A century of military ties between Australia and America, beginning on the Western Front in 1918, is explored through art in a new exhibition opening at the US National WWI Museum & Memorial, Kansas City.
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The Battle of Megiddo – Ottoman Army in Palestine destroyed
Major Paul Knight on the Allied attack in September 1918 that dealt a fatal blow to the Central Powers in the Middle East.
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The Battle of Megiddo – Ottoman Army in Palestine destroyed
Major Paul Knight on the Allied attack in September 1918 that dealt a fatal blow to the Central Powers in the Middle East.
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Armistice Centenary – Australian War Memorial events in Canberra
A display of 62,000 poppies, representing Australia’s fallen in WW1, and a beam of light are among events announced by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice.
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100 Years Ago – ‘Tout Le Monde à La Bataille’, Allies strike across Western Front
In the dying days of September 1918, an Allied onslaught in Northern France and Flanders, coupled with defeats for the Central Powers on other fronts, forced German overtures for an armistice.
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‘Shaping Our Sorrow’ – CWGC archive display launches for Armistice Centenary
More than 600 documents and photos from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s extensive archives have been released online for the end of the First World War Centenary.
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Armistice Centenary events round-up, October/November 2018
A Centenary News look at some of the national, international and local commemorations coming up to mark the end of the First World War 100 years ago.
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Armistice Centenary – Light to shine on Artois ‘Great Vigil’ for the fallen
Candle-lit vigils will be held at 270 cemeteries and memorials across Artois at nightfall on 10 November 2018 to commemorate all those who didn’t live to see the Armistice ending the Great War.
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The last days of WW1 – October/November 1918
A Centenary News glance at key events in the closing days of the Great War, as the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires stopped fighting, and Germany too edged towards a ceasefire.
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Armistice Centenary events update – November 2018
An update on some of the national, international and local commemorations coming up to mark the end of the First World War 100 years ago this month.
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