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Business News/ Photos / Remembering the Great War a hundred years later

Remembering the Great War a hundred years later

Exactly a hundred years ago in August 1914, the first World War began. Remembered as the 'Great War' in history books, it engulfed Europe from 1914 to 1919, and impacted the entire world. On its centenary, the countries involved commemorate the losses.

Light beamed into the sky from Trafalgar Square, London. Lights across Britain were switched off for an hour on Monday in a tribute to the dead of World War One. Reuters

1/8Light beamed into the sky from Trafalgar Square, London. Lights across Britain were switched off for an hour on Monday in a tribute to the dead of World War One. Reuters

Britain’s Prince Charles lays a wreath during a commemoration ceremony at the Cenotaph in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday. Reuters

2/8Britain’s Prince Charles lays a wreath during a commemoration ceremony at the Cenotaph in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday. Reuters

888,246 ceramic poppies at an art installation at the Tower of London in London. Titled “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red”, it will be unveiled on Tuesday to mark the centenary of World War I. Each poppy represents a British military fatality in the war. AP

3/8888,246 ceramic poppies at an art installation at the Tower of London in London. Titled “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red”, it will be unveiled on Tuesday to mark the centenary of World War I. Each poppy represents a British military fatality in the war. AP

A file photo of a restored German World War I trench from 1916, at Heuvelland in Belgium. German armies invaded neutral Belgium on 4 August 1914, to gain positions from which they could attack France. AP

4/8A file photo of a restored German World War I trench from 1916, at Heuvelland in Belgium. German armies invaded neutral Belgium on 4 August 1914, to gain positions from which they could attack France. AP

France’s President Hollande and German President Gauck arrive at a ceremony at the national monument of Hartmannswillerkopf, in Wattwiller, Eastern France. Around 30,000 French and German soldiers died here in 1915. Reuters

5/8France’s President Hollande and German President Gauck arrive at a ceremony at the national monument of Hartmannswillerkopf, in Wattwiller, Eastern France. Around 30,000 French and German soldiers died here in 1915. Reuters

Members of the French association “Le Sapeur Picard”, re-enact a fight between the French and the Germans in a trench, in Fay, Picardie region, on 2 August, 2014. Reuters

6/8Members of the French association “Le Sapeur Picard”, re-enact a fight between the French and the Germans in a trench, in Fay, Picardie region, on 2 August, 2014. Reuters

India Gate in New Delhi on 4 August, 2014. India Gate was originally called the All India War Memorial, since it bears the names of some 70,000 Indian soldiers who died during World War I. AFP

7/8India Gate in New Delhi on 4 August, 2014. India Gate was originally called the All India War Memorial, since it bears the names of some 70,000 Indian soldiers who died during World War I. AFP

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin unveiled a World War One monument in Moscow on 1 August, 2014. The war had a profound impact on Russia. It became the first communist country after the end of the war. Reuters

8/8Russia’s President Vladimir Putin unveiled a World War One monument in Moscow on 1 August, 2014. The war had a profound impact on Russia. It became the first communist country after the end of the war. Reuters

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