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Christmas in Wittlich 1918 by the 343rd Field Artillery
In Wittlich Germany the 343rd Field Artillery, 90th Division, decamped from Stenay to occupy the Rhineland. Soldiers traded gun drill for village sympathy, shared meals with German families, and on Christmas Eve heard carols under a full moon. A Christmas tree and gifts arrived as German children watched, and a moral moment emerged when candy was given to local youngsters rather than retained by the troops.
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Gillespie County
90Th
Berncaster- Wittlich
Mosel
343Rd Field Artillery
Luxemburg-Germany
Dickman
Rhine
Stenay
France
Berncastle
Moselle
343Rd
Army of Occupation
Rhineland
United States
Germany
Kleine Dorf
Wittlich
C Battery
C. Battery
G. I
Platz
Ce Battery