This article presents a list of

military occupation Military occupation, also known as belligerent occupation or simply occupation, is the effective military control by a ruling power over a territory that is outside of that power's sovereign territory.Eyāl Benveniśtî. The international law ...

s. Only military occupations since the customary laws of belligerent military occupation were first clarified and supplemented by the

Hague Convention of 1907 The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are a series of international treaties and declarations negotiated at two international peace conferences at The Hague in the Netherlands. Along with the Geneva Conventions, the Hague Conventions were amo ...

are included In this article. Military occupation is the effective military control by a power, including individual states or supranational organizations such as the United Nations, of a territory outside that power's sovereign territory.

Contemporary occupations

Historical occupations

Events before the

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

List of military and civilian missions of the European Union The European Union (EU) has undertaken a number of overseas missions and operations, drawing on civilian and military capabilities, in several countries across three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia), as part of its Common Security and Defe ...

Annexation Annexation (Latin ''ad'', to, and ''nexus'', joining), in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. It is generally held to be an illegal act ...

Revanchism Revanchism (french: revanchisme, from ''revanche'', "revenge") is the political manifestation of the will to reverse territorial losses incurred by a country, often following a war or social movement. As a term, revanchism originated in 1870s Fr ...

* For a list of states that have seceded unilaterally see

List of states with limited recognition A number of polities have declared independence and sought diplomatic recognition from the international community as sovereign states, but have not been universally recognised as such. These entities often have ''de facto'' control of thei ...

* For a list of cases where territory is disputed between countries, see

List of territorial disputes Territorial disputes have occurred throughout history, over lands around the world. Bold indicates one claimant's full control; ''italics'' indicates one or more claimants' partial control. Ongoing disputes between UN member/observer states ...

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Occupations Occupation commonly refers to: *Occupation (human activity), or job, one's role in society, often a regular activity performed for payment *Occupation (protest), political demonstration by holding public or symbolic spaces *Military occupation, th ...

Military occupations Military operations other than war