History Thread for “artillery”

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September 2, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Russia strikes Kyiv again

Russian drones struck Kyiv on September 2, 2026, during a seventh consecutive day of major attacks against the Ukrainian capital. Ukrainian authorities reported that at least 11 people we...

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August 21, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Russia strikes Kryvyi Rih

Kryvyi Rih · Dnipropetrovsk Oblast · Ukraine

Russian drones struck a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih on August 21, 2026, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 130, according to Ukrainian authorities. Children were among th...

artillery attack bombing casualties children civilians

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August 10, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Taiwan simulates Penghu invasion

Penghu County · Taiwan

Taiwanese forces conducted a large-scale military exercise on the Penghu Islands on August 10, 2026, simulating the defense of the islands against an amphibious assault. The exercise i...

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August 10, 2026 Breaking

Taiwan restricts mobile internet

Taichung · Taiwan

Taiwan deliberately reduced mobile internet speeds across a large part of central Taiwan on August 10, 2026, as part of its annual Han Kuang military exercises. The test was designed to s...

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August 5, 2026 Breaking

North Korea deploys missile unit

Voronezh region · Russia

Ukraine's military intelligence reported on August 5, 2026, that North Korea had deployed a missile unit to Russia's Voronezh region to support Russian military operations against Ukraine...

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March 9, 2026 Breaking

Maronite priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon

Rmeish · South Governorate · Lebanon

A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest was killed after Israeli tank fire struck a home in the southern Lebanese village of Al-Qlayaa near the border with Israel. Father Pierre al-Rai died f...

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February 12, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Palestinians Wounded and Killed by Israeli Forces During Ongoing Gaza Violence

Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

On February 12, 2026, Israeli military forces opened fire in parts of the Gaza Strip despite an existing ceasefire, resulting in new casualties among Palestinian civilians. Medical source...

2026 artillery casualties ceasefire children conflict

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February 10, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Over 25,000 tonnes of explosives dropped on Gaza since October 7

Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Palestine

Over 25,000 tonnes of explosives dropped on Gaza since October 7 Since October 7, 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted air and artillery strikes on the Gaza Str...

2025 2026 airstrikes artillery casualties civilian

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February 9, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon kills child Ali Hassan Jaber and his father

Southern Lebanon · Tyre · South Governorate · Lebanon

Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon kills child Ali Hassan Jaber and his father On February 9, 2026, an Israeli drone strike in the town of Yanouh in southern Lebanon kill...

2026 airstrike ali border casualties civilian

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February 5, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Isaac Herzog photographed signing artillery shells destined for Gaza

Northern Israel · Kiryat Shmona · Northern District · Israel

Isaac Herzog photographed signing artillery shells destined for Gaza On February 5, 2026, images and reports circulated during the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Au...

2026 army artillery australia conflict controversy

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February 4, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

24 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, medics say

Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

24 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, medics say On February 4, 2026, health officials in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli strikes and artillery fire across the territory k...

2026 artillery bombing casualties ceasefire children

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January 21, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Israeli forces kill civilians and journalists in gaza despite ceasefire

Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

Israeli military actions in Gaza on January 21, 2026, killed at least 11 Palestinians including two 13‑year‑old boys and three journalists, according to Gaza health authorities and local ...

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November 7, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

Explosive devices disguised as toys

Lebanon

Reports and warnings from humanitarian organizations, demining teams, and local authorities have highlighted the danger posed by explosive devices and unexploded ordnance found in conflic...

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November 30, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

Palestinian killed by smoke canister in Beit Lahia

Beit Lahia · Gaza Strip · Palestine

Palestinian Killed by Smoke Canister in Beit Lahia On 30 November 2024, a Palestinian man in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia was reported killed after being struck by a sm...

2024 beitlahia canister casualties casualty civilian

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May 28, 2024 Politics

Nikki Haley writes “Finish Them” on Israeli artillery shell during Israel visit

Northern Israel · Kiryat Shmona · Northern District · Israel

Nikki Haley writes “Finish Them” on Israeli artillery shell during Israel visit On May 28, 2024, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Republican presidential candid...

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February 24, 2022 Wars & Conflicts

Russia invades Ukraine nationwide

Kyiv · Kyiv City · Ukraine

Russia launched a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced what he called a special military operation shortly before Russ...

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April 18, 1996 Wars & Conflicts

Qana Shelling Kills Civilians in Lebanon

Qana · Lebanon

An Israeli artillery strike on a United Nations compound in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon on April 18, 1996, resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians who had taken shel...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Allied Hundred Days Offensive Begins

8 August 1918 — Allied armies attack near Amiens and begin the sustained offensive sequence known as the Hundred Days. Improved coordination of artillery, infantry, tanks, aircraft and lo...

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Russia strikes Kyiv again

Russia strikes Kryvyi Rih

Taiwan simulates Penghu invasion

Taiwan restricts mobile internet

North Korea deploys missile unit

Maronite priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon

Palestinians Wounded and Killed by Israeli Forces During Ongoing Gaza Violence

Over 25,000 tonnes of explosives dropped on Gaza since October 7

Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon kills child Ali Hassan Jaber and his father

Isaac Herzog photographed signing artillery shells destined for Gaza

24 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, medics say

Israeli forces kill civilians and journalists in gaza despite ceasefire

Explosive devices disguised as toys

Palestinian killed by smoke canister in Beit Lahia

Nikki Haley writes “Finish Them” on Israeli artillery shell during Israel visit

Russia invades Ukraine nationwide

Qana Shelling Kills Civilians in Lebanon

Allied Hundred Days Offensive Begins

Allies Refine Combined-Arms Warfare

German Spring Offensive Begins

Germany Refines Infiltration Tactics

Battle of the Somme Begins

Battle of Verdun Begins

Attrition Becomes a Central Strategy

The War Becomes an Industrial Production Contest

The Western Front Hardens Into Trenches

Krupp

Schneider-Creusot

Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

Battle of Berlin Begins

Battle of Kursk Begins

Battle of the Seelow Heights

D-Day

Germany Invades Poland

Gotthard Heinrici

Krupp

Krupp

Lend-Lease Mobility Strengthens Soviet Offensives

Operation Bagration

Operation Bagration Begins

Red Army Rebuilds Large-Scale Operational Warfare

Second Battle of El Alamein Begins

Soviet Artillery Concentrates Against Berlin

Soviet Logistics Sustain the Drive Into Germany

Third Battle of Ypres Begins

Why Was Germany Unable to Stop the Red Army?