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Respite

Behind the lines men could relax and forget about life on the front line. Games, singing and fraternising with the locals provided an opportunity to gain respite from the war. Meanwhile, even at the Front, religious festivals such as Easter and Christmas occasionally brought a break from the fighting with temporary truces observed by both sides in the conflict.

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