Invasion of Grenada

The United States and a coalition of Caribbean countries invaded the island nation of Grenada at dawn on 25 October 1983. Codenamed Operation Urgent Fury by the U.S. military, it resulted in military occupation within a few days. It was triggered by strife within the People's Revolutionary Government, which led to the house arrest and execution of the previous leader and second Prime Minister of Grenada, Maurice Bishop, and to the establishment of the Revolutionary Military Council, with Hudson Austin as chairman. Following the invasion there was an interim government appointed, and then general elections held in December 1984.

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1983  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Invasion of Grenada; Operation Urgent Fury; United States invasion of Grenada; Urgent Fury
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Location: 12.05, -61.75, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1983-12-15T00:00:00Z

1983 Invasion of Grenada

1779-07-02T00:00:00Z

1779-07-04T00:00:00Z

1779 Capture of Grenada

1779-07-06T00:00:00Z

1779-07-06T00:00:00Z

1779 Battle of Grenada

1795-03-01T00:00:00Z

1796-07-01T00:00:00Z

1795 — 1796 Fédon's Rebellion

1983-10-25T00:00:00Z

1983-10-25T00:00:00Z

1983 1983 Grenada mental hospital bombing

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Frameless

DN-SN-84-12051

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division test a Soviet-made 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun seized during Operation URGENT FURY DA-ST-86-04134

A member of the 1st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron checks a wounded soldier being evacuated aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Urgent Fury DF-ST-84-09870

DN-SN-84-12052

Eastern Caribbean FAL

Pearls Airport Grenada

Paul Scoon

DN-SN-85-02056

U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II of VA-87 in flight off Grenada, circa in late October 1983

"22nd MAU Marines Land Just South of Pearls Airport–Grenada" (1984), by LtCol Michael Leahy, USMC

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1974	Grenada	archipelagic state, sovereign state, Commonwealth realm, island country, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Capture of Grenada	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Battle of Grenada	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1795	Fédon's Rebellion	slave rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1983	1983 Grenada mental hospital bombing	aerial bombing	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1983	Invasion of Grenada	United States, Cuba, Grenada, invasion	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Frederick	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort George	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Matthew	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		DN-SN-84-12051		Commons
commons	image		Members of the 82nd Airborne Division test a Soviet-made 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun seized during Operation URGENT FURY DA-ST-86-04134		Commons
commons	image		A member of the 1st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron checks a wounded soldier being evacuated aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Urgent Fury DF-ST-84-09870		Commons
commons	image		DN-SN-84-12052		Commons
commons	image		Eastern Caribbean FAL		Commons
commons	image		Pearls Airport Grenada		Commons
commons	image		Paul Scoon		Commons
commons	image		DN-SN-85-02056		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II of VA-87 in flight off Grenada, circa in late October 1983		Commons
commons	image		"22nd MAU Marines Land Just South of Pearls Airport–Grenada" (1984), by LtCol Michael Leahy, USMC		Commons