Ceremonies have been held in both the UK and France to mark the centenary of Ferdinand Foch’s appointment as Allied Supreme Commander on 26 March 1918, at a critical moment in the Great War.
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‘Side by Side’ – America’s WWI war effort remembered in Britain
Patrick Gregory reports on the opening of a new exhibition at the American Museum in Britain commemorating US involvement in the First World War.
Continue reading100 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.
Continue reading15,000 visitors at RAF Museum for Royal Air Force Centenary
The RAF Museum in London says its Easter weekend of events marking the 100th birthday of the Royal Air Force drew more than 15,000 visitors.
Continue readingZeebrugge Centenary – Dover events
In the UK, the 100th anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid will be marked with special events in Dover on April 23.
Continue readingFrench & Portuguese leaders mark Battle of the Lys Centenary
President Macron and his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, led tributes at Richebourg today (9 April 2018) to Portuguese soldiers who fell on the Western Front.
Continue readingZeebrugge Raid Centenary – ‘Battle for the North Sea’ exhibition 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.
Continue reading100 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.
Continue readingZeebrugge Raid Centenary events in Dover
The 100th anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid is being marked in the UK with special events in Dover on April 23.
Continue readingZeebrugge honours fallen of 1918 naval raids
Centenary News watched Zeebrugge’s commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the British naval attacks targeting German First World War U-boat operations in Flanders.
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