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List of invasions

This is a list of both successful and repelled international invasions ordered by date.

Table of contents

1 Post-WWII (1946 - ) 2 World War II (1939-1945) 3 Between WWI and WWII 4 World War I (1914 - 1918) 5 1700 - 1915 6 1300 - 1699 7 1200 - 1299 7.1 Mongol invasions 8 900 - 1199 9 Before 900 10 Related topics

Post-WWII (1946 - )

• 2003 invasion of Iraq by a coalition led by the United States
• 2001 invasion of Afghanistan by the United States and allies
• 1994 invasion of Haiti by a multinational force (MNF) led by the United States
• 1991 invasion of Kuwait by a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States (Operation Desert Storm)
• 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
• 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States (Operation Just Cause)
• 1983 invasion of Grenada by the United States and allied Caribbean nations
• 1982 invasion of Falkland Islands by the United Kingdom
• 1982 invasion of Falkland Islands initially by Argentine civilians, followed by official Argentina forces (Operation Rosario)
• 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union
• 1978 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam
• 1978 invasion of Sealand by former head of state and other civilians
• 1978 invasion of Sealand by German and Dutch civilians
• 1975 invasion of East Timor by Indonesia
• 1974 invasion of Northern Cyprus by Turkey
• 1971 invasion of East Pakistan by India
• 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact
• 1961 failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban allies of the United States, particularly its CIA
• 1956 invasion of Hungary by the Soviet Union
• 1956 invasion of Egypt by France, United Kingdom and Israel
• 1950 invasion of Tibet by China
• 1945 invasion of Vietnam by France, with British, Indian and captured Japanese forces

World War II (1939-1945)

• 1945 invasion of Hong Kong by Britain
• 1945 invasion of China and Korea by the Soviet Union
• 1945 invasion of Burma by Allied forces
• 1945 invasion of Japan by the United States
• 1945 invasion of Poland, Austria by the Soviet Union
• 1944 invasion of Germany by Allied forces
• 1944 invasion of Bulgaria, Yugoslavia by the Soviet Union
• 1944 invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Greece, the Philipines, Albania by Allied forces
• 1944 invasion of Guam by the United States
• 1944 invasion of Normandy, France by the United States and Great Britain during World War II (Operation Overlord)
• 1944 invasion of Hungary by Germany
• 1943 invasion of Italy by the United States and Great Britain
• 1942 invasion of North Africa by the United States and Great Britain (Operation Torch)
• 1941 invasion of Italy (Sicily) by Britain and the United States (Operation Husky)
• 1942 invasion of Indonesia by Japan
• 1941 invasion of Solomon Islands by the United States
• 1941 invasion of Guam, Philipines, Solomon Islands and Singapore by Japan
• 1941 invasion of Malaya, Borneo and Hong Kong by Japan
• 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany (Operation Barbarossa)
• 1941 invasion of Iraq and Syria by Britain
• 1941 invasion of Greenland and Iceland by the United States
• 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia by Germany, Hungary and Italy
• invasion of Portugese Timor by Australian and Dutch forces
• 1940 invasion of Albania by Greece
• 1940 invasion of British Somaliland, Egypt, Greece by Italy
• 1940 invasion of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Channel Islands, Romania, and the Soviet Union by Germany
• 1939 invasion of Finland by the Soviet Union
• 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union, initiating World War II in Europe

Between WWI and WWII

• 1938-1939 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Germany and Hungary
• 1937 invasion of China by Japan
• 1932-1933 invasions of Chinese provinces by Japan
• 1931 invasion of Manchuria by Japan

World War I (1914 - 1918)

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1700 - 1915

• 1915 invasion of Haiti by the United States
• 1910 invasion of Tibet by China
• 1904 invasion of Tibet by British-Indian army
• 1858 invasion of Vietnam by France
• 1812-1814 invasions of Canada by the United States as part of the War of 1812
• 1800 invasion of Malta by Britain
• 1798 invasion of Malta by France
• 1798 invasion of Egypt by France
• 1788 invasion of Nepal by a Chinese-Tibetan army
• 1775 invasion of Canada by American partisans as part of the Revolutionary War
• 1757 invasion of Bohemia by Prussia
• 1756 invasion of Saxony by Prussia
• 1745 invasion of England by Scotland

1300 - 1699

• 1650 invasion of Scotland by England
• 1594 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
• 1592-1598 invasion of Korea by Japan
• 1515 invasion of Italy by France
• 1499 invasion of Italy by France
• 1421 invasion of Egypt by the Kingdom of Cyprus

1200 - 1299

• 1297 invasion of Monaco by an Italian army
• 1296 invasion of Scotland by England

Mongol invasions

• 1293 invasion of Java by Mongols
• 1283,1285,1287 invasions of Vietnam by Mongols
• 1281 invasion of Syria by Mongols
• 1274,1281 invasions of Japan by Mongols
• 1251-1259 invasion of Persia, Syria and Mesopotamia by Mongols(Timour)
• 1244 invasion of Anatolia by Mongols
• 1241 invasion of Austria by Mongols
• 1240 invasion of Ukraine, Poland, Hungary by Mongols
• 1237-1238 invasion of Russia by Mongols
• 1220-1224 invasion of Georgians and the Cumans of the Caucasus, the Kuban, Astrakhan, Russia, Ukraine by Mongols
• 1218-1220 invasion of Khwarizm by Mongols
• 1236 invasion of Korea by Mongols
• 1211-1234 invasion of Jin/Chin by Mongols
• 1205-1209 invasion of Western Xia by Mongols

900 - 1199

• 1191 invasion of Cyprus by England (Third Crusade)
• 1171,1173,1187 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Egypt
• 1115-1118 invasion of Egypt by Kingdom of Jerusalem
• 1102,1103,1105 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Egypt
• 1099 invasion of Jerusalem by Norman forces (First Crusade)
• 1066 invasion of England by Norwegian and Norman forces.
• 1068 invasion of Egypt by Seljuk Turks
• 1019 invasion of Kyushu, Japan by Jurchen pirates
• 914,919,969 invasions of Egypt by Tunisian Fatimids

Before 900

• 870 invasion of Malta by Arabs from Sicily
• 642-711 invasion of Algeria by the Umayyads
• 55 BC - 43 AD invasion of Britain by the Roman Empire

Related topics

• List of battles
• List of wars

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