Trench Life
Life in the trenches was...
terrible.
The men exchanged what with the soldiers from the other side during the Christmas truce?
Food, buttons, badges, cigars, beer, cigarettes, coffee, jam, coffee, nuts sausages, newspapers and chocolate.
What did the soldiers do instead of shoot directly at the German soldiers?
The shot above them so they would not kill their new friends.
Which country helped end the war by providing much-needed supplies and troops?
What were some of the terrible things men had to deal with in the trenches?
Rats, lice, fleas, disease, mud, flies, hot/cold temps.
German soldiers put these up along there trenches for the British and French to look at.
Christmas trees
What would happen if the soldiers were found to be fraternizing with the enemy soldiers?
They were court martialed
True or False: the Christmas truce of 1914 happened again on such a large scale in later years of WWI.
False
The trenches were how wide on average?
4 feet
What stopped happening on Christmas Eve?
They stopped shooting at each other/fighting. There was a truce.
What did the commanders order to stop the fraternizing?
Large raids
What country was worried about Germany's naval presence?
Great Britain
What did German soldiers receive during Christmas that had candles on them?
Pine trees
What's one Christmas sing the soldiers sang to each other?
Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, The First Nowell, Adeste Fideles
What warning did men on both sides of No Man’s Land receive on Christmas Eve?
To be on their guard in case the enemy tried to attack.
What was the name the French called the German Soldiers?
The Boche
During the cold winters these body parts often froze.
Fingers and Toes
On Christmas day the soldiers did this? (something other than met in the middle and exchanged gifts/talked)
bury their dead and held funeral services.
How did the German soldiers make contact with the British and Belgian soldiers?
They waved across No Man's Land or held up signs to not shoot.
What was the name the British called the German soldiers?
The Huns