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January 3, 2018 CN Editorial Team

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.

January 4, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Centenary 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.

January 24, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Argonne 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.

February 19, 2018 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: War resumes on the Eastern Front

The Central Powers drove towards Russia on 18 February 1918, following the breakdown of peace talks with the new revolutionary government.

March 3, 2018 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Russia’s First World War involvement formally ended on 3 March 1918 with acceptance of tough peace terms at German headquarters on the Eastern Front.

March 10, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Battle 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.

March 20, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Zeebrugge Centenary – ‘Battle for the North Sea’ exhibition coming up in Bruges

The crucial struggle waged between the British navy and the Flanders-based German submarine fleet during the First World War is explored in a new exhibition, opening in Bruges on April 21.

March 21, 2018 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: German Spring Offensive launched

German forces began a thrust across Northern France on 21 March 1918, initially threatening to overwhelm the Allies.

April 1, 2018 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Royal Air Force founded

The world’s first independent air force was created on 1 April 1918, with the merger of Britain’s Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service into the RAF.

April 6, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Zeebrugge Centenary – Dover events

In the UK, the 100th anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid will be marked with special events in Dover on April 23.