File:Illustrated London News - Christmas Truce 1914.jpg

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Description	The Illustrated London News's illustration of the Christmas Truce: "British and German Soldiers Arm-in-Arm Exchanging Headgear: A Christmas Truce between Opposing Trenches" The subcaption reads "Saxons and Anglo-Saxons fraternising on the field of battle at the season of peace and goodwill: Officers and men from the German and British trenches meet and greet one another—A German officer photographing a group of foes and friends." [1]
Source	The Guardian [2] / [3] Originally published in The Illustrated London News, January 9, 1915.
Date	1914/5
Author	A. C. Michael (Arthur Cadwgan Michael, 1881‒1965)
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Headline	Christmas Truce 1914, as seen by the Illustrated London News.
Credit/Provider	Photograph: Alamy
Source	Alamy
Copyright holder	Alamy
Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
Vertical resolution	72 dpi
Color space	sRGB
Software used	GNM Image Uploader
Original transmission location code	A9YRH8
IIM version	4