First World War Centenary News Archive

July 30, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

First World War ‘sound mirrors’ restored on White Cliffs of Dover

Two First World War sound mirrors can now be seen on Engand’s Kent coast as part of a newly-opened National Trust site exploring Second World War tunnels.

July 31, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Tower of London poppies – first UK display venues announced

The Tower of London poppy sculptures will begin a First World War Centenary tour of the UK in northern England in autumn 2015.

August 1, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Centennial Countdown Blog Posting for July 2015

The latest Centennial Countdown posting by the American First World War blogger Dennis Cross – covering July 1915.

August 1, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

France: Projects invited to seek ‘Centenaire label’ for 2016

France’s Nord Département is inviting applications from local Great War projects seeking endorsement by the Centenary partnership, Mission Centenaire, in 2016.

August 1, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Gallipoli: Australia & New Zealand to remember August 1915 offensive

Australia and New Zealand are to hold commemorations in August 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the last major Allied offensive at Gallipoli.

August 1, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

‘The Road to Bletchley Park’ – exhibition revealing pioneer WW1 codebreakers

The story of how Britain's codebreaking skills were pioneered during the First World War is explored in a new exhibition at Bletchley Park.

End Date: 05 Aug 2015

August 3, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Help remember every soldier who fought at Battle of the Somme – IWM

Ahead of the Somme Centenary, Imperial War Museums is appealing for help to complete the stories of soldiers who fought in the 1916 battle on its digital memorial, Lives of the First World War.

August 4, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

100 Years Ago: Warsaw falls to the German Army

The German Army captured Warsaw on August 4-5th 1915 as part of an offensive against the Russians across the Eastern Front.

August 4, 2015 CN Editorial TeamBooks

Book Review – Executed at Dawn: British Firing Squads on the Western Front

Centenary News Review: ‘During the First World War 302 British and Commonwealth soldiers were executed at the Western Front. Although this number seems unimaginably high to the modern reader, this is in fact a much smaller number than it could have been and amounts to roughly one in ten of those condemned. This book would be an excellent starting point to the subject and includes reference to works that go into further detail should it be of interest.’

Publication Date: 06 Jul 2015

Author: David Johnson

August 4, 2015 CN Editorial TeamAnniversaries

Centenary Anniversary: Germany Army enters Warsaw

4-5th August 1915: The German Army captured Warsaw as part of an offensive against the Russians across the Eastern Front.