Pictures taken by the Centenary News team recall some of the many events over the past year, marking First World War anniversaries from 1916.
Continue readingTag: France
Centenary News countdown to First World War anniversaries in 2017
The penultimate year of the Great War unleashed events that would reshape the world in the 20th century.
Continue reading‘The Earth Remembers’ – Arras honours New Zealand tunnellers for 2017 Centenary
A new memorial honouring New Zealand’s WW1 tunnellers is due to be inaugurated during the Battle of Arras Centenary commemorations in France in April 2017.
Continue readingBattle of Vimy Ridge Centenary – Canada pays tribute, April 2017
Canada will hold ceremonies on 9 April 2017 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the First World War victory seen as a defining moment for the country.
Continue readingFrance prepares for Battle of Chemin des Dames Centenary
Commemorations will be taking place in the Aisne region at Easter to mark the centenary of the First World War battle that shook French morale to the core in April 1917.
Continue readingBattle of Chemin des Dames: Centenary dossier from Mission Centenaire
Articles and videos explaining the Battle of the Chemin des Dames have been released together online by Mission Centenaire for the April 2017 Centenary.
Continue readingBook Review – The Western Front: Landscape, Tourism and Heritage
Battlefield guide Victor Piuk discovers new perspectives in this study of how the landscapes of the Great War have influenced a century of commemoration and tourism.
Continue reading100 Years Ago: German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line
German troops pulled back to new defensive positions on the Western Front in spring 1917 as they prepared to face renewed Allied onslaughts in France.
Continue readingBattle of Arras Centenary update – Scotland remembers
Commemorations honouring Scottish soldiers who fought at the Battle of Arras in 1917 will be held in France and Scotland during a day of international centenary events on 9 April 2017.
Continue reading‘Fields of Battle Through Canadian Eyes’ – Arras Centenary Exhibition
The French city of Arras is hosting a touring exhibition of Canadian First World War art at the Musée des beaux-arts as part of the Battle of Arras Centenary commemorations.
Continue reading