Christmas truce

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:activity exchanging gifts
singing carols
burying the dead
playing football
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:football
books
films
memorials
songs
gptkbp:date December 24, 1914
December 25, 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christmas truce
gptkbp:location gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:nature unofficial ceasefire
gptkbp:notableFor spontaneous fraternization
temporary peace
exchange of food and souvenirs
football match between enemies
joint burial ceremonies
letters and diaries describing the event
not repeated on the same scale in later years
rare event in modern warfare
singing of Christmas carols in multiple languages
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:participants gptkb:French_Resistance
British soldiers
German soldiers
gptkbp:relatedTo trench warfare
World War I Christmas
gptkbp:significance symbol of peace
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Europe,_1914
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5