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United States invasion of Grenada

Operation Urgent Fury
Part of the Cold War
CH-53D HMM-261 Grenada Okt1983.jpeg
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 25–29 October 1983
Location Grenada
Result

US-CPF victory

  • Grenadian PRG government deposed
  • Restoration of former government
  • Cuban military presence defeated
Belligerents

 United States
Grenada Grenadan opposition
Caribbean Peace Force:

Grenada PRG of Grenada
 Cuba
Military advisors:

Commanders and leaders
United States Ronald Reagan
United States Joseph Metcalf III
United States Norman Schwarzkopf
Grenada Nicholas Brathwaite
Barbados Tom Adams
Jamaica Edward Seaga
Antigua and Barbuda Vere Bird
Dominica Eugenia Charles
Saint Kitts and Nevis Kennedy Simmonds
Saint Lucia John Compton
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Milton Cato
Grenada Hudson Austin Surrendered
Cuba Fidel Castro
Cuba Pedro Tortoló Surrendered
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
337 wounded
Cuba:
24 killed
59 wounded
638 captured
2 transport aircraft
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
Grenada Grenadan opposition
Caribbean Peace Force:

Grenada PRG of Grenada
 Cuba
Military advisors:

Grenada:
45 killed
337 wounded
Cuba:
24 killed
59 wounded
638 captured
2 transport aircraft
Soviet Union:
Large weapons cache seized:

The Invasion of Grenada was a 1983 United States–led invasion of the Caribbean island nation of Grenada, which has a population of about 91,000 and is 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 the internal strife within the People's Revolutionary Government that resulted in the house arrest and the execution of the previous leader and second Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop, and the establishment of a preliminary government, the Revolutionary Military Council with Hudson Austin as Chairman. 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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