Beechhill Posted 21 December , 2016 Share Posted 21 December , 2016 (edited) I stumbled over this the other day. I've read about mutual "understandings" across No-mans-land, but on the hour and including artillery? Was this normal? "... den mærkværdige indretning kaldet ”sanitetspause”. Den varede fra 8 til 10 om formiddagen og var vist opstået ved en stiltiende overenskomst. Så tav artilleriet på begge sider, og de sårede kunne uden at blive beskudt blive bragt bagud over åbent terræn ledsaget af et Røde Kors flag." "... The strange contraption called 'Sanitetspause'. It lasted from 8 to 10 in the morning, and apparently came from a silent mutual agreement. Thus the artillery on both sides went silent, and the wounded could, accompanied by a Red Cross flag, be brought back across open land without coming under fire." http://denstorekrig1914-1918.dk/20-december-1916-mere-troestesloest-havde-fusilierne-endnu-ikke-set/ Edit: The story is from Dec. 1916. Edited 21 December , 2016 by Beechhill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loader Posted 21 December , 2016 Share Posted 21 December , 2016 Nice to know that now & then compassion & mercy took over even at the front. One can hope that among those whose lives were saved by this agreement went on to have productive lives & benefitted humanity in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 21 December , 2016 Share Posted 21 December , 2016 Is this an original work in Danish or a translation from another language? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechhill Posted 22 December , 2016 Author Share Posted 22 December , 2016 (edited) 55 minutes ago, SiegeGunner said: Is this an original work in Danish or a translation from another language? It's from a Danish source. The website usually borrows and quotes from published memories/diaries and war diaries related to Danes that served under a German flag, but this post seems more "processed" than most. BUT looking at the wording of my quote, I think it's to be considered as a primary source. I can contact the publisher for further information. /Dan Bonus: the website posts (and has posted) excerpts of letters, diaries etc. day by day from Danes "caught" in ww1 centenually (is that a word?). Well worth a visit if Google Translate lives up to its purpose. Edited 22 December , 2016 by Beechhill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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