World news about “World War I” published by euronews.
World War One commemoration in ParisTwo children of French servicemens killed in action this year, and France’s President Francois Hollande, attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier… 11/11/2012
UK Remembrance Day ceremony – nocomment Queen Elizabeth and other members of the Royal Family, politicians and other national figures gather at the Cenotaph in Whitehall for the Remembrance Sunday… 13/11/2011
Lest we forget: remembering the fallenA visitor holds a bunch of poppies during Armistice Day commemorations at the Franco-British National Memorial in Thiepval, northern France. The memorial was… 11/11/2011
Armistice ceremony in Paris – nocomment Ceremonies marking the end of World War One have been held in Paris. 11/11/2011
Lest we forget: remembering the fallenCeremonies have been held across Europe and around the world to remember soldiers who have died in the line of duty. The tradition dates back to 1919, and… 11/11/2011
Tiny Turkish town where 5,000 French soldiers are buriedA beautiful tiny town lies on the windy northern coast of Dardanelles, carrying the name of the long peninsula reaching from the Marmara Sea to the Aegean… 23/09/2011
Back in the Day: a picture of Franco-German reconciliationSeptember 22, 1984. French President François Mitterand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl join hands during a World War I memorial at the Douaumont cemetary… 21/09/2011
Back in the Day: tanks first used in battleSeptember 15, 1916. Tanks are used for the first time in action, introduced by the British army in the Somme offensive at the battle of Flers-Coucelette… 15/09/2011
Claude Choules, last WWI veteran, dies at 110Claude Choules, the last known combat veteran of World War I, has died aged 110 at a nursing home in Perth, western Australia. Choules was born near the… 05/05/2011
