December 25, 1914.<br />The Christmas Truce of 1914 came only five months after the outbreak of war in Europe.<br />It was one of the last examples of the outdated notion of chivalry between enemies in warfare.<br />Just after dawn on Christmas day, German troops emerged unarmed from their trenches singing Christmas carols.<br />They crossed no man's land, calling out “Merry Christmas” in their enemies’ native tongues.<br />The soldiers exchanged gifts of cigarettes and plum pudding with each other.<br />There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides playing a good-natured game of soccer.
