News – Page 142 – First World War Centenary News Archive

February 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

New Exhibition – Tank Men: The Story of the First Crews

The Tank Museum in Dorset in the UK is marking the centenary of the first tank attack in history with a new exhibition ‘Tank Men: The Story of the First Crews’.

February 21, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Battle of Verdun starts

A massive artillery bombardment on the morning of February 21st 1916 signalled the start of the German attack on Verdun, the longest single battle of the First World War.

February 21, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Museum honouring Verdun’s fallen reopens after €12.5m centenary renovation

Verdun’s Memorial Museum is reopening after major redevelopment, part of events today remembering the devastating offensive launched by German troops in eastern France on February 21st 1916.

February 24, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Britain’s Verdun Centenary tribute to French war memorials

Three memorials in the UK dedicated to the bravery and sacrifice of French First World War soldiers have been given added conservation status to mark the centenary of the Battle of Verdun.

February 25, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today – Fort Douaumont falls at Battle of Verdun

French forces defending Verdun suffered a disaster on February 25th 1916, when the biggest of the fortresses fell to a few German troops without a fight.

February 29, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Online project to share stories of British sailors at the Battle of Jutland

Britain’s Royal Navy Museum has launched a digital project to map stories of sailors who fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.

February 29, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Centennial Countdown Blog Posting for February 2016

The latest Centennial Countdown posting by the American First World War blogger Dennis Cross – covering February 1916.

February 29, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Latest Manx WW1 stamps mark Somme & Jutland Centenaries

Stamps remembering the Battles of the Somme and Jutland have been released by the Isle of Man Post Office in its latest issues marking the First World War Centenary.

March 2, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Song released for memorial to African & Caribbean veterans of both world wars

A fund-raising single has been released by the Nubian Jak Community Trust in the UK in aid of a new memorial honouring African and Caribbean troops who fought for Britain in the First and Second World Wars.

March 3, 2016 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand Home Front exhibition opens in Auckland

The differing experiences of New Zealanders left at home during the First World War are explored in the latest centenary exhibition at Auckland War Memorial Museum.