Real Time History

Season 2021, Episode 28

Episode Title: How Soldiers and Civilians Celebrated Christmas During the Franco-Prussian War 1870

Air Date: 2021-12-23

Overview:

Christmas 1870 reminded the German and French alike that the Franco-Prussian War was going on for far too long. Soldiers and civilians on both sides tried to make the best of the situation but the grim nature of the last weeks of fighting and the ongoing Siege of Paris made this a memorable Christmas for all the wrong reason.