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This is a list of wars involving Germany since unification in 1871.

German Empire (1871–1918)[]

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Reichskanzler German losses
Franco-German War
(1870–1871)
Flag of the German Empire Germany Flag of France France Victory
Otto von Bismarck
28,208 dead[1]
First Samoan Civil War
(1886–1894)
Supporters of Laupepa
Flag of the German Empire Germany
Supporters of Mata'afa Compromise
  • Malietoa Laupepa restored to power
16 dead[2]
Abushiri Revolt
(1888–1889)
Flag of the German Empire Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Arab Rebels led by al-Harthi Victory
  • Rebellion put down
?
Hehe Rebellion
(1891–1898)
Flag of the German Empire Germany Hehe Victory
  • Rebellion put down
Leo von Caprivi
?
Bafut Wars
(1891–1907)
Flag of the German Empire Germany Fondom of Bafut Victory
  • Exile of the Fon of Bafut
?
Second Samoan Civil War
(1898–1899)
Supporters of Mata'afa
Flag of the German Empire Germany
Supporters of Tanumafili I
US flag 45 stars United States
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Compromise
Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst
?
Boxer Rebellion
(1899–1901)
Flag of Russia Russia
Empire of Japan Japan
British Empire United Kingdom
Flag of France France
US flag 45 stars United States
German Empire Germany
Flag of Austria-Hungary 1869-1918 Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Italy Italy
Yihetuan flag Yihetuan Movement
China Qing Dynasty Flag 1889 China
Victory
  • Signing of the Boxer Protocol
  • Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing
?
Adamawa Campaign
(1902)
Flag of the German Empire Germany Fulani Victory
  • German rule in Kamerun solidified
Bernhard von Bülow
?
Venezuelan Crisis
(1902–1903)
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of the German Empire Germany
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned Kingdom of Italy
Venezuela Venezuela Compromise
  • Venezuelan debt dispute resolved
?
Herero Wars
(1904–1908)
Flag of the German Empire Germany Herero
Namaqua
Victory
1,541 dead[3]
Maji Maji Rebellion
(1905–1908)
Flag of the German Empire Germany Alī Qadiriyya Brotherhood
Matumbi
Ngoni
Yao
Victory
  • Rebellion put down
397 dead[4]
Sokehs Rebellion
(1910–1911)
Flag of the German Empire German Empire Sokehs tribe Victory
  • Rebellion put down
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
5 dead[5]
World War I
(1914–1918)
Flag of the German Empire German Empire
Flag of Austria-Hungary 1869-1918 Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Flag Ottoman Empire
Flag of Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria
Flag of France France
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of Russia Russian Empire
US flag 48 stars United States
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned Kingdom of Italy
Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921 Canada
Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
British Raj Red Ensign British Raj
South Africa Flag 1912-1928 Union of South Africa
State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918) Kingdom of Serbia
Flag of the Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Montenegro
Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania
State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73) Kingdom of Greece
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil
Pre-1962 Flag of Nepal (with spacing) Nepal
Merchant flag of Japan (1870) Empire of Japan
Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928 Republic of China (1912–1949)
Flag of Thailand Thailand
Flag of Hejaz 1917 Hejaz
Flag RSFSR 1918 Russian SFSR
Defeat
2,198,420 to
2,800,720 dead[6]

Weimar Republic (1918–1933)[]

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Reichskanzler German losses
German Revolution
(1918–1919)
German Empire Germany Socialist red flag Revolutionaries Government victory
Friedrich Ebert
?
Greater Poland Uprising
(1918–1919)
German Empire Germany Flag of Poland (1919-1928) POW Defeat
  • Poland gains Greater Poland
?
First Silesian Uprising
(1919)
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio) Germany Flag of Poland (1919-1928) POW-GS Victory
  • German forces crush uprising
Gustav Bauer
?
Ruhr Uprising
(1920)
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio) Germany Socialist red flag Ruhr Red Army Government victory
  • Uprising crushed
1,600+
(Both combatants)
Second Silesian Uprising
(1920)
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio) Germany Flag of Poland (1919-1928) POW-GS League of Nations ceasefire
  • Order restored by allied intervention
Constantin Fehrenbach
?
Third Silesian Uprising
(1921)
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio) Germany Flag of Poland (1919-1928) POW-GS League of Nations ceasefire
  • Parts of Upper Silesia ceded to Poland
Joseph Wirth
?

Nazi Germany (1933–1945)[]

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Führer German losses
Spanish Civil War
(1936–1939)
Spain Spanish Nationalists
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned Italy
Flag of German Reich (1935–1945) Germany
Portugal Portugal
Second Spanish Republic Spanish Republicans
Flag of the International Brigades International Brigades
Victory
Adolf Hitler
~300 killed[7]
Sudeten German Uprising
(1938)
Flag of German Reich (1935–1945) Germany
Flag of the Sudets (without CoA) Freikorps Sudetenland
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Victory
?
World War II
(1939–1945)
Flag of German Reich (1935–1945) Germany
Merchant flag of Japan (1870) Empire of Japan
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned Kingdom of Italy
Flag of Hungary (1920–1946) Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania
Flag of Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria
Flag of First Slovak Republic 1939-1945 Slovakia
Flag of Independent State of Croatia Independent State of Croatia
Flag of Finland Finland
Flag of Thailand Thailand
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
US flag 48 stars United States
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of the Republic of China Republic of China (1912–1949)
Flag of France France
Flag of Poland Poland
Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921 Canada
Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
British Raj Red Ensign British Raj
Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Union of South Africa
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia
State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73) Kingdom of Greece
Flag of Denmark Denmark
Flag of Norway Norway
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Flag of Ethiopia (1897) Ethiopian Empire
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960) Brazil
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968) Mexico
Flag of Colombia Colombia
Flag of Cuba Cuba
Pre-1962 Flag of Nepal (with spacing) Nepal
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue) Philippines
Flag of Mongolia Mongolia
Defeat
6,900,000 to
7,400,000 dead[8]

Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)[]

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Bundeskanzler German losses
Bosnian War
(1995)
NATO flag NATO
  • Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
  • Flag of Canada Canada
  • Flag of Denmark Denmark
  • Flag of France France
  • Flag of Germany Germany
  • Flag of Italy Italy
  • Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg
  • Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  • Flag of Norway Norway
  • Flag of Portugal Portugal
  • Flag of Spain Spain
  • Flag of Turkey Turkey
  • Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Flag of the United States United States
Flag of Republika Srpska Republika Srpska Victory
  • Dayton Accords
Helmut Kohl
None
Kosovo War
(1999)
NATO flag NATO
  • Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
  • Flag of Canada Canada
  • Flag of Denmark Denmark
  • Flag of France France
  • Flag of Germany Germany
  • Flag of Italy Italy
  • Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg
  • Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  • Flag of Norway Norway
  • Flag of Portugal Portugal
  • Flag of Spain Spain
  • Flag of Turkey Turkey
  • Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Flag of the United States United States

UCK KLA UÇK

Flag of FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Victory
  • Kumanovo Treaty
  • Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo
  • United Nations Resolution 1244
Gerhard Schröder
None
War in Afghanistan
(2001–present)
Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan
Flag of the International Security Assistance Force ISAF
  • Flag of the United States United States
  • Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Flag of Australia Australia
  • Flag of Canada Canada
  • Flag of Germany Germany
  • Flag of France France
  • Flag of Italy Italy
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
  • Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  • Flag of Turkey Turkey
  • Flag of Romania Romania
  • Flag of Georgia Georgia
  • Flag of South Korea South Korea
  • Flag of Poland Poland
  • Flag of Denmark Denmark
  • Flag of Sweden Sweden
  • Flag of Norway Norway
  • Others
Afghanistan Taliban
Flag of al-Qaeda al-Qaeda
Ongoing
57 dead[9]
War on ISIL
(2015–)
Flag of Iraq Iraq
Flag of Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan
Rojava Northern Syria
Seal of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve CJTF–OIR
  • Flag of the United States United States
  • Flag of Canada Canada
  • Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Flag of France France
  • Flag of Germany Germany
  • Flag of Turkey Turkey
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Flag of Qatar Qatar
  • Flag of Jordan Jordan
  • Flag of Bahrain Bahrain
  • Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  • Flag of Morocco Morocco
  • Flag of Australia Australia
  • Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  • Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
  • Flag of Denmark Denmark
  • Flag of Norway Norway
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL
Flag of al-Qaeda al-Qaeda
Ongoing
Angela Merkel
See below[10]
Mali War
(2017–present)
Flag of Mali Mali
United Nations MINUSMA
  • Flag of France France
  • Nigeria ECOWAS
  • Flag of Chad Chad
  • Flag of Germany Germany
  • Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  • Flag of Sweden Sweden
AQMI Flag al-Qaeda Ongoing
  • German deployment to defend peacekeepers
2 dead[11]

References[]

  1. Howard, M. (1991). The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870–1871. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-26671-8. 
  2. Hempestall & Mochida, p. 54
  3. 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)
  4. 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. 
  5. 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
  6. See World War I casualties
  7. Thomas, Hugh (2003) [1961, 1987, 2001]. The Spanish Civil War. London: Penguin. pp. 634. ISBN 0-14-101161-0. OCLC 248799351. 
  8. See World War II casualties
  9. "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. 
  10. 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).
  11. "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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