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Memorial Christmas Truce 1914 UEFA
In this neighbourhood on Christmas 1914, British and German soldiers came out of the trenches to fraternize and play football in no-man's land. The European football association UEFA unveiled this monument 100 years later.
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Source
- Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
- Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge
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