What the records say
- When
- 25 Oct 1983 – 15 Dec 1983
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 12.05° N, 61.75° W
- Description
- 1983 conflict in Grenada involving US and Cuban led forces
United States invasion of Grenada
1983 United States-led military invasion
The United States and a coalition of Caribbean countries invaded the island nation of Grenada at dawn on 25 October 1983. It was codenamed Operation Urgent Fury by the U.S. military, and resulted in military occupation within a few days.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Invasion of Grenada by United States troops at the behest of Eugenia Charles of Dominica, a member of the Organization of American States”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die USA besetzen die Insel Grenada („Operation Urgent Fury“)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Вооружённые силы США вторглись на остров Гренада”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Granada, las tropas de Estados Unidos invaden la isla; comienzo de la invasión de Granada”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アメリカ軍、グレナダに侵攻(グレナダ侵攻)。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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