Watch: 1914 Christmas truce commemorated with London street art
Centenary of World War One's 1914 Christmas truce is remembered with two pieces of street art in London and Berlin
The Christmas truce between British and German forces during World War One is being commemorated in the form of street art in London and Berlin.
Artwork completed this week at Great Eastern Street's Shoreditch Art Wall illustrates the unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front in Flanders Fields around Christmas 1914. Berlin also has a display at the city's Potsdamer Platz.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, nearly 100 years ago, military from both sides met in "no man's land" to play football and sing carols with each other.
Andrew Daines, Director of VISITFLANDERS UK and Ireland said: “We hope that through these artworks, visitors and locals in London and Berlin will take a moment to reflect, to remember and to learn from this monumental period in history.”
The artwork will be on display until December 26.
Graffiti artist makes his contribution to the street art in Shoreditch. Credit: VisitFlanders
And a great place to go for information:
CBBC Newsround - 100 years on from the 1914 Christmas Truce
For lots more info:
Christmas truce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And a statue has just been unveiled in Liverpool:
For lots more info:
Christmas truce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And a statue has just been unveiled in Liverpool:
BBC News - Christmas truce football statue unveiled in Liverpool
Sculpture named All Together Now symbolising 1914 Christmas Day truce unveiled at Liverpool's Bombed Out Church - Liverpool Echo
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