The latest Centennial Countdown posting by the American First World War blogger Dennis Cross – covering May 1915.
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Author: CN Editorial Team
100 Years Ago Today: Russians ousted from Przemyśl
German and Austro-Hungarian forces recaptured the fortress town of Przemyl in southern Poland on June 3rd 1915.
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Centenary Anniversary: Russians ousted from Przemyśl
3rd June 1915: German and Austro-Hungarian forces recaptured the fortress town of Przemyl in southern Poland.
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Stirling marks centenary of Scottish soldiers landing at Gallipoli
The Scottish city of Stirling hosts national commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division arriving in Gallipoli.
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The Scottish city of Stirling hosts a national commemoration to mark the 100th anniversary of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division arriving in Gallipoli.
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Centenary Update: CWGC starts Thiepval restoration
Major works are starting to restore the Thiepval Memorial ahead of next year’s Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations.
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US launches design contest for World War l Memorial in Washington
The US World War One Centennial Commission has launched a design competition for a national memorial to American troops who fought in the First World War.
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Book Review – Rough Riders: Two Brothers and the Last Stand at Gallipoli
Centenary News Review:’From a pile of letters discovered in a antique shop Peter Doyle has brought to life the experiences of two brothers from London at Gallipoli. The letters alone make this book a compelling read, but the accompanying notes make it informative as well as emotive. This is a book for anyone interested in the highs and lows, and triumphs and struggles of ordinary soldiers as they passed their days in the heat of Suvla Bay.’
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Article: Canadian historians warn against reviving First World War ‘myths’
A group of Canadian historians, writing in the ChonicleHerald newspaper, have warned against reinvigorating 'myths of militarism and monarchism' during Canada's Centenary commemorations.
Continue readingTalbot House Rose presented to Lord Mayor of London
A poppy-like rose cultivated for the Centenary of Talbot House, the WW1 British soldiers' club in Poperinge, will be presented to the Lord Mayor of London on June 11th 2015.
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