Chapter 157
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December 24, 1940.
As 1940 drew to a close, it was now Christmas Eve.
The Allied Powers had agreed to a Christmas Truce with France and the Soviet Union, lasting from the 24th to the 26th.
For France and the Soviet Union, who had lost air superiority, it was a welcome, if brief, liberation from artillery and bombing, and the time was too short for any large-scale resupply.
The Allied Forces, exhausted from the long war, could also enjoy a sweet rest, at least in shifts. Honestly, I expected Stalin's side to refuse, but surprisingly, they accepted immediately.
Could it be that the Soviet Union was also facing issues with its war effort due to its hasty mobilization? I hope this isn't just my own wishful thinking…
In any case, unlike the tragic one from the original history, the World War II of this world was able to replicate the Christmas Truce from the first year of World War I.
It was a grace period for both sides before Manstein could launch his planned Western Front offensive, Operation Winter Storm.