human shield

deliberate placement of non-combatants in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets
Event war_crime Q121397
human shield
Sergey Solomko · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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human shield

Summary

human shield is a war crime[1]. It draws 892 Wikipedia views per month (war_crime category, ranking #13 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • human shield is credited with the discovery of Mahatma Gandhi[3].
  • human shield's instance of is recorded as war crime[4].
  • human shield's instance of is recorded as non-combatant[5].
  • human shield is a type of shield[6].
  • human shield's Commons category is recorded as Human shields[7].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine[8].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as Battle of Shanghai[9].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as Warsaw Uprising[10].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as Vinkt Massacre[11].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as Battle of Okinawa[12].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as Battle of Manila[13].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as Algerian War[14].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as Battle of the Notch[15].
  • human shield's significant event is recorded as Tel al-Zaatar massacre[16].
  • human shield's has goal is recorded as protection[17].
  • human shield's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[18].

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Context

Recorded instance of include war crime[4] and non-combatant[5].

Why It Matters

human shield draws 892 Wikipedia views per month (war_crime category, ranking #13 of 50).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . books.google.co.jp. Retrieved . books.google.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Discoverer or inventor Mahatma Gandhi
    Significant event 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, Battle of Shanghai, Warsaw Uprising +6
    Instance of
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007585954105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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