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15 Facts About How the Christmas Truce REALLY Went Down

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7. Officers Often Disapproved

7. Officers Often Disapproved
Military leadership discouraged wartime truces, enforcing stricter discipline during later Christmases.

While some officers participated, official military command on both sides frowned on truces, viewing them as undermining discipline. Subsequent Christmases saw stricter enforcement. However, this wasn’t entirely necessary because there was greater resentment between both sides by this point. (via The Guardian).

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