who was involved in the christmas truce

Many of the soldiers in World War I were very young men, some just teenagers. They had been recruited to fight in a war that they did not fully understand, and they were often sent into the trenches where the conditions were terrible and the fighting was fierce. When Christmas Day came around, many of the soldiers on both sides of the war began to lay down their arms and call for a truce. They began to exchange gifts and food, and even played games together. It was a moment of peace in the middle of a terrible war.