See also: Military history of Germany
This is a list of wars involving Germany since unification in 1871.
- German Empire (1871–1918)
- Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
- Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
- Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)
German Empire (1871–1918)[]
See also: German Empire
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Reichskanzler | German losses |
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Franco-German War (1870–1871) |
Germany | France | Victory | ||
First Samoan Civil War (1886–1894) |
Supporters of Laupepa Germany |
Supporters of Mata'afa | Compromise
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Abushiri Revolt (1888–1889) |
Germany United Kingdom |
Arab Rebels led by al-Harthi | Victory
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Hehe Rebellion (1891–1898) |
Germany | Hehe | Victory
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Bafut Wars (1891–1907) |
Germany | Fondom of Bafut | Victory
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Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899) |
Supporters of Mata'afa Germany |
Supporters of Tanumafili I United States United Kingdom |
Compromise | ||
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) |
Russia Japan United Kingdom France United States Germany Austria-Hungary Italy |
Yihetuan Movement China |
Victory
|
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Adamawa Campaign (1902) |
Germany | Fulani | Victory
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Venezuelan Crisis (1902–1903) |
United Kingdom Germany Kingdom of Italy |
Venezuela | Compromise
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Herero Wars (1904–1908) |
Germany | Herero Namaqua |
Victory | ||
Maji Maji Rebellion (1905–1908) |
Germany | Qadiriyya Brotherhood Matumbi Ngoni Yao |
Victory
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||
Sokehs Rebellion (1910–1911) |
German Empire | Sokehs tribe | Victory
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World War I (1914–1918) |
German Empire Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Bulgaria |
France United Kingdom Russian Empire United States Kingdom of Italy Canada Australia New Zealand British Raj Union of South Africa Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro Belgium Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Greece Portugal Brazil Nepal Empire of Japan Republic of China (1912–1949) Thailand Hejaz Russian SFSR |
Defeat
|
2,800,720 dead[6] |
Weimar Republic (1918–1933)[]
See also: Weimar Republic
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Reichskanzler | German losses |
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German Revolution (1918–1919) |
Germany | Revolutionaries | Government victory
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Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) |
Germany | POW | Defeat
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First Silesian Uprising (1919) |
Germany | POW-GS | Victory
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Ruhr Uprising (1920) |
Germany | Ruhr Red Army | Government victory
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(Both combatants) | |
Second Silesian Uprising (1920) |
Germany | POW-GS | League of Nations ceasefire
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Third Silesian Uprising (1921) |
Germany | POW-GS | League of Nations ceasefire
|
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)[]
See also: Nazi Germany
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Führer | German losses |
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Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) |
Spanish Nationalists Italy Germany Portugal |
Spanish Republicans International Brigades |
Victory
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Sudeten German Uprising (1938) |
Germany Freikorps Sudetenland |
Czechoslovakia | Victory | ||
World War II (1939–1945) |
Germany Empire of Japan Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Bulgaria Slovakia Independent State of Croatia Finland Thailand |
Soviet Union United States United Kingdom Republic of China (1912–1949) France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand British Raj Union of South Africa Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Ethiopian Empire Brazil Mexico Colombia Cuba Nepal Philippines Mongolia |
Defeat
|
7,400,000 dead[8] |
Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Bundeskanzler | German losses |
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Bosnian War (1995) |
NATO | Republika Srpska | Victory
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Kosovo War (1999) |
NATO | FR Yugoslavia | Victory
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War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
Afghanistan ISAF
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Taliban al-Qaeda |
Ongoing
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War on ISIL (2015–) |
Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Northern Syria CJTF–OIR |
ISIL al-Qaeda |
Ongoing
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Mali War (2017–present) |
Mali MINUSMA |
al-Qaeda | Ongoing
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References[]
- ↑ Howard, M. (1991). The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870–1871. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-26671-8.
- ↑ Hempestall & Mochida, p. 54
- ↑ Bridgman, Jon M. (1966) Revolt of the Hereros University of California Press. p. 164 (KIA: 676, MIA:76, WIA: 907, died from disease: 689, civilians: 100)
- ↑ Gellately, Robert; Ben Kiernan (2003). The Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective. Published by Cambridge University Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-521-52750-3. https://archive.org/details/specterofgenocid00robe.
- ↑ Van der Vat, Dan. Gentlemen of War, The Amazing Story of Captain Karl von Müller and the SMS Emden. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1984, p. 19
- ↑ See World War I casualties
- ↑ Thomas, Hugh (2003) [1961, 1987, 2001]. The Spanish Civil War. London: Penguin. pp. 634. ISBN 0-14-101161-0. OCLC 248799351.
- ↑ See World War II casualties
- ↑ "Operation Enduring Freedom". iCasualties.org. 2010-05-28. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100406083558/http://icasualties.org/oef/. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ↑ No German soldiers have been killed by ISIS, however, many German civilians have been killed in terror attacks claimed by ISIS. For details, see Islamic terrorism in Europe (2014–present).
- ↑ "German military helicopter crashes in Mali, two peacekeepers killed". 26 July 2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-un-crash-idUSKBN1AB23N.
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