Fritz Vincken reportedly witnessed the Christmas Eve truce of 1944 as a child.
Sources
- Christmas Eve truce of 1944 (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/christmas-eve-1944-brief-moment-peace-battlefield/ (abmc.gov)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/12/24/christmas-eve-truce-1944/ (washingtonpost.com)
- https://battleofthebulge.org/2023/09/12/a-bulge-christmas-truce/ (battleofthebulge.org)
- http://ba-ez.org/educatn/lc/oralhist/vincken.htm (ba-ez.org)
- https://mysterytribune.com/fritz-vincken-a-christmas-story-from-the-files-of-unsolved-mysteries/ (mysterytribune.com)
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