France – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 2, 2011 CN Editorial Team

British and Australian First World War soldiers reburied at Fromelles

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has recorded the reburial of 250 British and Australian soldiers at the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetary in France.

November 6, 2011 CN Editorial Team

The Durand Group explores the Goodman Subway, dug during the Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Durand Group – an organisation dedicated to researching subterranean military history – has recorded footage of its exploration of a First World War communication tunnel.

February 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Britain’s Commonwealth War Graves Commission signs Centenary agreements with French and German counterparts

The British Commonwealth War Graves Commission has signed agreements with its French and German counterparts to work in co-operation with them to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

March 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘The Advocates of Peace, 1899-1917’ conference, Paris, 2014

The International Society for First World War Studies has announced that the University of Paris-Est and the German Historical Institute will host a conference on “the downfall of peace” in the early twentieth century.

March 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Foreigners in Calais during the Great War’ resource launched by Municipal Archives of Calais

The Municipal Archives of Calais have made available their records of foreign nationals in Calais, France, between 1914-1922 as an online resource.

March 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Foreigners in Calais during the Great War’ resource launched by Municipal Archives of Calais

The Municipal Archives of Calais have made available their records of foreign nationals in Calais, France, between 1914-1922 as an online resource.

March 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Foreigners in Calais during the Great War’ resource launched by Municipal Archives of Calais

The Municipal Archives of Calais have made available their records of foreign nationals in Calais, France, between 1914-1922 as an online resource.

March 5, 2013 CN Editorial Team

German soldiers found “perfectly preserved” in First World War shelter

The Telegraph reports that the “perfectly preserved” bodies of twenty one German soldiers have been discovered in Alsace, France.

March 12, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Call for Centenary projects in Anjou, France

Angers Mag reports that a departmental committee has been established in Anjou, France, and is calling for projects to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

March 15, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary events at the Museum of the Great War, France

The Museum of the Great War in France will hold annual temporary exhibitions during 2014-2018 to commemorate the Centenary.