The 1914 Christmas Truce
Talk by Dr. John Sutton. The unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914, is justly famous. British and German soldiers disobeyed orders, unilaterally called a ceasefire, meeting in no-man’s land. The talk focuses on the Leicestershire Regiment including the personal story of an ancestor who was killed on that Christmas Day.
Admission
Free event, booking essential, to book please call 0116 225 4980.
Website
www.visitleicester.info/firstworldwar
Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//em000063?id=EVENT509342
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