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Welsh and German Troops recreate Christmas Truce

Almost 100 years since the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, Welsh and German troops have been recreating the episode at the site on the Western Front where it happened.

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Welsh and German troops playing football in recreation of Christmas Truce

Welsh and German troops have gathered together in France today to play a football match, recreating the famous Christmas Truce match of 1914.

A team from the Royal Welsh Fusiliers are currently taking on a German army staff side at Frelinghien in northern France.

The German team led 1-0 at half time from a penalty. Credit: ITV Wales News
Miles Stockwell and Joachim Freiherr Von Sinner, the grandsons of WWI combatants, swap gifts at half time Credit: ITV Wales News

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