The British and German fleets fought the biggest naval battle of the First World War off the coast of Denmark on May 31st/June 1st 1916.
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More photos of the Battle of Jutland memorial event at Portsmouth
Here are more photos taken by Centenary News at the Royal Navy centenary memorial event held in Portsmouth on the 31st May 2016.
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Britain’s Royal Navy commemorates the Battle of Jutland in series of memorial services
The British Royal Navy marked today’s 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland with memorial events at Plymouth, Chatham and Portsmouth.
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Memorial event at Laboe in Germany for Battle of Jutland (Die Skagerrakschlacht)
A commemoration for the Battle of Jutland was held today in Germany at the Naval Memorial at Laboe. The battle is known as Die Skagerrakschlacht in German.
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100 Years Ago: Russia’s Brusilov Offensive on Eastern Front
General Aleksei Brusilov launched one of Russia’s most successful attacks of the Great War on June 4th 1916, advancing against Austro-Hungarian forces in present-day Western Ukraine.
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100 Years Ago Today: Lord Kitchener & more than 730 die in HMS Hampshire sinking
Britain’s War Minister, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, was killed at sea on June 5th 1916 soon after sailing from Orkney on a secret diplomatic mission to Russia.
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More photos of the HMS Hampshire Centenary event in Orkney
More photos taken by Centenary News at the unveiling of the new memorial commemorating all those who died on the cruiser HMS Hampshire when it was sunk off the Orkney Islands in 1916 while taking Britain’s War Minister, Lord Kitchener, on a secret mission to Russia.
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Orkney remembers the dead of HMS Hampshire
Centenary News reports from the Orkney Islands on the unveiling of a new memorial commemorating all those who died in the mine explosion which sank HMS Hampshire on June 5th 1916.
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‘Perspectives on the Somme’ – Western Front Association Conference
The Western Front Association will be commemorating the Battle of the Somme with a centenary conference in the UK on July 9th 2016.
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Centenary app explores Battle of the Somme
The events of the Battle of the Somme as they unfolded in 1916 are told in a new app released by the Royal British Legion and tv historian Dan Snow.
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