Dassault Aviation signed a sponsorship agreement with the French First World War Centenary Partnership on December 16th 2014 to help renovate the Verdun Memorial.
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Centenary Update: more photos of centenary event at Scarborough
Here are more Centenary News photos of today’s remembrance event in Scarborough – 100 years after the bombardment of the town.
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Scarborough remembers the bombardment of the seaside town 100 years ago today
Centenary News reports from the British seaside town of Scarborough – where a remembrance event was held this morning (Tuesday December 16th 2014), exactly a 100 years after the town was shelled by German destroyers.
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Centenary Update: Hartlepool also marks bombardment with day of commemorations
As well as events in Scarborough, tributes were also paid today to the 130 people who were killed when German warships attacked the port of Hartlepool on December 16th 1914.
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Christmas truce: Prince William unveils ‘Football Remembers’ tribute in UK
The Duke of Cambridge has unveiled a memorial to the 1914 Christmas truce as part of the ‘Football Remembers’ tribute in the UK to those who fell in the First World War.
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Christmas truce: Ploegsteert launches weekend of Centenary remembrance
A torchlight march tonight (December 19th 2014) launches a weekend of events in Ploegsteert, Belgium, marking the Christmas truce centenary.
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100 Years Ago Today: The First Battle of Champagne
The First Battle of Champagne began on December 20th 1914 in the Champagne region of France. It was the first offensive by the Allies since initiation of trench warfare on the Western Front.
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Christmas truce single ‘All Together Now’ enjoys tax break
The UK Government has announced that VAT (Value Added Tax) will be waived on sales of the Christmas truce charity song ‘All Together Now.’
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Christmas truce: street art marks Centenary in London and Berlin
German and British street artists have worked together on twinned projects in London and Berlin to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1914 Christmas truce.
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100 Years Ago Today: The Christmas Truce
The historic ceasefires along the Western Front, today remembered as the Christmas truce, started on Christmas Day 1914 when gunfire briefly gave way to gifts and greetings in ‘no-man’s land.’
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