France.
Christmas.
New Year presents to soldiers and officers are unloaded from the cars.
Radio receivers and gramophones are a gift from the French government, and footballs are from the British.
Give gifts to soldiers.
Preparation for the holiday in the military unit: cooking sausages, bread baking.
Delivery of parcels in a part.
The soldiers open parcels.
Holiday dinner.
The fir-tree.
Concert of soldiers' initiative.
Children are visiting soldiers
Key words
France, World War 2, the festivities, the soldiers, the concert, the children
France, World War 2, the church, soldiers, weapons, artillery
France.
Christmas service in the army church.
Duty soldiers on their posts.
Bypassing combat positions.
Anxiety.
Machine gun and artillery fire from both sides.
Delivery of shells to guns.
Preparation for the battle of long-range guns.
Shooting from long-range guns.