Christmas during WWII

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During this festive season it’s time to look at how Christmas was celebrated during the darkest era of mankind.

It’s amazing that at the height of the war the all time best selling Christmas song was first released. From the movie ‘Holiday Inn’ White Christmas

Below are some pictures of Christmas celebrations during WWII

Christmas Dinner

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German Christmas

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The Allied troops

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Christmas relief the army as Santa

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Christmas Greetings

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Santa Claus

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Published by dirkdeklein

People call me a historian, but I am not, I do however, have a keen interest in History and particularly the human side of the Holocaust and World War 2. Other then that I love music and movies.

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  1. dirkdeklein says:
    December 24, 2021 at 12:29 pm

    Reblogged this on History of Sorts.

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