Czech soldiers’ stories of their Christmas experiences in the First World War have been told in a special programme broadcast on Radio Prague.
It drew on their first-hand accounts – in letters, journals and memoirs provided by descendants.
The Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia formed part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until its break-up in 1918 and the creation of the new state of Czechoslovakia.
More than a million Czechs fought in the Great War, serving not only in the Austro-Hungarian Army but also as volunteers on the side of the Allied powers, notably in Russia.
Visit the Radio Prague website to listen to the programme and read a transcript.
Posted by CN Deputy Editor