Taiwan simulates Penghu invasion
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...
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...
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...
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...
As of March 10, 2026, Israel has launched a severe air campaign and a ground incursion into southern Lebanon following retaliatory attacks by Hezbollah. The escalation comes after tension...
On March 2, 2026, Lebanese health authorities reported that at least 31 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Israeli airstrikes conducted in multiple areas of southern Leb...
Israeli Soldier Charged With Looting In Gaza War On February 18, 2026 the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that only one Israeli soldier has been formally charged with looting durin...
Israeli raids and clashes reported in the West Bank On February 8, 2026, multiple raids and clashes were reported in the occupied West Bank involving Israeli forces and settler...
Israel expands buffer zone operations along Lebanon border In mid-February 2026, the Israel Defense Forces announced an expansion of buffer zone operations along sections of th...
IDF Says It Struck ‘Terror Infrastructure’ in Gaza After Troops Fired Upon On February 6, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it conducted targeted strikes against ...
Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill Dozens Amid Fragile Ceasefire On February 4, 2026, health officials in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes killed ...
Danish Protests Erupt Over Trump Remarks and Greenland Dispute On January 31, 2026, large protests took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, and other Danish cities in response to rec...
Despite a recent ceasefire agreement, heavy fighting resumed in Syria between government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Clashes highlight the fragile nature of peace effor...
The United States carried out a retaliatory strike in Syria, targeting an Islamic State-linked militant leader responsible for an ambush that killed U.S. troops and a civilian. The strike...
A Palestinian child was shot dead by Israeli military personnel in the occupied West Bank on January 16, 2026, according to rights groups and local health officials. The incident occurred...
Settlers Cross Into Gaza as Hundreds of Far‑right Israelis Hold Event Vowing Resettlement On December 18, 2025, a group of Israeli civilians from the far‑right Nachala movement crossed f...
Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect After Israel Approves Deal On October 10, 2025, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip officially went into effect after the Israeli governmen...
Israeli forces carried out raids in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank during the Christmas period, according to local reports from December 25, 2023. Bethlehem, located in the West Bank...
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...
Germanicus, a prominent Roman general and heir apparent, died under suspicious circumstances in Antioch. His death sparked rumors of poisoning and political intrigue involving high-rankin...
On March 16, 1968, U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, carried out a mass killing of Vietnamese civilians in t...
What it was The Lavon Affair, also known as Operation Susannah, was a failed Israeli covert operation in Egypt in 1954, carried out by Israeli military intelligence. ...
1948 Tantura Killings The events at the Palestinian village of Tantura occurred during the **1948 Palestine war**, when forces of the Haganah, specifically the Alexandroni Brig...
Adolf Hitler References British Rule in Palestine in Reichstag Address “It appears to have slipped Mr. Roosevelt’s mind that Palestine is not being occupied by German troops, b...
Bonus army removed from Washington In the spring and summer of 1932, approximately 17,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans, along with their families and supporters, assembled in Washingto...
Moorish Invasion Of The Iberian Peninsula On April 30, 711, Umayyad forces led by the Berber commander Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from North Africa into th...
Goguryeo successfully repelled multiple invasions launched by the Tang dynasty of China during the 7th century. The capital fortress of Pyongyang became a critical defensive stronghold ag...
Roman Emperor Numerian died under suspicious circumstances while returning from a campaign in the East. His death was discovered by his troops near the region of Corduene.After his death,...
Diocletian was proclaimed emperor by his troops in Nicomedia following the death of Emperor Carus. His rise marked the end of a period of civil wars and instability in the Roman Empire.Di...
Emperor Carus, ruler of the Roman Empire, died during a military campaign in Mesopotamia. His death occurred while leading troops against the Sassanian Empire in a conflict over control o...
Marcus Aurelius Probus was proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops in September 276 after the death of Emperor Florianus. His accession marked a period of efforts to restore stability with...
Aurelian was proclaimed emperor by his troops following the death of Emperor Claudius Gothicus. His accession marked a significant turning point during the Crisis of the Third Century.He ...
Emperor Gallienus initiated a series of military reforms to address ongoing threats to the Roman Empire. These reforms aimed to improve the mobility and responsiveness of the Roman legion...
Aemilian, a Roman soldier and governor, seized power through a swift military revolt against Emperor Trebonianus Gallus. His accession marked a brief interruption in the Crisis of the Thi...
Maximinus Thrax, a Roman soldier of humble origins, was proclaimed emperor by his troops following the assassination of Severus Alexander. His accession marked the beginning of the Crisis...
Septimius Severus was proclaimed emperor by his troops following the death of Emperor Pertinax. This marked the beginning of the Severan dynasty and significant changes in Roman imperial ...
During the siege of Sarmizegetusa by Roman forces under Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the besieging troops faced severe drought and heat. According to accounts, a sudden and unexpected rainsto...
Roman Emperor Trajan launched a military campaign into the Parthian Empire, aiming to expand Roman territory eastward. The campaign marked a major escalation of conflict between Rome and ...
The Russian Empire intensified its fortification efforts along the Amur River frontier, aiming to secure its eastern borders against potential threats. New forts were constructed to estab...
6–25 October 1973 — Egyptian and Syrian forces launch a surprise attack against Israeli positions. Egyptian troops successfully cross the Suez Canal and penetrate the Bar Lev Line before ...
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...
January–March 1918 — Russia's withdrawal gives Germany a temporary manpower advantage in the west, but American troops are arriving rapidly. Hindenburg and Ludendorff conclude that German...
6 April 1917–11 November 1918 — The United States begins converting its enormous economy and population into military power. Millions of men enter the draft system while shipping, finance...
27 January 1945 — Soviet troops reach the Auschwitz concentration and extermination complex in occupied Poland. They find thousands of surviving prisoners and extensive evidence of mass m...
27 January 1945 — Soviet troops enter the Auschwitz concentration and extermination complex. They find thousands of surviving prisoners whom the SS had been unable to evacuate, as well as...
20 April 1945 — Soviet artillery begins shelling central Berlin as forces close around the German capital. Street fighting becomes intense while Nazi leaders remain inside the city. Germa...
24 August 1943 — Soviet armies begin a massive offensive toward the Dnieper River. German forces withdraw while attempting to create defensive positions along the river. Soviet troops est...
2 May 1945 — German forces in Berlin surrender to the Red Army. Soviet troops control the capital of Nazi Germany. Fighting continues elsewhere for several days, but the symbolic and poli...
4 August 1914 — Britain declares war on Germany after German forces invade neutral Belgium and Berlin fails to meet the British demand for Belgian neutrality to be respected. Britain's de...
8 April 1944 — Soviet forces attack German and Romanian troops in Crimea. Axis defenses collapse rapidly and Sevastopol falls in May. The Soviet victory removes an important Axis position...
6 June 1944 — Allied forces land on the Normandy coast in Operation Overlord. American, British, Canadian and other Allied formations assault five principal beaches while airborne troops ...
26 May 1940 — Britain begins Operation Dynamo to evacuate Allied troops trapped around Dunkirk. Naval vessels, merchant ships and hundreds of smaller civilian craft participate in the eva...
11 January 1923 — French and Belgian troops occupy Germany's Ruhr industrial region after Germany falls behind on reparations deliveries. The German government responds with passive resis...
12 March 1938 — German troops enter Austria after intense political pressure on the Austrian government. Hitler announces the incorporation of Austria into the German Reich. Many Austrian...
7 March 1936 — German troops enter the demilitarized Rhineland in violation of the Versailles and Locarno arrangements. Hitler's forces have orders to retreat if confronted by overwhelmin...
30 April 1945 — Adolf Hitler kills himself in the Führerbunker as Soviet troops fight through central Berlin. Germany has already lost control of most of its territory and its military po...
30 April 1945 — Adolf Hitler kills himself inside the Führerbunker as Soviet troops fight through central Berlin. Germany's military position is hopeless and the capital is largely encirc...
22 June 1941 — Germany and its allies invade the Soviet Union along a vast front from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Hitler expects the Soviet state to collapse after a short campaign and a...
19 November 1942 — Soviet forces attack Axis armies guarding the flanks of the German position at Stalingrad. The offensive breaks through Romanian sectors and rapidly converges west of t...
25 August 1944 — French and Allied forces complete the liberation of Paris after an uprising by resistance groups and the arrival of Free French troops. General Charles de Gaulle enters t...
29 December 1944 — Soviet and Romanian forces encircle Budapest. Hitler orders the city held while German and Hungarian troops continue resistance. Fighting becomes extremely destructive ...
5 December 1941 — Soviet forces launch a major counteroffensive against exhausted German armies near Moscow. Fresh formations, including troops transferred from eastern regions, push Germ...
1 November 1941 — Soviet formations from eastern regions increasingly reinforce the Moscow front after intelligence reduces fears of an immediate Japanese attack from Manchuria. These tro...
Untitled1 May 1944 — Allied deception operations intensify before the Normandy invasion. False radio traffic, dummy formations, controlled double agents and the fictional First U.S. Army ...