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December 30, 2016 CN Editorial Team

WW1 Centenary Year 2016 – Remembered in Centenary News pictures

Pictures taken by the Centenary News team recall some of the many events over the past year, marking First World War anniversaries from 1916.

January 1, 2017 CN Editorial Team

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.

January 11, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘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.

January 12, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Battle 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.

February 10, 2017 CN Editorial Team

France 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.

February 27, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Battle 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.

March 3, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Book 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.

Publication Date: 27 Oct 2016

Author: Dr Stephen Miles

March 20, 2017 CN Editorial Team

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