They resisted both artillery bombardment and mass infantry assault. The attack had been preceded by seven days of heavy artillery bombardment. Union forces encircled the city and began an artillery bombardment. It was under constant bombardment by DPR artillery. Musaid was subjected to a "spectacular" artillery bombardment at dawn and occupied. Musiad was subjected to a "spectacular" artillery bombardment at dawn and occupied. The attack started with a 29-minute bombardment by artillery and . The Spring 1945 offensive in Italy commenced after a heavy artillery bombardment on 9 April. They used the altitude of the hill for artillery bombardment of the city. In March, a massive artillery bombardment by the Viet Minh ensued. During a Turkish artillery bombardment of The Nek, Stewart was killed. Early started with a large-scale artillery bombardment. The first aerial bombardment of civilians occurred during World War I. The city was subject to a major bombardment during the Siege of Bonn in 1689. London proved resilient to bombing despite the heavy bombardment.