Content by tag : First World War
There have been hundreds of newspaper articles published around the world about the 100th anniversary of Armistice, but one Reddit post from an Antwerp man may have gotten the most attention.
King Philippe of Belgium has issued a plea to young people to keep the memory of the First World War alive and "engage together in building a world of peace".
Flemish minister-president Geert Bourgeois greeted some 2,000 guests on Thursday evening in London’s St Paul’s Cathedral.
Hundreds of primary school pupils from Brussels visited the campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) yesterday to take part in a ceremony to honour the victims of the First World War.
As the bells toll at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Belgium marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One.
The centenary commemoration of the Great War, which comes to an end on Sunday, marked an important feat for the Flemish tourism sector.
Sunday, 11 November, is a national holiday in Belgium. But it’s no average Armistice Day. The day marks exactly 100 years since the end of the First World War.
The horrors of World War One never fail to resonate.
Four years have passed since Belgium launched its World War One commemorations at Saint-Symphorien Cemetery near Mons.
