The soldiers of the two armies were like each other. Below are some instances from the story to prove this:

• The two armies also celebrated Christmas.
• The two armies exchanged food with each other during frequent activities such as smoking, laughing, talking, taking wine, and eating.
• They had a football match and concluded that aggression and disputes could be settled through a football match
• They concurred on what was wrong with war and desired peace.
• They exchanged carols and wished to meet the families again.