The Christmas Truce 2014

On the occasion of the centennial of the first Christmas Truce, the event where British and German soldiers of the King and Kaiser put down their arms and joined in football games and general merry making in No Man’s Land on Dec.25 1914, German and UK troops assigned to ISAF in Afghanistan met once again in team combat for a rematch.

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No word on the final score.

It should prove interesting to see the context of the next game in 2114.

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