Destruction of Jedha City

During the Galactic Civil War, the Galactic Empire, in an effort to test the superlaser on the Death Star, used the battlestation to destroy the moon Jedha.

Behind the scenes
The destruction of Jedha was depicted in the 2016 Anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The first footage of the event was shown in the first Rogue One trailer on August 11, 2016. In Star Wars Legends, which is non-canon in the official Star Wars continuity following 2014, the event where the Death Star tested it's Superweapon was identified as the Destruction of Despayre.

Appearances

 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story