Germany – Page 21 – First World War Centenary News Archive

April 24, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Dover salutes courage of the Zeebrugge Raid

Centenary News rounds off coverage of the 2018 Zeebrugge Raid Centenary events with a report from Dover’s commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the strikes against German U-boat bases.

April 24, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Blankenberge’s tribute to George Nicholson Bradford VC

The family of Lt Cdr George Bradford – one of the only pair of brothers both to receive the Victoria Cross in WW1 – have expressed their ‘heartfelt thanks’ for a new memorial to him in Flanders marking the Zeebrugge Raid Centenary.

April 25, 2018 CN Editorial Team

‘Battle for the North Sea’ exhibition in Flanders unites 11 Victoria Crosses

Centenary News tours a new exhibition in Bruges, bringing together all the Zeebrugge Raid Victoria Crosses – and highlighting both sides of the WW1 struggle between Flanders -based German submarines and Britain’s Royal Navy.

May 10, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Flanders exhibitions, ‘1918 – The Final Offensive’

Three exhibitions now under way in Zonnebeke, Heuvelland and Waregem highlight different aspects of the last year of the First World War in Flanders.

June 21, 2018 CN Editorial Team

To End All Wars? – Legacies of WW1 conference in Ypres, August 2018

Leading historians will discuss the aftermath and commemorative legacies of the First World War at a conference in Ypres from August 22-25.

July 4, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News countdown to the Armistice

A reminder of some of the main events shaping the last four months of the First World War in 1918 – together with an update on forthcoming centenary commemorations.

August 10, 2018 CN Editorial Team

The Battle of Amiens, and what it meant for ending WW1

Dr Glyn Prysor, Chief Historian at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission – talking to Centenary News – summarises the significance of the Battle of Amiens.

August 27, 2018 CN Editorial Team

France & Germany to host Armistice Centenary ‘Youth for Peace’ forum

Hundreds of young people from Europe and neighbouring countries will meet in Berlin in November 2018 to develop present-day ideas for peace in the light of issues raised by the end of the First World War 100 years ago.

September 2, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Central Powers start to break – September 1918

A glance at events 100 years ago this month, as Bulgaria was forced out of the First World War, and multiple offensives on the Western Front convinced Germany’s supreme commanders of the need for a ceasefire.

September 25, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Reports: German President for UK Cenotaph ceremony?

Ahead of the official announcement, newspapers in Britain reported plans to invite Germany’s head-of-state to the Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall, which this year coincides with the Armistice Centenary.