Content by tag : First World War
For the past four years, Belgium has been marking the 100th anniversary of World War One with ceremonies, exhibitions, plays and concerts.
The World Heritage Committee, currently meeting for its annual session in Bahrain, has decided to postpone the decision on whether to recognise Belgium’s and France’s First World War monumen
Next 11 November is a very special Armistice Day: the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
The Hill 80 archaeological project in Wijtschate, a district of Heuvelland in Flanders’ Westhoek, has delivered much more than ever expected, according to the head archaeologist on the site, Simon
From Flanders Today: Unesco has announced that it wants to open a debate on the recognition of war cemeteries and memorials as World Heritage.
A Unesco advisory body has recommended that the organisation reject an application for First World War memorial sites to be recognised as world cultural heritage.
British Crown Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton will be guests of honour on 7 June in Mesen, West Flanders.
The remains of three Belgian soldiers and a French soldier from the First World War were found in Kaaskerke, part of Dixmuide in West Flanders, reports the Defense Department.
At dawn on 12 October 1915, British nurse Edith Cavell - one of the heroines of the first world war - was executed by a 16-man firing squad in German-occupied Brussels.
