Germany – Page 4 – First World War Centenary News Archive

August 31, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Restoration work to take place at First World War cemetery near Berlin

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has announced that it is carrying out major renovations at a cemetery near Berlin where almost 1,200 First World War servicemen are buried.

September 27, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Germany’s Centenary plans: ‘A horror that must never be forgotten. Isn’t that the story?’

An article on Australia's The Age news website considers the First World War Centenary and why "pretty much nothing" is being prepared to mark the 100 year anniversary in Germany.

October 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Berlin – Prostitutes, Politicians, Profiteers: Exhibition of George Grosz’s work

Joseph Delves writes for Centenary News about a new art exhibition in London which focuses on George Grosz's work on Berlin and the First World War.

October 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Berlin – Prostitutes, Politicians, Profiteers: Exhibition of George Grosz’s work

Joseph Delves writes for Centenary News about a new art exhibition in London which focuses on George Grosz’s work on Berlin and the First World War.

Author: Joseph Delves

November 8, 2013 CN Editorial Team

President Hollande announces French Government’s plans for the Centenary

The French President, Francois Hollande, has announced that Germany’s head of state will take part in commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of France entering the First World War.

November 19, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘World War I created a new culture of mourning’

In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Professor Jay M. Winter explains how the First World War changed the culture of grieving, and how that legacy is present in modern day mourning.

December 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

French and German towns to share Centenary exhibition

La Voix du Nord reports that the towns of Douai in France and Recklinghausen in Germany are planning a joint Centenary exhibition.

December 14, 2013 CN Editorial Team

English and German football teams to recreate Christmas Truce football match

The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded an £8,300 grant which will allow the twinned towns of Newark in England and Emmendingen in Germany to recreate the ‘Christmas Truce’.

December 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

German War Graves Commission plans youth exchange programme with Italy for Centenary

The German War Graves Commission is planning a “youth exchange” programme for Germans and Italians, focusing on Germany’s largest First World War PoW camp.

December 26, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘What if the Germans had won the First World War?’

An article in The Guardian considers the counterfactual history of a victorious Germany in the First World War.