First World War Centenary News Archive

March 18, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Australia hosts international Gallipoli conference

Leading First World War historians mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings at a major international conference in Australia from March 18-20th 2015.

End Date: 20 Mar 2015

March 18, 2015 CN Editorial TeamAnniversaries

Centenary Anniversary: Allied naval assault on the Dardanelles

18th March 1915: An armada of British and French warships attempted to force its way through the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey.

March 19, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

New Zealand launches Gallipoli Centenary app

New Zealand has released a new computer app exploring the Gallipoli campaign as part of its Centenary commemorations.

March 19, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Turkey starts programme of events to mark Centenary of Gallipoli campaign

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads commemoration of Gallipoli campaign.

March 19, 2015 CN Editorial TeamUncategorized

New Zealand launches Gallipoli Centenary app

New Zealand has released a new computer app exploring the Gallipoli campaign as part of its Centenary commemorations.

March 19, 2015 CN Editorial TeamResources

New Zealand launches Gallipoli Centenary app

New Zealand has released a new computer app exploring the Gallipoli campaign as part of its Centenary commemorations.

March 20, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Faces of Conflict: Exeter exhibition explores impact of First World War on facial reconstructive surgery and art

Exeter museum hosts exhibition exploring facial reconstruction surgery and art in the wake of the First World War.

March 22, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Centenary lookahead – Ypres gas attack remembrance, April 2015

Commemorations marking the first large-scale chemical weapons attack in the Great War will take place in Belgium on April 22nd 2015, the 100th anniversary of the 2nd Battle of Ypres.

March 22, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

100 Years Ago Today: Russians capture fortress of Przemyśl

The Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemyl in Galicia (present-day Poland) fell to Russian forces on March 22nd 1915 after a siege lasting more than four months.

March 22, 2015 CN Editorial TeamAnniversaries

Centenary Anniversary: Russians capture fortress of Przemyśl

22nd March 1915: The Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemyl in Galicia (present-day Poland) fell to the Russians after a siege lasting more than four months.