Happy Christmas to all readers!
However, 25 December 1914 was just another day of the war at sea for many British and German sailors.
It is well known that a Truce took place on parts of the Western Front on 25 December 1914, although it was by no means universal: the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website lists 149 men who died that day, of whom 57 are commemorated in France and 22 in Belgium. Some would have died of illness or accident and others of wounds suffered earlier, but the day was not free of combat.
A major operation that did take place that day was the Cuxhaven Raid, when British seaplanes attempted to attack a German airship base in the first ever combined air and sea strike. Many sailors spent Christmas Day at sea.
The Royal Flying Corps was formed in 1912, consisting initially of a Military Wing, a…
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Thanks for the reblog.
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Something of a show of bravado with little military success. At least they all survived, which is more than can be said for many pilots later in the war.
Not a great way to spend Christmas Day, that’s for sure!
Best wishes, and Merry Christmas. Pete.
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