News – Page 164 – First World War Centenary News Archive

April 3, 2017 CN Editorial Team

US Centennial tribute to women of World War I

The US Centennial Commission has paid tribute to the vital role of American women in WW1 ahead of this week’s events marking US entry into the Great War in April 1917.

April 6, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace’ – US Centennial report from Kansas City

CN contributor Dr Jillian Davidson reports from the April 6 commemorations marking the 2017 Centennial of US entry into World War I.

April 6, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace’ – America marks WWI Centennial

100 years to the day after America entered the Great War, the anniversary has been marked with a US Centennial Commission remembrance event at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

April 7, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Canadian War Museum commemorates Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, is marking the Battle of Vimy Ridge Centenary with upgrades to its existing Vimy display, and a special 100th anniversary exhibition, Vimy – Beyond the Battle.

April 7, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Canadians in the Great War’ – Remembered in France for Arras/Vimy Centenary

Latest Centenary exhibitions in the Béthune-Bruay area of Northern France focus on Canadian soldiers and Commonwealth air units based in Artois during the First World War.

April 9, 2017 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Battle of Arras & Vimy Ridge

British and Commonwealth forces attacked the German lines at Arras on 9 April 1917, in a renewed attempt to break the deadlock on the Western Front.

April 11, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Scotland remembers the Battle of Arras

Scotland paid tribute to its dead in Arras with commemorations at Faubourg d’Amiens Commonwealth Cemetery, and a Beating Retreat Ceremony in the city centre attended by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

April 12, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Canada marks ‘pivotal’ Battle of Vimy Ridge

Thousands of Canadians gathered at Vimy Ridge for the centenary of a First World War victory seen as a defining moment in their country’s birth as an independent nation.

April 13, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Arras/Vimy Ridge Centenary – Dawn tribute to tunnellers

Arras and Vimy Ridge hosted a day of commemorations on 9 April 2017 bringing together the nations who fought in the Allies’ first concerted Western Front offensive of 1917.

April 16, 2017 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Battle of Chemin des Dames

French forces launched a disastrous attack on the Chemin des Dames on 16 April 1917, triggering a crisis of morale and a controversial First World War legacy.