The Great War: Christmas Truce (WWI Documentary) WWI began in August 1914, and by December all thoughts of quick victory had faded. Fighting was most fierce in a thin strip of land called the Western Front. Initially, everyone believed that this war would be over by Christmas, but on Christmas Eve 1914, soldiers were still facing each other in France, Belgium, ... The Christmas Truce of 1914 December 24th, 1914 Ploegsteert Wood, Warneton, Hainaut, Flanders Region, Belgium only 8.6 miles from the

132K views · 1.7K reactions | Hugo takes part in UEFA's short documentary film to commemorate the Christmas truce during World War One. #FootballRemembers | Tottenham Hotspur | Facebook