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Clockworkhigh · 06-30-2009, 05:07 PM

Okay I am not sure how old this one is but I have always found it to be a warm episode.

During Christmas of 1944 there were 2-3 American soldiers in Germany that had lost their way. They found shelter at a hospitable home. The mother and a couple children. She invited the Americans to stay for Christmas dinner. Coincidentally some German soldiers came by the same house. They were seeking some shelter as well. The mother invited them to stay for dinner as well but "only if you accept our guests."

They entered and both groups of soldiers were on guard and prepared for a fight. The mother stood in between them and said there would be no fighting in this house, it's Christmas! They were peaceful.

So they all sat for dinner and ate. Prior to the meal they said grace, and the mother prayed for the war to stop. One of the children of the home remembers seeing tears stream down the faces of the soldiers, even the Germans. After dinner both groups of soldiers went on their seperate ways. The Germans even gave the Americans directions!

The bottom line is one of the children of that house remembers that fondly. He wanted to reunite with the American soldiers (even though he was German, lol). He does end up meeting the veteran in a nursing home. A touching story eh? Do you have goosebumps too?

But anyways, what is the name of this segment? Where can I find it on Youtube, or wherever?

Oldschooler81 · 06-30-2009, 06:40 PM

Wow, I just watched this one as I've been organizing all my segments onto DVDs from tons of scattered vhs tapes - I liked it too, it's an unusual story (even for back then) but pretty heartwarming nonetheless.

The guy's name is Fritz who was a kid back then (I'll check it again 'cause I forget his last name) and the American soldier he found was Ralph Blanc. The update from 1996 said Blanc was "76 years old and in fragile health", so I'm thinking he's probably since died.

But I'm glad they got to have the reunion at least then.

justins5256 · 06-30-2009, 06:56 PM

I think you might be able to purchase this one on one of the First Look collections. I believe it was called "Fritz and the Soldiers".

Arnold_OldSchool · 07-05-2009, 08:05 PM

I believe there to be a movie about this as well...

"A Winter Quiet " or somesuch

06-30-2009, 05:07 PM	#1
Clockworkhigh Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 604	The WWII episode Okay I am not sure how old this one is but I have always found it to be a warm episode. During Christmas of 1944 there were 2-3 American soldiers in Germany that had lost their way. They found shelter at a hospitable home. The mother and a couple children. She invited the Americans to stay for Christmas dinner. Coincidentally some German soldiers came by the same house. They were seeking some shelter as well. The mother invited them to stay for dinner as well but "only if you accept our guests." They entered and both groups of soldiers were on guard and prepared for a fight. The mother stood in between them and said there would be no fighting in this house, it's Christmas! They were peaceful. So they all sat for dinner and ate. Prior to the meal they said grace, and the mother prayed for the war to stop. One of the children of the home remembers seeing tears stream down the faces of the soldiers, even the Germans. After dinner both groups of soldiers went on their seperate ways. The Germans even gave the Americans directions! The bottom line is one of the children of that house remembers that fondly. He wanted to reunite with the American soldiers (even though he was German, lol). He does end up meeting the veteran in a nursing home. A touching story eh? Do you have goosebumps too? But anyways, what is the name of this segment? Where can I find it on Youtube, or wherever?

06-30-2009, 06:40 PM	#2
Oldschooler81 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 03, 2009 Location: Northern CA Posts: 457	Wow, I just watched this one as I've been organizing all my segments onto DVDs from tons of scattered vhs tapes - I liked it too, it's an unusual story (even for back then) but pretty heartwarming nonetheless. The guy's name is Fritz who was a kid back then (I'll check it again 'cause I forget his last name) and the American soldier he found was Ralph Blanc. The update from 1996 said Blanc was "76 years old and in fragile health", so I'm thinking he's probably since died. But I'm glad they got to have the reunion at least then.

06-30-2009, 06:56 PM	#3
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	I think you might be able to purchase this one on one of the First Look collections. I believe it was called "Fritz and the Soldiers".

07-05-2009, 08:05 PM	#4
Arnold_OldSchool Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 681	I believe there to be a movie about this as well... "A Winter Quiet " or somesuch