Two days of commemorations are planned in Mons on November 10 & 11 to mark the centenary of the Belgian city’s liberation at the very end of the First World War.
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How 1918 unfolded – Year of Decision in the Great War
Centenary News considers how years of deadlock came to an end in 1918, as first the Germans and then the Allies went on the attack.
Continue readingHow 1918 unfolded – Year of Decision in the Great War
Centenary News considers how years of deadlock came to an end in 1918, as first the Germans and then the Allies went on the attack.
Continue readingCentenary News countdown to First World War anniversaries in 2018
A Centenary News summary of major anniversaries that shaped 1918, the final year of the First World War – and news of some of the 2018 event programmes announced so far.
Continue readingUrgent appeal to find British WW1 soldier’s family
British military officials trying to identify a First World War soldier’s remains want to trace the family of Edward Norton, a Durham Light Infantry sergeant killed in France in September 1918.
Continue readingArgonne project remembering America’s bloodiest WWI battle
A project highlighting key sites in the US Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918 has been launched by France’s National Forestry Office.
Continue readingNew Cambrai tank museum opens, March 2018
A museum built to mark the Battle of Cambrai Centenary will open to the public on March 15, with the British tank Deborah as its centrepiece.
Continue readingFrance invites New Zealanders to create Le Quesnoy peace garden
New Zealand landscapers are invited to submit plans for a memorial peace garden in Le Quesnoy, the French town liberated by New Zealand troops in the last week of the First World War.
Continue readingBattle of Amiens Centenary – Ballot opens for August commemorations
A ticket ballot opens today (March 9) for commemorations in France marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens, the UK Government announces.
Continue readingUpdate on Zeebrugge Raid conference at Royal Navy Museum
The National Museum of the Royal Navy announces more details of its April conference marking the centenary of Britain’s attempt to block German U-boat bases in Flanders.
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