I have an idea for a new thread...

['Dale]

During the Christmas Truce of 1914, German and British soldiers play a game of soccer in the “no man’s land” between trenches.

 

How fascinating

Wow

[Slowbee]

The crew of Apollo 1 kick back while practicing water egress procedures in 1966.

 

where ?

[Lurch the stalker]

During the Christmas Truce of 1914, German and British soldiers play a game of soccer in the “no man’s land” between trenches.

 

 

Seen it before but always nice to see.

Shows you how 'civilized' it all used to be (Ok not quite as 'civilized' as the middle ages where they'd fight all day and then everybody would feast together afterwards), unlike the coward insurgent types you have now.

[Lurch the stalker]

where ?

In the pool

[Hairy]

How fascinating

Wow

many reports of interaction between German and allied forces during cease fires .... they are/were just human after-all.

[Hairy]

where ?

http://collectspace.com/review/heng44_potw/70b_S66-56167.jpg

The three men in Apollo-1 spacesuits (see: Photo of the Week 70a) are engineers from the Landing and Recovery Division of the Manned Spacecraft Center. Left to right are Frank Janes, Paul Kruppenbacher and John Hirasaki (thanks to Sy Liebergot for identifying them). They were preparing for Apollo Block I water egress tests in October 1966. This photo shows the test in progress in a swimming pool at Ellington Air Force Base near MSC, using command module CM-007. Frogmen rescue an unconsious crewmember. A similar test was performed in the Gulf of Mexico to verify the seaworthiness and postlanding subsystems of the command module. For 48 hours the spacecraft drifted on rough seas, manned by test subjects Texas Ward, Louis DeWolf and Harry Clancy. In April 1968, with CM-007 upgraded to Block II status, another 48-hour test was manned by astronauts Jim Lovell, Stu Roosa and Charlie Duke.

Ed Hengeveld

[BarHugger]

where ?

The more disturbing question to ask...why is that capsule on a leash ?

[Lurch the stalker]

many reports of interaction between German and allied forces during cease fires .... they are/were just human after-all.

If this type of thing fascinates you, have a read of On Combat and On Killing by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.

[Fruity]

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[Slowbee]

During the Christmas Truce of 1914, German and British soldiers play a game of soccer in the “no man’s land” between trenches.

 

 

 

 

 

although on the interwebs there is some debate to the extent - but it is the thought that counts

[Ed-Zulu]

During the Christmas Truce of 1914, German and British soldiers play a game of soccer in the “no man’s land” between trenches.

 

 

Interesting thing about it, the British Government hated the message and was so against it that they started banning pictures and stories of this nature in news papers during the war.

 

They thought it bad for soldiers morale. It was only long after the war where the story of the Christmas Truce started being told. 

[Ed-Zulu]

The more disturbing question to ask...why is that capsule on a leash ?

To ensure total obedience!

[MTBeer]

During the Christmas Truce of 1914, German and British soldiers play a game of soccer in the “no man’s land” between trenches.

 

 

read somewhere that that photo is not of Brits and Germans, but only Brits. Will try to find it.

[MTBeer]

ok sorry, I was mistaken. Found this

 

http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce

[MTBeer]

although I think there is some doubt as to whether that particular photo is of Brits and Germans

[Tumbleweed]

although I think there is some doubt as to whether that particular photo is of Brits and Germans

 

And not the trenches...desert conflict maybe?