Italy – First World War Centenary News Archive

February 27, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Italian centenary organisation tells Centenary News about ‘Voci di Guerra in Tempo di Pace’ travelling exhibition

Italian centenary organisation tells Centenary News about Voci di Guerra in Tempo di Pace travelling exhibition.

April 18, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Italian Government reveals official Centenary logo

The Italian Government has revealed the official Centenary logo which will be used to commemorate the conflict in Italy.

June 3, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Plans to mark the First World War Centenary gain momentum in Trentino, Italy

Trentino ’14-’18. From war to peace is an initiative which is planning a series of events to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War in the autonomous northern Italian province of Trentino.

June 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

First World War Italian soldier’s diary extracts to illuminate historic military trail

Il Giornale Vicenza reports that extracts from the diary of Captain Picone will illuminate a First World War military path he helped to construct.

June 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Remains of two Austro-Hungarian First World War soldiers to be buried in Italy

Following the discovery of the remains of two Austro-Hungarian soldiers from the First World War in September 2012, a remembrance and burial service will take place.

August 27, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Mountaineering expedition in 2015 to mark Centenary of Italy’s entry into the First World War

On 24th May 2015 a mountaineering expedition – which will span 1500km from the Stelvio Pass to the Carso Plateau – will mark the Centenary of Italy’s entrance into the First World War.

October 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Guerra e turismo’ during the First World War conference, November 2013

A conference on ‘War and tourism’ during the First World War will be held at the Tourism Museum in northern Italy.

December 17, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Conference: ‘Living War; Thinking Peace: Women’s experiences, feminist thought and international relations’, Venice, 2014

The online journal DEP: Deportees, Exiles, Refugees is organising an international conference on women during the First World War.

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 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Italian Senate passes Stability Law: Centenary funding confirmed

The Italian Senate has passed the country’s Stability Law, setting out the country’s budget for 2014.