December 28, 1916

Christmas on the Somme

Weihnachten an der Somme

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Coordinates 50.1751787859427, 3.0030483257349845

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On the Somme, 28 December 1916 "Dear Mum! Dad and Lothar were both with me for Christmas Eve. - It was a memorable celebration. A Christmas like that in the field is more fun than you might think at home. Our celebration consisted only of a Christmas tree and a very good meal. Lothar made his first solo flight the following day. The first launch is a similar event. Yesterday I shot down my fifteenth Englishman after making a double two days before Christmas, No. 13 and 14. Your obedient son Manfred."

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