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Conflict Americas

US Invasion of Grenada

1983 CE

The U.S. invaded Grenada after a Marxist coup overthrew and killed Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. Operation Urgent Fury — the first major U.S. military operation since Vietnam — deposed the revolutionary government in days.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • United States & Caribbean allies
  • People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada & Cuba

Key moments

Defining events in the US Invasion of Grenada.

  1. 1983 Battle of Point Salines Airport
  2. 1983 Rescue of St. George's Medical School

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Events the timeline places between 1983 CE and 1983 CE.

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