Christmas Truce in Plugstreet Wood
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Christmas Truce in Plugstreet Wood

World War Christmas truce memorial in Plugstreet

The British army ruled Ploegsteert woods throughout World War I, except from April to September 1918, when the German army held Ploegsteert for six months.

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