The Invasion of the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Invasión de las Islas Malvinas), code-named Operation Rosario (Operación Rosario), was a military operation...

brännflaska ('burn-bottle')  US – frangible grenade – incendiary frangible grenade – incendiary bottle grenade A Molotov cocktail is a glass bottle containing...

The HK69A1 is a 40 mm grenade launcher developed and produced by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K). The weapon was designed to engage...

inches) disposable, shoulder-fired and one-man operated rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher, which can be fitted with a VN38-C night vision device for...

The FAMAS (French: Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, lit. 'Assault rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory') is a bullpup...

major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014. The invasion, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II, has caused hundreds...

them are equipped with the GL1 grenade launcher.  Ukraine: Donated in 2022 by Belgium as a response for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hamas: Used by the...

Hand/Rifle Grenade M61 Fragmentation Hand Grenade M67 grenade M18 smoke grenade M5 grenade M26 grenade Type 67 stick granade F1 hand grenade RG-4 anti-personnel...

rifle grenade) No.69 Mk.I grenade (Concussion hand grenade) No.73 anti-tank grenade (Also known as the "Thermos grenade") No.74 anti-tank hand grenade (Also...

The Italian invasion of France (10–25 June 1940), also called the Battle of the Alps, was the first major Italian engagement of World War II and the last...

6 August 2006. "Azores: el día que Aznar puso a España al frente de la invasión de Irak por unas armas inexistentes". 20minutos.es – Últimas Noticias...

maintained the name (as "La Grenade" in French) after settlement and colonisation in 1649. On 10 February 1763, the island of La Grenade was ceded to the British...

(German: Unternehmen Seelöwe), was Nazi Germany's code name for their planned invasion of the United Kingdom. It was to take place during the Battle of Britain...

operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed...

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moldova accepted Ukrainian refugees, opened a bank account for donations, and unofficially imposed sanctions...

the world". Ernesto Guevara was born to Ernesto Guevara Lynch and Celia de la Serna y Llosa, on 14 June 1928, in Rosario, Argentina. Although the legal...

a 43 mm (1.7 in) pump-action grenade launcher designed mainly to fire thermobaric grenades for close combat. The grenade weighed 250 g (8.8 oz) and contained...

French). Vincennes: Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre. ISBN 978-2-86323-103-6. "D-Day, the Normandy Invasion, 6 – 25 June 1944". Frequently Asked Questions...

day of the Soviet invasion of Poland. Following the Saar Offensive, a period of inaction called the Phoney War (the French Drôle de guerre, joke war or...

de Marina Nacional" (in Spanish). "POR LA CUAL SE DICTA LA LEY ORGANICA DE LAS FUERZAS DE DEFENSA DE LA REPUBLICA DE PANAMA" (PDF). Gaceta Oficial de...

visor, topped by a red round cloth patch nicknamed cul-de-singe ("monkey bottom") with a white grenade embroidered on it. They rode black horses. Belting...

killed,' Nikolay Movchan, 20, a Ukrainian who was a sergeant and headed a grenade-launching team, said in an interview later. 'And I've heard of Afghan women...

there. An invasion of Menorca was therefore planned during the first few months of 1781, largely by Don Luis Berton de los Blats, Duque de Crillon (or...

rockets, 10,000 mortar rounds, thousands of 155 mm howitzer rounds, 400 grenade launchers, 100 Humvees, 20 million rounds of small-arms ammunition, and...

Operation Anvil) was the code name for the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence (Southern France) on 15 August 1944. Although initially designed...

The RPG-29 "Vampir" is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted...

This timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine covers the period from 1 December 2023 to 31 March 2024. This period was characterized by an increased...

American Herald Tribune, La Jornada, and Wikileaks. Tim Gaynor; Jerry Norton (September 6, 2011). "U.S. man nabbed for smuggling grenade parts to Mexico cartel"...

bypassed completely, using the gas plug, to allow for the firing of rifle grenades and manual operation. The FAL's magazine capacity ranges from five to 30...

also widely used by front line troops as converted grenade launchers, known as Bombardes DR (grenade throwers) these conversions had cut down barrels and...