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The new banknote actually shows the Vimy Memorial in northern France, the largest monument overseas for Canadian soldiers lost the First World War.
EU leaders commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI in Ypres, ahead of an EU summit set to be dominated by talks on the Commission leadership.
Looking to learn about WWI Battlefields in France? WWI turned most of Europe into a battlefield. Listen to discover which WWI memorials are best for visitors.
From the hundreds of thousands of grave sites to the mounded landscape decimated from bombings, the WWI sites in Verdun capture the magnitude of loss.
Exploring Arras and its surrounding memorials is a fascinating and sobering experience, finds MailOnline Travel's Sarah White.
IN THE SPRING OF 1917 CANADIAN TROOPS WERE SENT TO CAPTURE VIMY RIDGE WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY THE GERMANS. THE CANADIANS WERE WAITING AT THE BASE OF THE 4 MILE LONG HILL. THERE WERE ALSO BRITISH TROOPS IN ANOTHER AREA. AT DAWN OF APRIL 9, CANADIAN TROOPS NUMBERING 35,000 THE ATTACK BEGAN. THREE DAYS OF HEAVY FIGHTING FINALLY PROVED SUCCESSFUL. IT WAS THE BIGGEST VICTORY FOR CANADIANS DURING THE WAR. THE MEMORIAL WAS STARTED IN 1924. IT WAS COMPLETED AND UNVEILED IN 1936. A MAJOR RESTORATION WAS MADE IN 2001. IN ADDITION TO THIS IMPRESSIVE MONUMENT, THERE IS A GREAT GUIDED TOUR OF SOME RESTORED TRENCHES AND TUNNELS. THE TUNNEL & TRENCH SYSTEM IS ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE, CREATED BY BOTH THE GERMANS AND CANADIANS. VISITOR'S CENTER RECONSTRUCTED TRENCHES WATCHING THE GERMANS SEE THE LITTLE TINY WHITE FLAG IN THE DISTANCE? THAT'S WHERE THE GERMANS WERE DUG IN - IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 100 METERS AWAY! OLD TRENCHES TOUR ENTRANCE TO THE TUNNELS THE TUNNELS ACTUALLY WENT AS FAR AS 6KM FROM THE TOUR AREA. ONLY A VERY SMALL SECTION WAS RECONSTRUCTED AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE RESTORED TUNNELS HAVE BEEN REINFORCED WITH CONCRETE; IMAGINE THE MUDDY MESS THESE TUNNELS WERE BACK DURING WW1
A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.
SRG 770/40/311. First World War Red Cross Ambulance Visit the State Library of South Australia to view more photos.
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Formally opened on Jan. 18, 1919, the Paris Peace Conference was the international meeting that established the terms of peace after World War I.
A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.
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Do you know why we wear red poppies on Memorial Day? Have you ever read in entirety the poem 'In Flanders Field?' Honoring Memorial Day.
With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the home front.
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
HU 114930. Private John Logie Gaudie S/40219. Unit: 1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Death: 25 September 1916 Flers Somme Western Front
Fascinating images show the important role played by iconic Australian animals that were smuggled over during WWI and WWII which saw over one million Australian men conscripted.
Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 25 R Aufgestellt in Koblenz (R.Stb., I., II., III.) Unterstellung: 30. L.I.Brig. Kommandeur:Oberstleutnant Erhardt I.:Major Graf Vitzthum v. Eckstaedt II.:Major aus ́m Weerth(I.R.Nr. 68) (I.R.Nr. 173) III.:Oberstleutnant z. D. Fischer (Bez.-Kdr. Andernach) Verluste:19 Offz., 370 Uffz. und Mannschaften.
How long did World War I last? Who fought whom? Journey through the story of the Great War with our Interactive WWI Timeline, covering the world events of 1914‑1920.
Joe Dingsdale of Fernie, B.C. was a casualty at the Somme, a famous battle in World War One.
Looking to learn about WWI Battlefields in France? WWI turned most of Europe into a battlefield. Listen to discover which WWI memorials are best for visitors.
An online exhibition from the National WWI Museum and Memorial features recipes detailed in 1918 cookbook
Fascinating images show the important role played by iconic Australian animals that were smuggled over during WWI and WWII which saw over one million Australian men conscripted.
