The Christmas season aroused nostalgia among the troops on the fronts. Apart from the congratulations in the form of a postcard or events such as that of the doctor Kurt Reuber, the German soldiers stationed in Stalingrad distributed a few leaflets in which they congratulated Christmas with a somewhat particular sense of humor.

“Christmas will not take place this year, for the following reasons: Joseph has been called up to the army, Mary has joined the Red Cross, the baby Jesus has been sent with other children to the field (to avoid the bombings), the three The Three Wise Men have not been able to obtain a visa as they lacked proof of Aryan origin; there will be no star because of a blackout; the shepherds have become sentinels and the angels are telephone operators. Only the donkey is left, and there cannot be Christmas with just one donkey.