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German-occupied territory of Montenegro
German-occupied territory of Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia under German rule from September 1943 until December 1944. The occupation was run from Cetinje and involved harsh repression.
German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941
German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941: opening day air battle of Operation Barbarossa, in which the Luftwaffe's 2,775 aircraft destroyed much of the 10,000-strong Soviet Air Force, largely on the ground.
Geronimo Campaign
The Geronimo Campaign, the final U.S. Army operation of the Apache Wars, was a pursuit of Geronimo across Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico ending with his 1886 surrender.
Gettysburg (1993 film)
Gettysburg is a 1993 American historical war drama directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, adapted from Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Killer Angels, starring Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, and Martin Sheen.
Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg Battlefield, site of the July 1-3, 1863 Civil War battle in Adams County, Pennsylvania, preserved within Gettysburg National Military Park (6,034 acres, NPS since 1933) and the Soldiers' National Cemetery where Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.
Gettysburg Confederate order of battle
Gettysburg Confederate order of battle: the Army of Northern Virginia's organization, July 1-3, 1863, under Robert E. Lee, with Longstreet's, Ewell's, and A.P. Hill's corps, Stuart's cavalry, 75,054 engaged, and about 28,000 casualties.
Gettysburg Union order of battle
Gettysburg Union order of battle: organization of Meade's Army of the Potomac, over 100,000 men in seven infantry corps plus cavalry and artillery reserve, July 1-3, 1863, replacing Hooker June 28.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Adams County borough founded 1786 by James Gettys, incorporated 1806, population 7,620 (2010). Site of the July 1-3, 1863 Civil War battle with over 51,000 casualties and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Ghadar Movement
Ghadar Movement (1913–1918), also Ghadar Party or Hindustan Ghadar Party, a transnational Indian revolutionary organization founded in Oregon and San Francisco by mainly Punjabi Sikh immigrants, seeking armed overthrow of British rule through its newspaper Ghadar.
Ghost of Kyiv (Привид Києва)
Ghost of Kyiv (Привид Києва), also Ghost of Kiev, was a mythical Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot credited with six kills in the first 30 hours of Russia's 2022 invasion. Ukraine's Air Force said in April 2022 the figure was a collective legend, and key footage came from the DCS video game.
Ghouta chemical attack
Ghouta chemical attack: sarin rocket strikes on opposition-held Damascus suburbs on 21 August 2013, killing an estimated 1,500; UN confirmed sarin, HRW attributed it to Syrian government forces.
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign was a US Central Pacific offensive in World War II that seized the Gilbert Islands in 1943 and the Marshall Islands in 1944.
Gilbert Islands campaign
The Gilbert Islands campaign was a United States amphibious operation of November 1943, code-named Operation Galvanic, that seized the Japanese-held atolls of Tarawa, Makin, and Apamama.
Gladbeck hostage crisis
Gladbecker Geiseldrama: 54-hour German hostage crisis, 16–18 August 1988, begun with a Deutsche Bank robbery in Gladbeck by Rösner and Degowski; bus hijacking in Bremen, three deaths, media scandal near Bad Honnef.
Gleiwitz incident
Gleiwitz incident (Überfall auf den Sender Gleiwitz; Prowokacja gliwicka): false flag attack staged by SS men in Polish uniforms on the Gleiwitz radio station, 31 August 1939, used by Nazi Germany as pretext to invade Poland on 1 September 1939.
Glorious First of June
The Glorious First of June, or Bataille du 13 prairial an 2, was a 1794 naval battle in which Lord Howe's British fleet defeated the French west of Ushant.
Glory (1989 film)
Glory is a 1989 American Civil War drama directed by Edward Zwick, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, and Morgan Freeman as Black soldiers of the Union's 54th Massachusetts Infantry.
Gnadenhutten massacre
Gnadenhutten massacre, also called the Moravian massacre: killing of 96 pacifist Moravian Christian Lenape by Pennsylvania militia under Colonel David Williamson on March 8-9, 1782, at Gnadenhutten, Ohio; the victims had taken no part in frontier raids.
Godhra train burning
Godhra train burning: 27 February 2002 fire in coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express near Godhra, Gujarat, killed 59 karsevaks returning from Ayodhya and triggered the 2002 Gujarat riots; two inquiries reached opposite conclusions.
Gods and Generals (film)
Gods and Generals is a 2003 American Civil War drama directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, starring Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, and Jeff Daniels, following Stonewall Jackson through the war's first two years.
Goguryeo–Baekje War of 475
The Goguryeo–Baekje War of 475 was the campaign in which Goguryeo's King Jangsu led 30,000 troops, stormed Baekje's capital Hanseong, killed King Gaero, and took 8,000 captives.
Goguryeo–Buyeo Wars
The Goguryeo–Buyeo wars were the armed conflicts between Goguryeo, founded in 37 BCE, and the older Buyeo state, including Gwanggaeto the Great's 410 attack; Buyeo surrendered in 494.
Goguryeo–Former Yan War
The Goguryeo–Former Yan War (고구려-전연 전쟁) was the 342 winter campaign in which Former Yan's ruler Murong Huang routed Goguryeo's army and sacked its capital Hwando.
Goiânia accident
The Goiânia accident (Césio-137) was a 1987 Brazilian radiological contamination accident from a ruptured caesium-137 teletherapy source; four died, 249 were contaminated, and it reshaped international orphan-source safety rules.
Gojjam revolt
The Gojjam rebellion was a peasant uprising in Gojjam Province, northwestern Ethiopia, beginning in May 1968 against a new agricultural income tax under Haile Selassie.
Gold Beach
Gold Beach: British D-Day landing sector, 6 June 1944, between Omaha and Juno, from Port-en-Bessin to Ver-sur-Mer; assaulted by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, with Arromanches Mulberry B harbour and the British Normandy Memorial distinguishing it.
Golden Horde–Ilkhanate wars
The Golden Horde–Ilkhanate wars were conflicts from about 1261 between the Golden Horde and the Ilkhanate of Iran, fought for a century over the Caucasus without decisive result.
Goliad massacre
The Goliad massacre: execution of 342 captured Texian soldiers under James W. Fannin at Presidio La Bahía, Goliad, Texas, on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, under Santa Anna's pirate decree, alongside the Alamo in the 'Remember Goliad!' rallying cry.
Gorgadji attack
The Gorgadji attack was a jihadist ambush on 18 August 2021 near Gorgadji in northern Burkina Faso, killing at least 80 people in a convoy heading to Arbinda.
Gorlice–Tarnów offensive
The Gorlice–Tarnów offensive was a joint German and Austro-Hungarian breakthrough launched in Galicia on 2 May 1915 that destroyed the Russian Third Army and drove the Tsarist forces out of Russian Poland by September.