Conflict |
Combatant 1 |
Combatant 2 |
Result |
Second Schleswig War (1864) |
German Confederation Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire Greece Vietnam Malaysia |
Denmark India Indonesia Portugal Netherlands China |
Victory
|
Austro-Prussian War (1866) |
Prussia-led German Confederation states Prussia |
Austria-led German Confederation states Austria |
Victory
|
Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) |
North German Confederation Prussia Baden Bavaria Württemberg Hesse-Darmstadt
German Empire |
Second French Empire
French Third Republic |
Victory
|
Samoan Civil War (1886–1894) |
Mataafans German Empire |
Samoa United States |
Compromise
|
Abushiri Revolt (1888–1889) |
German Empire German East Africa Company British Empire |
Rebels |
Victory
- Rebellion put down
- German Government takes control of Tanganyika from German East Africa Company
|
Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899) |
Mataafans Germany |
Samoa United Kingdom United States |
Compromise
|
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) |
United Kingdom Russia Japan France United States Germany Italy Austria-Hungary |
Righteous Harmony Society China |
Victory
- The rebellion was suppressed
- Signing of the Boxer Protocol
- Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing
|
Adamawa Campaign (1902) |
Germany
|
Fulani |
Victory |
Herero Wars (1904–1908) |
Germany |
Herero Namaqua Namibians |
Victory
- German authority over the territory
|
Maji Maji Rebellion (1905–1908) |
German Empire
|
Matumbi, Ngoni, and other Tanganyikans |
Victory |
Sokehs Rebellion (1910–1911) |
Germany |
Sokehs |
Victory
- Uprising defeated
- Order restored
|
World War I (1914–1918) |
Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria |
France United Kingdom Russia United States China Italy Japan Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Newfoundland Serbia Romania Belgium Greece Portugal Brazil Siam |
Defeat
|
Finnish Civil War (1918) |
White Finland Germany Sweden Estonia Poland |
Red Finland Russia |
Victory
- Victory of the White Senate of Finland
- Russian military presence ceased
- German hegemony until November 11, 1918
|
German Revolution (1918–1919) |
Germany Weimar Republic |
Free Socialist Republic of Germany Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR |
Victory
|
Lithuanian-Soviet War (1918–1919) |
Lithuania Saxon Volunteers |
Russian SFSR Lithuanian–Belorussian SSR |
Victory
- Bolshevik forces driven out
|
Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) |
Germany |
Poland |
Defeat
|
Silesian Uprisings (1919–1921) |
Germany |
Poland |
Victory, then Ceasefires
|
Beer Hall Putsch (1923) |
Germany |
Nazi Party |
Victory
|
Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) |
Spanish Nationalists Italy Germany Portugal |
Spanish Republicans Foreign Volunteers Soviet Union Mexico |
Victory
|
World War II (1939–1945) |
Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Finland Thailand Manchukuo Croatia Slovakia Vichy France Burma Azad Hind Empire of Vietnam |
Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Ethiopia Cuba Mongolia Philippines Viet Minh KLA |
Defeat
|
First Indochina War (1946–1954) |
Viet Minh Pathet Lao Khmer Issarak
Weapons and advisors:
Soviet Union[1] China (1949–1954)[1] Poland[2] East Germany[3][4] |
France (1945–1954)
Cambodia (1953–1954)
Laos (1953–1954) State of Vietnam |
Victory
|
Uprising of 1953 in East Germany (1953) |
Soviet Union East Germany |
East German Demonstrators |
Victory
|
Invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968) |
Soviet Union Bulgaria Hungary Poland East Germany |
Czechoslovakia |
Victory
|
Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991) |
EPLF ELF United States West Germany (until 1990) Germany (from 1990) |
Derg (1974-1987) People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) Cuba |
Victory
|
Angolan Civil War (1975–1989) |
MPLA SWAPO MK Cuba (1975–91) East Germany (1975–89) Soviet Union (1975–89) EO (1992–95) |
UNITA FNLA FLEC South Africa (1975–89) Zaire |
Victory
- Withdrawal of all foreign forces in 1989
- Transition towards a multiparty political system in 1991/92
- Dissolution of the armed forces of FNLA
- Participation of UNITA and FNLA, as political parties, in the new political system, from 1991/92 onwards, but civil war continues
- Jonas Savimbi killed in 2002
- Immediate peace agreement and dissolution of the armed forces of UNITA in 2002
- Resistance of FLEC continued beyond 2002
|
Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002) |
Sierra Leone United Kingdom Executive Outcomes United Nations/UNAMSIL United States Germany |
RUF AFRC West Side Boys Liberia NPFL |
Victory |
Bosnian War (1992–1995) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States |
Republika Srpska |
Victory
- Dayton Accords
- Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords
- Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement
- Massive civilian casualties for the Bosniak ethnic group
|
Operation Libelle (1997) |
Germany |
Albanian Insurgents |
Victory
- Successful Evacuation of all civilians seeking protection from Albanian insurgents in the German embassy in Tirana, Albania.
|
Kosovo War (1998–1999) |
UÇK (KLA) AFRK (FARK) Albania Croatia Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States |
FR Yugoslavia |
Victory
|
Afghanistan War (2001–2014) |
United States United Kingdom Germany Italy France Canada Australia Georgia Poland Romania Turkey Afghanistan Northern Alliance
|
Taliban al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan HI-Gulbuddin Hezb-e Islami Khalis Haqqani network Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Islamic Emirate of Waziristan Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Islamic Jihad Union
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
Victory
|
Operation Serval (2013–2014) part of 2012 Northern Mali conflict and the War on Terror |
Mali France Nigeria Sierra Leone Germany
MNLA |
Islamic militants
|
Victory
- All major cities controlled by French and Malian troops.
- France launched Operation Barkhane on 1 August 2014.
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Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2014–present) |
Iraq
United Kingdom
Australia
Belgium
Canada
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Spain
|
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Ongoing
- Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq and Syria
- Multinational humanitarian effort
- Arming and support for local ground forces
- 2 American journalists, 2 British humanitarian workers, and 1 French tourist executed
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