Category Archives: Military Occupations

Temesvár, Serbian Occupation (1918 – 1919)

ALBUM – view my Serbian Occupation of Temesvár album Fast Facts Region: Central / Eastern Europe Group: Post WW1 Occupations in Central/Eastern Europe Classification: Occupation (Serbia) Prior Regime: Austro Hungarian Empire Key Dates:   1918, Nov 15 – Serbian forces enter … Continue reading

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Berlin-Brandenburg, Soviet Occupation (1945 – 1949)

ALBUM – view my Berlin-Brandenburg Album Fast Facts Region: Germany / Poland Area Group: Post WW2 Occupation of Germany Classification: Occupation (USSR) Prior Regime: Germany Key Dates:   1945 – Defeat of Nazi Germany and Allied occupation of Berlin   1949, Oct … Continue reading

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Alsace & Lorraine, German Occupation during the Franco Prussian War (1870 – 1872)

ALBUM – view my Alsace & Lorraine, German Occupation during the FP War Album Fast Facts Region:Western Europe Group: Franco Prussian War Occupations in Western Europe Classification: Occupation (Germany) Prior Regime: Empire of France Key Dates:   1870, Jul 19 – … Continue reading

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German Occupation of Belgium, WW1 (1914 – 1918)

ALBUM – view my German Occupation of Belgium – WW1 Album Fast Facts Region: Western Europe Group: Occupations in Western Europe – ww1 Classification: Military Occupation Prior Regime: Belgium Key Dates:   1914, Aug 4 – Germans Invade Belgium   1914, Sept … Continue reading

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British Occupation of Crete (1898 – 1909)

ALBUM – view my British Occupation of Crete album TRANSITION CHART – Crete Fast Facts Region: Aegean / Ionian Islands Group: Crete Classification: Military Occupation (British / International forces) Prior Regime: The Ottoman Empire Key Dates:   1896 – Rebellion on … Continue reading

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Annam and Tonkin, French Protectorate (1883 – 1887)

ALBUM – view my Annam and Tonkin Album Summary In the late 1800s, France and China competed for control of trade routes in much of southeast Asia. The French were able to establish a protectorate in Annam (central Vietnam) in … Continue reading

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Thessaly, Ottoman Occupation (1897 – 1898)

ALBUM – view my Ottoman Occupation of Thessaly album Fast Facts Region: Ottoman Empire Group: Occupations in the Ottoman Empire Classification: Military Occupation (Ottoman) Prior Regime: Kingdom of Greece Key Dates:   1897, Apr 12 – Ottoman Empire forces defeat Greek … Continue reading

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Ile Rouad, French Occupation (1915 – 1920)

ALBUM – view my Ile Rouad, French Occupation album TRANSITION CHART – Syria / Lebanon Area Fast Facts Region: Middle East / Central Asia Group: Syria Area Classification: Occupation (France) Prior Regime: Ottoman Empire Key Dates:  1915, Sept 1 – … Continue reading

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