Tyneside

In 1914 most international communications went by telegraph cable. These were largely secure but without them, Governments were unable to communicate with their embassies in other countries. One of the first actions listed in the British ‘War Book’ was to order the cutting of German cables to force the enemy to use other less secure methods of c...

The German Army had undergone a battering in 1917: in the spring of 1918 it was time to get their own back. This talk looks at the “Georgette” offensive of April 1918 from the viewpoint of the Saxons of 32 Infanterie Division, and particularly that of the men of 103 Infanterie Regiment. It examines training and morale and covers the first few da...

We look at the Artillery Brigades of the BEF from the early months of the war, at the processes involved, and the lessons learned throughout each year. We cover the major battles of each year of the war and how the Artillery learned and developed from each. The new ideas and technologies and the people who played key roles in those processes whi...