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German soldiers Name: Bob

Diary Entry #1:

Dear diary

On December 25th 1914 some soldiers in my troop and I decided to leave our weapons behind and go visit our enemies the French and English. When we got to their trenches we said Merry Christmas to them in their languages. They had their guns aimed at us for a while but, soon they where convinced we were serious. It was the best day I had in the war so far. We did many fun things that day. For example we shared food and drinks, sang songs and we even played soccer! Unfortunately the war had continued the day after that and many long weeks after that.

Diary Entry #2: Dear Diary,

There are many casualties for the Germans. A lot of people are dying. Last week my friend Paul died in the battle of Liege. He is has a higher rank than me. My troop is still waiting for the battle results. My troop predicts that there will be a lot of casualties. I don’t know what I will do if I die in the war. My family will be devastated especially my parents. After the war I plan on going back to work in the factory.

Diary Entry #3: Dear Diary,

We have received news about the battle of liege. When we heard the news my troop was very disappointed. The Germans had not advanced as fast as we wanted them to. My troop hopes that we do better in the war and that our fighting improves. My troop and I are average fighters but we fight strong and try our best to win all battles we fight in. I hope we receive more news about how other troops are doing soon. Now it is time to dig more trenches.



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