@NathansWargames
@NathansWargames 2 года назад
I'd hope he'd be allowed to just walk back somehow and not just get instantly murdered.
@kingcrafteroderderfahradtu7331
@kingcrafteroderderfahradtu7331 2 года назад
@@NathansWargames the cease fire lasted a whole month in some places
@bigears4014
@bigears4014 Год назад
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
@paulvickers3800
@paulvickers3800 Год назад
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..
@karenhill3970
@karenhill3970 Год назад
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
@mayureshrasam1708
@mayureshrasam1708 Год назад
my father collogues once said that his father was in WW2, he went missing on front he returned home after 14 years.
@ur_local_nintendo_ds
@ur_local_nintendo_ds Год назад
"He was an artist" Me: oh dear-
@e-master2655
@e-master2655 Год назад
​@@ur_local_nintendo_ds he was a German Oh no
@harrisonmccartney4878
@harrisonmccartney4878 Год назад
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.
@connorhilchie2779
@connorhilchie2779 Год назад
The Russians tried something similar for Easter, but since the two holidays didn't line up it didn't work like this truce
@katebemb8900
@katebemb8900 5 месяцев назад
Keep Europe Christian !!
@andrewmckenna00
@andrewmckenna00 3 года назад
The balls it must have taken for the 1st guy to "go over the top"
@guillaumearnould7836
@guillaumearnould7836 3 года назад
Good it began with them playing and singing together
@MasterChiefSamus
@MasterChiefSamus 3 года назад
So many of those soldiers felt like dead men already, that in their mind they wouldn't be risking much if anything.
@kennyg5242
@kennyg5242 3 года назад
I KNOW RIGHT!!!!!!! LOL
@sjonnieplayfull5859
@sjonnieplayfull5859 3 года назад
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....
@fletchermoore5428
@fletchermoore5428 3 года назад
A sentiment worth dieing for.
@Ray-tf2ps
@Ray-tf2ps 4 года назад
Germans: *puts up a christmas tree* French: *I T S A T R A P*
@klarkmartinez1124
@klarkmartinez1124 4 года назад
Monsieur le ackbar??
@josephcolin3893
@josephcolin3893 4 года назад
@@klarkmartinez1124 dont you have a frog to eat?
@sizzledog5595
@sizzledog5595 4 года назад
Surrendered before they thought it was a trap. Just to make sure.
@klarkmartinez1124
@klarkmartinez1124 4 года назад
@@josephcolin3893 i'm mexican. Lol
@neon7050
@neon7050 4 года назад
Germans: puts up a christmas tree French years later: puts up a white flag
@ironknightcinema
@ironknightcinema Год назад
Can you imagine being able to finally walk around for a moment without fear of being shot, after months of fighting.
@falcothegreat5470
@falcothegreat5470 Год назад
This is such a human moment in history, even through war, love can persist.
@goyonman9655
@goyonman9655 Год назад
What do you mean *human moment
@FireTheNuclearMissiles
@FireTheNuclearMissiles Год назад
​@@goyonman9655 I think he meant one of the best moments in Human history
@goyonman9655
@goyonman9655 Год назад
@@FireTheNuclearMissiles Oh, okay
@falcothegreat5470
@falcothegreat5470 Год назад
No
@Shifty51991
@Shifty51991 Год назад
Till we Canadians put a end to it heh....sorry eh?
@bthy384
@bthy384 6 лет назад
And then the ceasefire was broken because no one could agree on if it was Felix or Nestor.
@JoeMama-br1mg
@JoeMama-br1mg 4 года назад
ITS FELIX GODDAMNIT!
@patricklien4911
@patricklien4911 4 года назад
Gabriels Civjans Non c'est Nestor “obviously”
@crazyandlazy2669
@crazyandlazy2669 4 года назад
@@JoeMama-br1mg NESTOR!
@shiftybroccoli8891
@shiftybroccoli8891 4 года назад
FEEEELIX
@ayzy5010
@ayzy5010 4 года назад
Shifty Broccoli NESTOR
@franklinclinton4539
@franklinclinton4539 3 года назад
Germans: *start singing* The scottish *starts singing with them* The french ”Those bastarsa are up to something”
@sjb7183
@sjb7183 3 года назад
confiance à personne
@kurwica866
@kurwica866 3 года назад
Sup can a loc come up in your crib?
@boul7808
@boul7808 3 года назад
@@kurwica866 man fuck you I'll see you at work
@tim72184
@tim72184 3 года назад
Lol well, you're gonna naturally be a little touchier when it's your homeland the war is ravaging.
@TheGuyWithABatsuit
@TheGuyWithABatsuit 3 года назад
@@boul7808 lol your photo
@sabotsscraps
@sabotsscraps Год назад
The fact the German soldier gave Felix/Nestor a “Herr” was funny. Calling the cat Sir as a sign of respect.
@Orteiga
@Orteiga 10 месяцев назад
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.
@whoami30204
@whoami30204 10 месяцев назад
​@@Orteigayeah, and even if it was, English speakers do it too and often call their animals mister something lol
@mooseing22
@mooseing22 Год назад
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.
@enenao
@enenao 3 года назад
The best of this movie is that everyone is speaking in their native language.
@ZeCoolGuy-lk5mg
@ZeCoolGuy-lk5mg 3 года назад
First
@rovat6285
@rovat6285 3 года назад
Epicgamer9 ok
@mathiasgnibba2000
@mathiasgnibba2000 3 года назад
Jep, that's great
@Crusaderglenn
@Crusaderglenn 3 года назад
Yeah ,it's great!
@micahwhite1246
@micahwhite1246 3 года назад
Agreed
@BlizzardWizard99
@BlizzardWizard99 4 года назад
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
@tpfloorgang3646
@tpfloorgang3646 4 года назад
*Scotish :D
@Igosuki
@Igosuki 4 года назад
The Brits have fought in France for a thousand years. Maybe ask yourself why
@pufferfish0278
@pufferfish0278 4 года назад
Geps and yet they’re fighting something else that isn’t French
@Igosuki
@Igosuki 4 года назад
@@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
@tesstickle7267
@tesstickle7267 4 года назад
@@tpfloorgang3646 Scottish are British.
@MaJoSch22
@MaJoSch22 3 месяца назад
"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!"
@thehappycockatiel9568
@thehappycockatiel9568 Год назад
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.
@LizzieShmizzie
@LizzieShmizzie Год назад
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.
@builderpepc7803
@builderpepc7803 4 года назад
germans: *put up christmas trees* the french: *i don't like this, lieutenant.*
@tobiq-airsoft6583
@tobiq-airsoft6583 4 года назад
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.
@sea_yung
@sea_yung 4 года назад
you also gotta understand that the french are trying to push the germans back away from their homeland, so theres an understandable hostility
@hackerman7187
@hackerman7187 4 года назад
Hello, I’ve come to tell you that it’s odd you recieved nearly a thousand likes for a very unfunny joke.
@builderpepc7803
@builderpepc7803 4 года назад
@@hackerman7187 then perhaps your own sense of humor is unfunny, not that of the currently 982 people who liked this
@hackerman7187
@hackerman7187 4 года назад
builderpepc Lemme keep it simple, your jokes are just unfunny.
@nuuttilaitinen
@nuuttilaitinen 2 года назад
*Scotts and Germans start to sing* French: "the fuck they doin' over there"
@catguy5185
@catguy5185 2 года назад
A fellow finnish Kiva nähdä
@michaelspencer8024
@michaelspencer8024 2 года назад
Qu'est-ce qu'ils foutent ces cons?
@infinity5288
@infinity5288 2 года назад
"The only reason why we have an alliance with you is because of our common obsession of beer"
@finnishperch
@finnishperch 2 года назад
@@catguy5185 A fellow finnish Kiva nähdä
@iwillnoteatzebugs
@iwillnoteatzebugs 2 года назад
merd de angle
@Whoami691
@Whoami691 Год назад
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.
@gunsgunsguns8797
@gunsgunsguns8797 Год назад
One of the most remarkable incidents in the history of warfare. A triumph of the human spirit. What a great story.
@IMTHEMOTHERFUCKINGMAILMAN
@IMTHEMOTHERFUCKINGMAILMAN 3 года назад
Soldier: (fires flares for celebration) Artillery squad: Its our time to shine
@fabaobao4289
@fabaobao4289 3 года назад
Is a nice tatic but cruel HEHE
@jayrivera7823
@jayrivera7823 3 года назад
Lol
@joewaten1243
@joewaten1243 3 года назад
niceeeee
@goblin7480
@goblin7480 3 года назад
I was thinking that too. Kinda thought they were trying to surprise attack.
@skankhunt42p63
@skankhunt42p63 3 года назад
Mission failed. Friendly fire will not be tolerated.
@utsnow7952
@utsnow7952 3 года назад
“Behind every gun there’s still a human being”
@rohanrichards7175
@rohanrichards7175 3 года назад
Behind every man there is a sacred soul
@stroopwafelfalafel
@stroopwafelfalafel 3 года назад
Behind every comment, there’s an anime profile picture
@Acecombatrules59
@Acecombatrules59 3 года назад
Stroopwafel Falafel behind ever anime profile picture, is a weeaboo.
@Acecombatrules59
@Acecombatrules59 3 года назад
Ah shit i got one too
@civilrebel3743
@civilrebel3743 3 года назад
Jules Soliman the irony
@AceHackMania
@AceHackMania Год назад
I never could imagine that human emotions can be captured with camera in such a surreal way. Hats off to Christian Carion for this.
@kibis54
@kibis54 Год назад
The part where the opera singer and bagpipers played "O Come All Ye Faithful" brought me to tears.
@CyberVirus549
@CyberVirus549 4 года назад
"Hello, Englishmen!" *Immediate gunfire*
@hzshark
@hzshark 4 года назад
Probably in WWII
@namoa8202
@namoa8202 4 года назад
lol
@belisauros370
@belisauros370 4 года назад
1000 like
@ferdrewflores3014
@ferdrewflores3014 4 года назад
😋💪
@daynawithawhy
@daynawithawhy 2 года назад
The Scots start the party, the Germans bring the decorations and the French bring the booze...BEAUTIFUL!
@ryanrong495
@ryanrong495 2 года назад
"The wall of division has been broke temporarily"
@jacaredosvudu1638
@jacaredosvudu1638 2 года назад
And the belgians bring the girls
@wolfpaw2715
@wolfpaw2715 2 года назад
@Harvey REED we Americans bring the food XD
@alanwatts8239
@alanwatts8239 2 года назад
@@wolfpaw2715 More like the *guns*
@ryder6860
@ryder6860 2 года назад
@@alanwatts8239 I mean who else is gonna supply the ammo and firearms that well shoot for fun while drunk
@ianmclean7668
@ianmclean7668 Год назад
I fear the world will never be this wholesome again
@Usonan-Foderation2016
@Usonan-Foderation2016 11 месяцев назад
At least for now
@jrexx2841
@jrexx2841 Год назад
Such a powerful scene. The spirit of Christmas is strong 🎄
@harmacist6623
@harmacist6623 4 года назад
*When your enemies are friendlier than your own neighbours...*
@John_Smith76
@John_Smith76 4 года назад
That's Germany. sadly.
@asoru5573
@asoru5573 4 года назад
damn this is so my neighborhood lol
@ferdrewflores3014
@ferdrewflores3014 4 года назад
Rite. N sadly !!! 💪🙏
@DannyGOaLChannel
@DannyGOaLChannel 4 года назад
Haha 😂
@craig8399
@craig8399 4 года назад
When your commanding officers are more likely to shot you than your enemies
@nameless798
@nameless798 3 года назад
I feel bad for the man who spent hours trying to infiltrate.
@APersonOnYouTubeX
@APersonOnYouTubeX 2 года назад
Lol
@APersonOnYouTubeX
@APersonOnYouTubeX 2 года назад
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
@diothil2920 2 года назад
i feel bad for the soldiers cause they have to shoot eachother after that
@Samuel-xu1jr
@Samuel-xu1jr 2 года назад
when they start to walk towards eachother and the guy awkwardly stands up like ”hey guys”
@bbwizard2941
@bbwizard2941 2 года назад
@@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.
@jasonmcleod8914
@jasonmcleod8914 Год назад
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. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@truthsurgeon6401
@truthsurgeon6401 Год назад
This was pure gold. One of the most beautiful heartfelt movies I've ever seen. And the fact that it was true.
@genataylor460
@genataylor460 2 года назад
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.
@twasbrillig33
@twasbrillig33 2 года назад
that's not crazy that was a wise move
@justinscholfield5068
@justinscholfield5068 2 года назад
@@twasbrillig33 only a wise move to keep the war going. leaving them there maybe they could have changed things
@artist0154
@artist0154 2 года назад
@@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
@awolf913
@awolf913 2 года назад
@@artist0154 so true! The soldiers on either side were only following orders, the leaders were truly the evil ones not the soldiers.
@vangigelenstein6283
@vangigelenstein6283 2 года назад
@@artist0154 Europa - The Last Battle
@jb1054
@jb1054 4 года назад
Christmas trees: *exist* The french: This is an avenger level threat.
@torres6490
@torres6490 4 года назад
Christmas trees are a German tradition and only got popular around the world after ww1.
@cassu6
@cassu6 3 года назад
@@torres6490 Interesting
@sentinel8534
@sentinel8534 3 года назад
@@torres6490 Wow, sympa comme anecdote.
@tommykaung5882
@tommykaung5882 3 года назад
French gonna know the real horrors of the trees in the future.
@joshlanier8567
@joshlanier8567 3 года назад
*We're now moving to defcon 1*
@a-c4553
@a-c4553 Год назад
As a German, I know the song only too well and have to say that it touches me every time.
@zazelle1801
@zazelle1801 Год назад
This made me cry. They celebrated Christmas away from home, greeted the enemies, and sang/played the same Christmas song.
@mikkeljohansen3498
@mikkeljohansen3498 3 года назад
"A true soldier fights not because he hates what's infront of him, but because he loves what's behind him."
@mikkeljohansen3498
@mikkeljohansen3498 3 года назад
@Josip Marušić Then you, my friend, have failed.
@mikkeljohansen3498
@mikkeljohansen3498 3 года назад
@Loli4lyf Lmao oh shit
@amityisprecious1334
@amityisprecious1334 3 года назад
thats a really good quote
@purpleemerald5299
@purpleemerald5299 3 года назад
@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
@evanextreme6157
@evanextreme6157 3 года назад
Brutus when he killed Caesar
@arkivik
@arkivik 4 года назад
"No, its Felix" "See. Its Nesor, hes going to the French side" *moments later the fight went on over whos cat*
@Isildun9
@Isildun9 4 года назад
Meh, wars have started and been fought over more trivial things than that.
@Andrux0821
@Andrux0821 4 года назад
That’s what they should teach in school, that a cat escalated ww1
@samiliasregina7670
@samiliasregina7670 4 года назад
It wasn’t started by the assassination of franz ferdand it was the war of the Cat
@dorayaki_rei
@dorayaki_rei 4 года назад
@@Isildun9 wasn't there this one time in Italy where they fought over a bucket?
@Isildun9
@Isildun9 4 года назад
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.
@AndrewM.96
@AndrewM.96 9 месяцев назад
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.
@DigitalApex
@DigitalApex Год назад
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.
@v.emiltheii-nd.8094
@v.emiltheii-nd.8094 3 года назад
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.
@SifGreyfang
@SifGreyfang 3 года назад
In the end it was never forgotten though
@Captianmex1C0
@Captianmex1C0 3 года назад
Imagine if both battalions just layed down their weapons and refused to fight.
@unknownplayer4400
@unknownplayer4400 3 года назад
@@Captianmex1C0 It will be considered a betrayal of the country and all will be punished
@lollal3527
@lollal3527 3 года назад
Never forgotten, that's the important part
@Defender98TV
@Defender98TV 3 года назад
@@unknownplayer4400 Most likely executed for treason. They had no choice but to fight, you are right.
@Svarog88
@Svarog88 6 лет назад
Scottishs with Bagpipes Germans with voice Frenchs with wine (,:
@Saw321lol
@Saw321lol 6 лет назад
Don't forget the Germans also had an harmonica at the start! :D
@echo4428
@echo4428 6 лет назад
Desky except the french and belgians barely participated in the truce and even when they did there was no fraternizing
@gisrele
@gisrele 6 лет назад
Echo What ? it's this is not true.. Why do you say that ? this is lesser know because of censorship
@revolverocelot3697
@revolverocelot3697 4 года назад
And the Germans had Christmas trees
@Spoggers1
@Spoggers1 4 года назад
No more brother wars :))
@Levitationable
@Levitationable Год назад
10:26 Seeing the Brits, Austro-Hungars, Germans and the French all in a circle is so amazing, especially during that time..
@Der-Stahlhelm
@Der-Stahlhelm 6 месяцев назад
There are no Austrians there
@aidenadonu7528
@aidenadonu7528 Год назад
This is both so heart-warming and so heartbreaking at the same time man
@PreZPio_420
@PreZPio_420 4 года назад
World War 1 causes: - advancements in weapons - the assassination of Franz Ferdinand - an argument whether a cat is called Felix or Nestor
@arieson7715
@arieson7715 4 года назад
Should've just agreed on Nelix
@maleficusvictor9887
@maleficusvictor9887 4 года назад
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.
@pustiny.2088
@pustiny.2088 4 года назад
Frank Ferdinand’s assassination cause World War One But I like the other things lol.
@persimmon93
@persimmon93 3 года назад
Its name is Bob.
@exnihilo5087
@exnihilo5087 3 года назад
@@beethehoplite2343 Pretty much everyone agrees at this point that the Serbian government had nothing to do with the assassination.
@glenmartamano7769
@glenmartamano7769 3 года назад
"War is just young men fighting because old men hate each other" -unknown
@TrollUnderSomeBridge
@TrollUnderSomeBridge 2 года назад
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.
@TheTurkicCc
@TheTurkicCc 2 года назад
its the act of appealing to violance in order to make opponent country, people accept your will
@marccalebflores8270
@marccalebflores8270 2 года назад
@@glenmartamano7769 because it's a nice quote dumbass
@thetrainexterminator7106
@thetrainexterminator7106 2 года назад
I think that’s from Roosevelt
@zulithnin9394
@zulithnin9394 2 года назад
Dying in a cod campaign be like
@americanpatriot8996
@americanpatriot8996 Год назад
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
@jasonnicholasschwarz7788
@jasonnicholasschwarz7788 6 месяцев назад
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.
@PlushPineapple
@PlushPineapple Год назад
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.
@georgeszweden9497
@georgeszweden9497 3 года назад
Dude: trying to get that MVP while everyone's resting Server: *mode changed to peaceful*
@guillaumearnould7836
@guillaumearnould7836 3 года назад
Good one
@JoseGarcia-yh4tu
@JoseGarcia-yh4tu 3 года назад
ahaha
@sjonnieplayfull5859
@sjonnieplayfull5859 3 года назад
Dude: FU server!
@Crusader316
@Crusader316 3 года назад
Tf2 friendly servers
@dbquazers7752
@dbquazers7752 3 года назад
This is probably my favorite comment on youtube.
@fifervonpiper6707
@fifervonpiper6707 2 года назад
"Nestor is heading for the French lines" Nestor might be a German spy.
@berkecimilli2270
@berkecimilli2270 2 года назад
No...He was just retreating.
@jrickducking6685
@jrickducking6685 2 года назад
You guys didn't rule out the possibility that nestor/felix might be yuri....a Russian cat
@peterulrich8860
@peterulrich8860 2 года назад
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.
@kingcrafteroderderfahradtu7331
@kingcrafteroderderfahradtu7331 2 года назад
@@peterulrich8860 well that sucks
@marielaaguirre2794
@marielaaguirre2794 2 года назад
His name isn't Nestor it's Felix
@shamskhan951
@shamskhan951 Год назад
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.❤
@glenburchardfitness3998
@glenburchardfitness3998 Год назад
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!
@flargarbason1740
@flargarbason1740 Год назад
We’re all human, we should all act like it. Merry Christmas from the United States.
@yeeturmcbeetur8197
@yeeturmcbeetur8197 4 года назад
Plot twist: This entire war was fought because nobody could agree on the cats name.
@antnewsreporter5752
@antnewsreporter5752 4 года назад
@@foxomexra thus the soviet union was born
@livonianmapping3221
@livonianmapping3221 4 года назад
The cat sadly passed away in 1929
@livonianmapping3221
@livonianmapping3221 4 года назад
@Solar Warden indeed
@michaelmccrystal98
@michaelmccrystal98 4 года назад
Oh, if that were only true. The war to end all wars they said.
@livonianmapping3221
@livonianmapping3221 4 года назад
@@michaelmccrystal98 i can assure you there is a catthat will start CatWar III
@Navak_
@Navak_ 3 года назад
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.
@whitneywoodward907
@whitneywoodward907 3 года назад
thanks for sharing that. I thought it was just German :)
@LegalShield3000
@LegalShield3000 3 года назад
I would not have known that the second song was Latin. Being multi lingual is common in Europe.
@MrDirty-vz7cs
@MrDirty-vz7cs 3 года назад
Snow starts crying. US: [insert steroid spongebob here]
@santiagocortez9554
@santiagocortez9554 3 года назад
I'm in tears aswell
@bigjames02
@bigjames02 3 года назад
@@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.
@MagnarTheSwole
@MagnarTheSwole Год назад
I watch this movie every December. Highly recommend.
@lawman977
@lawman977 Год назад
I think when he grabs the tree and all the bagpipes start playing in synch is where the real tears come out. Soo good
@kakarotlifted7302
@kakarotlifted7302 4 года назад
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.
@dies200
@dies200 4 года назад
One shout could have ended this all.
@quarreneverett4767
@quarreneverett4767 4 года назад
@@dies200 just like a bone-a-fied DMZ
@tomorbataar5922
@tomorbataar5922 4 года назад
I for one would never shoot a guy with a christmas tree in his hand.
@jaxmorris973
@jaxmorris973 4 года назад
Kakarot Lifted he was a nazi
@iminsecurebut1215
@iminsecurebut1215 4 года назад
@@jaxmorris973 WW1 he wasnt.
@miguelgalarion3285
@miguelgalarion3285 4 года назад
France: Must be a trap of some sort Also France: *DaMn We WeReN’t InViTeD*
@iliasszennati173
@iliasszennati173 3 года назад
Also France : SEND IN THE MORROCAN TROOPS FROM THE COLONIES Morrocans : what is this chritmas *opens fire*
@fellspawn7927
@fellspawn7927 3 года назад
Iliass Zennati Moroccans never fought in the frontlines
@iliasszennati173
@iliasszennati173 3 года назад
@@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
@uwumaster9512
@uwumaster9512 3 года назад
Well the Christmas trees could have been hiding machine guns to lure the french out
@unknownentity8256
@unknownentity8256 3 года назад
😂 😂
@truthsurgeon6401
@truthsurgeon6401 Год назад
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 .
@DripHirohito
@DripHirohito Год назад
The first german singer to make peace with alot off enemy soldier,Respect 👍👍👍🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪♥️♥️♥️♥️
@EvoSwatch
@EvoSwatch 4 года назад
Nestor then headed to a nearby Machine gun, and killed everyone. Plot twist, it wasnt Nestor, or Felix, it was Ivan.
@stonks6616
@stonks6616 4 года назад
That Person wow
@filipgawronski4364
@filipgawronski4364 4 года назад
Yeah and You know that Russia was British and French ally during this war?
@petervarga7913
@petervarga7913 4 года назад
That Person 😆😆😆
@iheadbuttwindows
@iheadbuttwindows 4 года назад
*ussr anthem plays*
@zachmercer1065
@zachmercer1065 4 года назад
Should have known it would be USSR sleeper agent...
@tightywhitey9779
@tightywhitey9779 Год назад
This truly is one of the greatest moments of the 20th century
@budwilliams5667
@budwilliams5667 Год назад
The saddest part about the truce was the next day they had to fight each other and that's just heart breaking
@osirisjohnson5165
@osirisjohnson5165 Год назад
They didn’t they got sent to different fronts
@noahniskala
@noahniskala 10 месяцев назад
@@osirisjohnson5165 thank god
@punchingfurries
@punchingfurries 3 года назад
Don’t know how anyone could hate a holiday that has literally brought people together in the darkest moments in human history
@GGIC.
@GGIC. 3 года назад
That is precisely why they hate it.
@JohnDoe-oh2st
@JohnDoe-oh2st 3 года назад
I mean the same people who hate Christmas denied Christ and his message for centuries so take a guess
@rustomkanishka
@rustomkanishka 3 года назад
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.
@mooshie8334
@mooshie8334 3 года назад
@@JohnDoe-oh2st facts brotha
@JohnDoe-oh2st
@JohnDoe-oh2st 3 года назад
@@rustomkanishka who says i was talking about atheists?
@PonzooonTheGreat
@PonzooonTheGreat 6 лет назад
Many if those men would not see Christmas of 1915...
@ghostyboi9186
@ghostyboi9186 6 лет назад
yes we all watch EH
@alem9477
@alem9477 4 года назад
the seminal tragedy has begun....
@mointz
@mointz 4 года назад
*EH theme plays obnoxiously loud*
@adig.7212
@adig.7212 4 года назад
None of those would be able to. Sentry’s were trained to shoot at all who attempted a ceasefire. Unfortunately, this would be the only like ceasefire in the Great War.
@joseywilds3133
@joseywilds3133 4 года назад
Nor would they see the Christmas of 2020!
@rustyshackleford1908
@rustyshackleford1908 Год назад
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.
@itwasalwaysme8577
@itwasalwaysme8577 Год назад
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.
@christianlindemann4907
@christianlindemann4907 2 года назад
For those who don't know, this event was considered one of the greatest demonstrations of human kindness of the 20th century.
@christianlindemann4907
@christianlindemann4907 2 года назад
Pardon for my bad english, I'm from Brazil, and hear we just speach Portuguese
@imsorryyoutube6774
@imsorryyoutube6774 2 года назад
@@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.
@yesman350
@yesman350 2 года назад
@@christianlindemann4907 language is not needed to see the beauty of brotherhood my friend
@GrandLordGeek
@GrandLordGeek 2 года назад
And then their officers forced them to go back to killing each other
@vladdracul5072
@vladdracul5072 2 года назад
@@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.
@mr.bombastic413
@mr.bombastic413 3 года назад
“Sir! The scotts are...singing” “Hans... *get the harmonica* “
@LegalShield3000
@LegalShield3000 3 года назад
Is that the characters name? Hansen is a pretty generic name for a European man.
@mr.bombastic413
@mr.bombastic413 3 года назад
I don’t think it’s the characters name. I just looked for a common name like that
@Jjshort
@Jjshort 3 года назад
*harm*onica
@gunnervrog
@gunnervrog 3 года назад
Hans! Get th- The luger? No Hans! Get me the harmonica!
@gunnervrog
@gunnervrog 3 года назад
@C.F.P.N Hans bring ze luger thank you!
@tom4150
@tom4150 Год назад
Music is universal. The French soldier saluting the German officer is awesome. That man voice is awesome.
@GeorgIV-ek2wq
@GeorgIV-ek2wq Год назад
This brought me so close to tears I can’t even tell you all. Goosebumps…
@kyledumangas6970
@kyledumangas6970 3 года назад
France: It’s Nestor Germany: No it’s Felix Me: Shut up and just call it Netflix.
@davidparker.2227
@davidparker.2227 3 года назад
This comment deserves an award. Glad I'm the first person to say it.
@chairmanxina2338
@chairmanxina2338 3 года назад
Ok
@chairmanxina2338
@chairmanxina2338 3 года назад
Nice
@bookreader2832
@bookreader2832 3 года назад
Hahaha lol 😂
@danielwoods3896
@danielwoods3896 3 года назад
@@davidparker.2227 Someone else said it 8 months ago tho
@DertyMike
@DertyMike 2 года назад
The moment you realize the man you are fighting is not the enemy, the man that sent you there is.
@fyrestorme
@fyrestorme 2 года назад
You're right about who is not the enemy. You're wrong about who the enemy is.
@Mrx.123
@Mrx.123 2 года назад
@@fyrestorme no he s right..
@spiired6469
@spiired6469 2 года назад
@@Mrx.123 he is absolutely right. Why does murder become justified when the president or chancellor or who ever is leading the country thinks it is. Still murder when humans die. No one deserves to die because of someone else’s believe.
@thewolfPrince
@thewolfPrince 2 года назад
"The Bayonet is a weapon with a worker at both ends"
@themachine9000
@themachine9000 2 года назад
@@spiired6469death and war are inevitable for the sake of the many we must sacrifice the few willing to give there lives.
@walterhelm8186
@walterhelm8186 Год назад
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.
@flargarbason1740
@flargarbason1740 Год назад
Unfortunately, they couldn’t stop completely as that would be treason/desertion. A temporary cease fire is the best they could do.
@Dimmsy
@Dimmsy 10 месяцев назад
This is a testimony that music and love can unite everyone despite our differences and beliefs.
@StealthyDead
@StealthyDead 2 года назад
"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.
@haloinfiniteisagoodgame1163
@haloinfiniteisagoodgame1163 2 года назад
the worst part is they did get criticized for it, and they were banned from doing it in the later years
@klonowskierklartrohrleitun4241
@klonowskierklartrohrleitun4241 2 года назад
@@haloinfiniteisagoodgame1163 Sad but true.
@carloschristanio4709
@carloschristanio4709 2 года назад
Officer corp: wanna bet
@dorothyjayne6725
@dorothyjayne6725 2 года назад
literally not right though
@benhaney9629
@benhaney9629 2 года назад
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...
@topiash7693
@topiash7693 4 года назад
Real story: When they went back to trenches after christmas they didn't want to fight so they got replaced by New soldiers.
@bigbirdloc8819
@bigbirdloc8819 4 года назад
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.
@amjadahadi2395
@amjadahadi2395 4 года назад
@@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.
@Etorate_
@Etorate_ 4 года назад
@@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 :(
@bigbirdloc8819
@bigbirdloc8819 4 года назад
Can I get a link?
@aaronweers8697
@aaronweers8697 4 года назад
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.
@helenmcconnell643
@helenmcconnell643 Год назад
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.
@RicardoHipper
@RicardoHipper Год назад
It's really amazing that something that sounds like from a romantic children's book actually happened in real history.
@bradenvester4308
@bradenvester4308 3 года назад
This is unbelievably heart warming.... But at the same time, this is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen.
@coffeech.1838
@coffeech.1838 3 года назад
Knowing they will kill the men they just spent a night with
@botelladeaguamediollena4885
@botelladeaguamediollena4885 3 года назад
@@coffeech.1838 apparently the troops had to be changed because they didn’t want to kill each other after Christmas was over
@Isildun9
@Isildun9 3 года назад
Especially sad since we can just about guarantee that most, if not all of these men, on both sides, would never see another Christmas.
@onelusciouslad7841
@onelusciouslad7841 3 года назад
@@botelladeaguamediollena4885 OH please be real, this makes the story much more wholesome
@pingpong6850
@pingpong6850 3 года назад
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
@killakanzgaming
@killakanzgaming 3 года назад
I remember one night, back in early 2007, I was in Iraq with the 7th Scots. On this tour, rocket and mortar attacks on the COB just outside Basrah were almost a nightly event. One particular night we were getting it really bad... It was one of those nights where the insurgents would fire off a few rounds, relocate to dodge the counterfire, then 15-20 minutes later they'd fire off a few more, rinse repeat... This particular night it had been going on for a couple of hours, I was sitting in a corner of the shelter, just trying to get some sleep since I hadn't had a lot of sleep that week... Which isn't easy with armor and helmet on and mortars dropping outside every few minutes... To say we were in a miserable place is kind of an understatement, but then I heard the pipes. Someone in a nearby shelter just started playing them. I spent the next hour or so just sitting in a dark sandbag shelter, listening to bagpipe music between sporadic mortars exploding until we finally got the all clear... It was probably one of the most surreal nights of my life. A memory that will stick with me forever.
@Vamp-6
@Vamp-6 2 года назад
Did you ever wonder if the insurgents heard the music too?
@OdysseyK
@OdysseyK 2 года назад
@@Vamp-6 They probably wouldn't care even if they did.
@Vamp-6
@Vamp-6 2 года назад
@@OdysseyK I know. Still just curious.
@killakanzgaming
@killakanzgaming 2 года назад
@@Vamp-6 I think they were probably too far away
@Vamp-6
@Vamp-6 2 года назад
@@killakanzgaming I see. Thanks for your service. I know that probably doesnt mean much but I do mean it.
@beakittelscherz5419
@beakittelscherz5419 Год назад
I went to Dunkerken when I was 17, in summer of 83 . On a bike tour crossing it on my way to Calais, catching the ferry to Dover. I went into the Monument-Museum and was gobsmacked what I saw on the Photos. Immediately I understood the tense "Hello" around me as I checked in on a Campside nearby before. Meeting a bunch of Dutch elderly people, - when they heard I was German. My English wasn't very good back then... Anyway: Like an idiot I walked into the Museum and realized that I knew a whole lot of stuff about Hitler and WWII, but very little about the first War, and where it really took place. I mean the actual ground, the area... Since then, I never went to a place outside my Country without inform myself beforehand. I never forgot how ashamed I felt about how ignorant I cycled litteraly through Europe's History without even recognize where I am and what it meant back then and right now. I also understood that my mother never left the place or City or area where we grown up. And I didn't want that for me. It was the first trip I did. And it was a big motivator to learn English, get informed. So leaving home and going abroad is very important, bc. You can't see from the outside how it looks when you never leave the circle of common, familiar Ground.... Go out there people. Learn a Language. Don't sit at home your whole life😎😎
@stephenboulanger7084
@stephenboulanger7084 Год назад
Probably the most important, meaningfull xmas ever
@clasic36
@clasic36 2 года назад
I’m 76 years old and remember one of my grade school teachers tell us about this. The story she told was that her father was a witness to this event.
@romanl2608
@romanl2608 2 года назад
Yes i was there.....
@DasKloputzer
@DasKloputzer 2 года назад
k ron whatever
@hubbadubba7889
@hubbadubba7889 2 года назад
@@romanl2608 me too!!!!!!!1!!!!11!!!!
@Lux-ol6qq
@Lux-ol6qq 2 года назад
@@DasKloputzer why are u so hatefull
@spiired6469
@spiired6469 2 года назад
Must be incredible to experience that. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏻
@thegoods1r694
@thegoods1r694 3 года назад
Behind every gun, and every combatant, there is a human being.
@Jackschwent
@Jackschwent 3 года назад
No shit
@Jackschwent
@Jackschwent 3 года назад
Get some sleep, you gotta go to clown school tomorrow
@thegoods1r694
@thegoods1r694 3 года назад
It takes one to know one then, good sir. Clown school is awfully intensive. are you sure you should be drunk at this time?
@eoin_gallagher1576
@eoin_gallagher1576 3 года назад
@@Jackschwent why are u being a dick
@stegsatrop
@stegsatrop 3 года назад
BF1?
@micazu93
@micazu93 Год назад
i was once told by my old teacher once a story like this during ww1 i never thought that it was true til i stumble with this clip. it was just amazing and there is another story she told that there was a french family having german soldiers together with their french foes spend the night eve together in the same house sharing songs from their motherland telling about christmas...wether its fictional or historically correct, nobody can tell but the story will definitely blow your mind how this almost impossible and how unthinkable it is to happen in the middle of unrelenting tension of war.
@umute1653
@umute1653 9 месяцев назад
I hear the mountain birds The sound of rivers singing A song I’ve often heard It flows through me now So clear and so loud I stand where I am And forever I’m dreaming of home I feel so alone, I’m dreaming of home It’s carried in the air The breeze of early morning I see the land so fair My heart opens wide There’s sadness inside I stand where I am And forever I’m dreaming of home I feel so alone, I’m dreaming of home This is no foreign sky I see no foreign light But far away am I From some peaceful land I’m longing to stand A hand in my hand … forever I’m dreaming of home I feel so alone, I’m dreaming of home.
@Ghostlver5
@Ghostlver5 3 года назад
“This is not the Berlin Opera” “You’re right, it’s better than Berlin” Such a beautiful reenactment of this miracle of an event of history, showing that we are all human
@lanceelamparo1757
@lanceelamparo1757 3 года назад
It's like some people would actually regret having WWI as a real thing compared to people in WWII.
@MCshadr217
@MCshadr217 3 года назад
@@lanceelamparo1757 Eh. Charisma from leaders and not having the opportunity to have a ceasefire does that. Remember, they were all told propaganda about one another to ensure they would fight for what they believed was right (Germany felt it was unfair the British and so many others had empires and glory days, whilst they were always killed due to them, so wanted their own empire). Also difference in tech. Communication was much harder during ww1.
@Corindon
@Corindon 3 года назад
Little did he know the Reptilians took over the goverments in our backs...
@Corindon
@Corindon 3 года назад
Little did he know the Reptilians took over the goverments in our backs...
@wilmerbesitan1200
@wilmerbesitan1200 3 года назад
Nicolas Renaud I agree with you
@mrwoosh5181
@mrwoosh5181 4 года назад
Germans: Get down!! French: it’s a trap!! Scottish: I Cannae see
@troyscribner4342
@troyscribner4342 4 года назад
I know right, it’s beautiful
@michaelmullen3923
@michaelmullen3923 4 года назад
"Ah fock a cannae see fur shit"
@ajax54
@ajax54 4 года назад
@@michaelmullen3923 shet*
@thestig560
@thestig560 4 года назад
Mr Woosh you meant “geet daun!”
@michaelmullen3923
@michaelmullen3923 4 года назад
@@ajax54 Idk what accent you're on about but I definitely don't pronunce shit like "shet"
@donwon7592
@donwon7592 Год назад
Eager for the day politicians fight their own wars.
@VinylSebas
@VinylSebas Год назад
When the Scott and German do the second song together I get the biggest grin on my face. Complete reflex.
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