German forces began a thrust across Northern France on 21 March 1918, initially threatening to overwhelm the Allies.
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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.
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The Defence of Givenchy – holding the German Spring Offensive, April 1918
Major Paul Knight describes how British troops of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division held the line against a German push towards the Channel ports 100 years ago.
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The Defence of Givenchy – holding the German Spring Offensive, April 1918
Major Paul Knight describes how British troops of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division held the line against a German push towards the Channel ports 100 years ago.
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100 Years Ago – Field Marshal Haig calls for ‘Backs to the Wall’ fight to the last
‘There is no other course open to us but to fight it out,’ British commander Sir Douglas Haig ordered on 11 April 1918, rallying his troops against fresh German advances threatening the Channel ports.
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Seicheprey – America’s WWI Baptism of Fire
On the Centennial of America’s first significant clash of the Great War, Patrick Gregory tells the story of the encounter at Seicheprey, on 20 April 1918.
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Seicheprey – America’s WWI Baptism of Fire
On the Centennial of America's first significant clash of the Great War, Patrick Gregory tells the story of the encounter at Seicheprey, on 20 April 1918.
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Death of the Red Baron – 21 April 1918
Captain Manfred von Richtofen, leading ace of the German Air Service during the First World War, was killed on this day 100 years ago by enemy fire near Amiens.
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100 Years Ago – The Royal Navy raids on Zeebrugge & Ostend
As cross-channel commemorations get under way, Centenary News reports from the Flanders coast on Britain’s daring attempt to cut off German submarine bases at a critical moment in the First World War.
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Australia’s new Sir John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux
Australia has opened a new multi-media visitor centre in France, commemorating Australian forces on the Western Front at the scene of some of their most successful WW1 actions.
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