News – Page 163 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 15, 2017 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates in ‘February Revolution’

Nicholas II was the first of Europe’s imperial rulers to fall during the Great War, forced to abdicate on 15 March 1917 by mass protests in the Russian capital, Petrograd.

March 17, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Passchendaele Centenary opening for ‘Zonnebeke Church Dugout’

A preserved WW1 dugout will be specially opened to the public for the Battle of Passchendaele Centenary in 2017, the Memorial Museum Passchendaele announces.

March 20, 2017 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line

German troops pulled back to new defensive positions on the Western Front in spring 1917 as they prepared to face renewed Allied onslaughts in France.

March 21, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘1917 – How One Year Changed the World’: US Jewish history museum exhibition

A centennial exhibition exploring the dramatic events of 1917 that reshaped America’s role in the world has opened at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

March 22, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Congress and the World Wars’- Capitol Hill marks Centennial

America’s entry into WW1 in 1917 is being commemorated with an exhibition at the US Capitol Visitor Center, highlighting the response of Congress to both world wars.

March 25, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Safeguarding the underwater heritage of WW1′ – UN schools’ initiative

Materials for schools promoting awareness of First World War shipwrecks have been released for the Centenary by the United Nations agency, UNESCO.

March 26, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Royal Navy Museum conference charts Jutland legacy

A three-day international conference exploring the legacy and wider impact of the Battle of Jutland has been announced by Britain’s National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth.

March 27, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Arras Centenary update – Scotland remembers

Commemorations honouring Scottish soldiers who fought at the Battle of Arras in 1917 will be held in France and Scotland during a day of international centenary events on 9 April 2017.

March 29, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Fields of Battle Through Canadian Eyes’ – Arras Centenary Exhibition

The French city of Arras is hosting a touring exhibition of Canadian First World War art at the Musée des beaux-arts as part of the Battle of Arras Centenary commemorations.

March 31, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘For Then, For Now, Forever’ – CWGC marks its 2017 Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is marking its Centenary year with the launch of new projects aimed at promoting awareness of its founding mission of remembrance in perpetuity.