This article presents a list of military occupations, both historic and contemporary, but only those that have taken place since the customary laws of belligerent military occupation were first clarified and supplemented by the Hague Convention of 1907.
As currently understood in international law, "military occupation" is the effective military control by a power of a territory outside of said power's recognized sovereign territory. The occupying power in question may be an individual state or a supranational organization, such as the United Nations.
Contemporary occupations
Historical occupations
Events before the Hague Convention of 1907 are out of scope.
1907–1919 (miscellaneous)
World War I and immediate aftermath
1920–1946 (miscellaneous)
World War II: build up and immediate aftermath
1947–1959
1960–1979
1980–1999
2000–2019
2020–present
See also
Russian-occupied territories
Israeli-occupied territories
Military occupations by the Soviet Union
Peacekeeping – military deployments for peace-keeping purposes
List of military and civilian missions of the European Union
Annexation
Revanchism
For a list of states that have seceded unilaterally see List of states with limited recognition
For a list of cases where territory is disputed between countries, see List of territorial disputes
Bibliography
Footnotes and references
Footnotes
References
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Occupations
Military occupations
Military operations other than war