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title: Autograph, Christmas Truce
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19770/autograph-christmas-truce/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-12-10
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# Autograph, Christmas Truce
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19770.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of an autograph taken during [the Christmas Truce](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Christmas_Truce/) of 1914 on the Western Front during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). The autograph was taken by David H. W. Smith, 1st Battalion London Rifle Brigade. (Imperial War Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2024, December 10). Autograph, Christmas Truce. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Autograph, Christmas Truce." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 10, 2024. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Autograph, Christmas Truce." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Dec 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205062495) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 December 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.