The Yorkshire Post says: United in sorrow. Europe mourns Darkest Day
At Amiens cathedral in northern France, 100 years to the day of the start of the battle that brought the war finally out of the trenches, Prince William and Theresa May will gather with the descendants of some of those who were there.
Amiens was the pivotal point at which the war’s course was changed. It led to the collapse of the German Army and, 100 days later, to the Armistice.
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Hide AdIn Germany, it is known as the blackest day, yet, significantly, Mrs May will be joined in mourning by its former president, Joachim Gauck. He will read the poem, After a Bad Dream by Gerrit Engelke, whom some call the German Wilfred Owen.
This is appropriate. Our continued veneration of him and every other soldier from that terrible time is the very least they deserve.