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March 20, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Zeebrugge Centenary – ‘Battle for the North Sea’ exhibition coming up in Bruges

The crucial struggle waged between the British navy and the Flanders-based German submarine fleet during the First World War is explored in a new exhibition, opening in Bruges on April 21.

March 21, 2018 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: German Spring Offensive launched

German forces began a thrust across Northern France on 21 March 1918, initially threatening to overwhelm the Allies.

March 26, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Centenary salutes to the leadership of Marshal Foch

Ceremonies have been held in both the UK and France to mark the centenary of Ferdinand Foch’s appointment as Allied Supreme Commander on 26 March 1918, at a critical moment in the Great War.

March 28, 2018 CN Editorial Team

‘Side by Side’ – America’s WWI war effort remembered in Britain

Patrick Gregory reports on the opening of a new exhibition at the American Museum in Britain commemorating US involvement in the First World War.

April 1, 2018 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Royal Air Force founded

The world’s first independent air force was created on 1 April 1918, with the merger of Britain’s Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service into the RAF.

April 4, 2018 CN Editorial Team

War Memorials ‘listed’ for RAF Centenary

Fourteen war memorials have been newly listed or upgraded for conservation by the UK Government to mark the 100th birthday of the Royal Air Force.

April 5, 2018 CN Editorial Team

15,000 visitors at RAF Museum for Royal Air Force Centenary

The RAF Museum in London says its Easter weekend of events marking the 100th birthday of the Royal Air Force drew more than 15,000 visitors.

April 6, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Zeebrugge Centenary – Dover events

In the UK, the 100th anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid will be marked with special events in Dover on April 23.

April 9, 2018 CN Editorial Team

The Defence of Givenchy – holding the German Spring Offensive, April 1918

Major Paul Knight describes how British troops of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division held the line against a German push towards the Channel ports 100 years ago.

Author: Paul Knight

April 9, 2018 CN Editorial Team

The Defence of Givenchy – holding the German Spring Offensive, April 1918

Major Paul Knight describes how British troops of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division held the line against a German push towards the Channel ports 100 years ago.