The BBC has reported that two men will be visiting Britain’s 51 “Thankful Villages” – where all servicemen who fought in the First World War from the same village returned alive.
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Centenary Countdown: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Today marks exactly one year before the 100th anniversary of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s declaration of war on Serbia.
Continue readingRussia in the First World War conference, Moscow, 2014
The National Research University Higher School of Economics in Russia will host a conference examining Russia’s role in the First World War on the 3rd-5th June 2014.
Continue readingOxford University: The Great War and Global History conference, 2014
Oxford University is to host a conference entitled ‘The Great War and Global History’ in January 2014.
Continue readingTynemouth World War I Commemoration Project & Northumbria University First World War lecture series
The Tynemouth World War I Commemoration Project & Northumbria University have organised a series of First World War lectures, to be held at Northumbria University between Autumn 2013 – Spring 2014.
Continue readingEvgeny Sergeev of the Russian Academy of Sciences tells Centenary News of the need to “renovate the historical memory of the First World War in modern Russian society”
Professor Evgeny Sergeev speaks to Centenary News as the 99th anniversary of Germany’s declaration of war on Russia approaches.
Continue readingFirst World War Remembrance Day to be marked “for the first time” in Russia
Itar-Tass News Agency reports that Russia will be marking the German declaration of war on Russia in 1914 for “the first time” this year.
Continue readingCentenary Countdown: Germany declares war on Russia
Today marks exactly one year before the 100th anniversary of the German declaration of war on Russia.
Continue readingEnglish town of Hartlepool to mark Centenary of bombardment by German Navy
The BBC reports that the English town of Hartlepool will be marking the Centenary of the First World War with a £400,000 programme of events.
Continue readingWestern Front Association East Coast branch, USA, to host World War I History Symposium
The East Coast branch of the Western Front Association is organising a “World War I History Symposium”, to be held in October 2013.
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