Ceremonies have been held in both the UK and France to mark the centenary of Ferdinand Foch’s appointment as Allied Supreme Commander on 26 March 1918, at a critical moment in the Great War.
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Foch Centenary commemoration – London
Britain and France will jointly commemorate the centenary of Ferdinand Foch becoming Allied Commander at a ceremony in London on 26 March 2018.
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‘Side by Side’ – America’s WWI war effort remembered in Britain
Patrick Gregory reports on the opening of a new exhibition at the American Museum in Britain commemorating US involvement in the First World War.
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100 Years Ago: Royal Air Force founded
The world’s first independent air force was created on 1 April 1918, with the merger of Britain’s Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service into the RAF.
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UK newspaper comment welcoming the RAF in 1918
The Manchester Guardian and The Observer welcomed the newly-formed Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, as articles republished for the Centenary show.
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War Memorials ‘listed’ for RAF Centenary
Fourteen war memorials have been newly listed or upgraded for conservation by the UK Government to mark the 100th birthday of the Royal Air Force.
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15,000 visitors at RAF Museum for Royal Air Force Centenary
The RAF Museum in London says its Easter weekend of events marking the 100th birthday of the Royal Air Force drew more than 15,000 visitors.
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Zeebrugge Centenary – Dover events
In the UK, the 100th anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid will be marked with special events in Dover on April 23.
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French & Portuguese leaders mark Battle of the Lys Centenary
President Macron and his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, led tributes at Richebourg today (9 April 2018) to Portuguese soldiers who fell on the Western Front.
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The Defence of Givenchy – holding the German Spring Offensive, April 1918
Major Paul Knight describes how British troops of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division held the line against a German push towards the Channel ports 100 years ago.
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