Battlefields – Page 10 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand launches Gallipoli Centenary app

New Zealand has released a new computer app exploring the Gallipoli campaign as part of its Centenary commemorations.

March 22, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary lookahead – Ypres gas attack remembrance, April 2015

Commemorations marking the first large-scale chemical weapons attack in the Great War will take place in Belgium on April 22nd 2015, the 100th anniversary of the 2nd Battle of Ypres.

March 22, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Russians capture fortress of Przemyśl

The Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemyl in Galicia (present-day Poland) fell to Russian forces on March 22nd 1915 after a siege lasting more than four months.

March 26, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary April 25 – events preview, one month to go

Final preparations are being made for ceremonies around the world on April 24th/25th 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in Turkey.

April 11, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Namibia explores impact of colonial South-West Africa campaign

Museums in Namibia are developing an education project with UK funding to highlight how the First World War shaped the country’s history.

April 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli: Historian’s quest for a Newfoundland soldier continues

A New Zealand historian is asking for the public’s help in identifying a Newfoundland soldier in the run up to the Gallipoli anniversary.

April 21, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: First lethal gas attack at Ypres

Germany launched its only Western Front offensive of 1915 at Ypres on April 22nd, extensively using deadly chemicals for the first time.

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary: summary of major events today & tomorrow

A Centenary News overview of major national and international events taking place today (April 24th 2015) and tomorrow (Anzac Day) to mark the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Allied troops land at Gallipoli

One of the most controversial campaigns of the First World War began on April 25th 1915, when the Allied powers invaded the Gallipoli peninsula with the aim of knocking Turkey out of the war.

May 2, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Gorlice-Tarnów offensive starts against Russia

German and Austro-Hungarian troops launched a joint offensive in Galicia (present-day Poland) on May 2nd 1915, achieving a major breakthrough against the Russian Army.