From April 2015 Phil Brotherton will spend roughly three months travelling across 12 countries to raise money for the Royal British Legion and the German Volksbund.
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Tag: Battlefields
New Mobile Apps to commemorate Centenary
There are two new smartphone apps designed to guide users in finding sites of remembrance and discovering stories of the First World War.
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New mobile Apps to commemorate Centenary
There are two new smartphone apps designed to guide users in finding sites of remembrance and discovering stories of the First World War.
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100 years ago: Battle of Łodz on the Eastern Front
German and Russian troops fought a prolonged battle near the Polish city of odz in November 1914 as winter was setting in on the Eastern Front.
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Archaeologists survey Britain’s largest airfield during First World War
Archaeologists in the UK have completed the first comprehensive survery of RAF Narborough, a military aerodrome, the largest of its kind used during WW1.
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100 years on: remembering the raids on England’s North Sea coast
Commemorations and events are planned over the next week in Scarborough and Hartlepool to mark the 100th anniversary of the bombardments by the Imperial German Navy on December 16th 1914.
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Christmas truce: European football chief unveils new memorial in Belgium today
UEFA President Michel Platini unveils European football’s memorial to the Christmas truce near Ploegsteert in Belgium today (December 11th 2014).
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Centenary News reports from Belgium on football’s day of Christmas truce remembrance
European football has paid tribute to the soldiers who took part in the Christmas truce, with the inauguration of a new memorial near Ploegsteert in Belgium on December 11th 2014.
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Centenary update on remembrance of Coronel and Falklands battles
Descendants of British and German First World War sailors took part in commemorations on December 8th 2014 marking the Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands 100 years ago.
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Dassault Aviation to sponsor renovations of the Verdun Memorial
Dassault Aviation signed a sponsorship agreement with the French First World War Centenary Partnership on December 16th 2014 to help renovate the Verdun Memorial.
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