Invasion of Grenada (1983)

Operation Urgent Fury
Part of the Cold War
A Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of the U.S. Marine Corps hovers above the ground near an abandoned Soviet ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft weapon during the invasion of Grenada in 1983.
Date 25 October – 15 December 1983 Location Grenada Result US-CPF victory Grenadian government deposed Cuban military presence defeated Restoration of former government
Belligerents
United States Caribbean Peace Force:  Barbados  Jamaica Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States	PRG of Grenada  Cuba Military advisors:  Soviet Union  North Korea  East Germany  Bulgaria Libya
Commanders and leaders
Ronald Reagan Joseph Metcalf III Norman Schwarzkopf	Hudson Austin   Pedro Comas
Strength
United States: 7,300 CPF: 353	Grenada: ~1,200 Cuba: 780 Soviet Union: 49 North Korea: 24 East Germany: 16 Bulgaria: 14 Libya: 3 or 4
Casualties and losses
United States: 19 killed 116 wounded 9 helicopters lost	Grenada: 45 killed 358 wounded Cuba: 59 killed 25 wounded 638 captured Soviet Union: Large weapons cache seized: 12 APCs 12 anti-aircraft guns 291 submachine guns 6,330 rifles 5.6 million rounds of ammunition
Civilian casualties: 24 killed

US-CPF victory

 United States

Caribbean Peace Force:

PRG of Grenada
 Cuba

Military advisors:

Grenada:
45 killed
358 wounded
Cuba:
59 killed
25 wounded
638 captured
Soviet Union:
Large weapons cache seized:

The Invasion of Grenada was a 1983 United States–led invasion of the Caribbean island nation of Grenada, with a population of about 91,000 located 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Venezuela, that resulted in a U.S. victory within a matter of weeks. Codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, it was triggered by a hard-line Stalinist coup that resulted in the execution of the previous left-wing revolutionary leader. The invasion resulted in the appointment of an interim government, followed by democratic elections in 1984. The country has remained a democratic nation since then.

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