List of wars involving 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)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	Reichskanzler	German losses
Franco-German War (1870–1871)	Germany	France	Victory Treaty of Frankfurt	Otto von Bismarck	28,208 dead^[1]
First Samoan Civil War (1886–1894)	Supporters of Laupepa Germany	Supporters of Mata'afa	Compromise Malietoa Laupepa restored to power		16 dead^[2]
Abushiri Revolt (1888–1889)	Germany United Kingdom	Rebels led by al-Harthi	Victory Rebellion put down		?
Hehe Rebellion (1891–1898)	Germany	Hehe	Victory Rebellion put down	Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst	?
Bafut Wars (1891–1907)	Germany	Fondom of Bafut	Victory Exile of the Fon of Bafut		?
Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899)	Supporters of Mata'afa Germany	Supporters of Tanumafili I United States United Kingdom	Compromise Tripartite Convention		?
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901)	Russia Japan United Kingdom France United States Germany Austria-Hungary Italy	Yihetuan Movement China	Victory Signing of the Boxer Protocol Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing		?
Adamawa Campaign (1902)	Germany	Fulani	Victory German rule in Kamerun solidified	Bernhard von Bülow	?
Venezuelan Crisis (1902–1903)	United Kingdom Germany Italy	Venezuela	Compromise Venezuelan debt dispute resolved		?
Herero Wars (1904–1908)	Germany	Herero Namaqua	Victory Herero and Namaqua genocide		1,541 dead^[3]
Maji Maji Rebellion (1905–1908)	Germany	Matumbi Ngoni	Victory Rebellion put down		397 dead^[4]
Sokehs Rebellion (1910–1911)	Germany	Sokehs tribe	Victory Rebellion put down	Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg	5 dead^[5]
World War I (1914–1918)	Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria	France United Kingdom Russia Italy United States Serbia Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa Belgium Greece Romania Portugal Brazil Nepal Japan Siam Hejaz Russian SFSR	Defeat End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations	Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg	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)	Germany	Revolutionaries	Government victory Establishment of the Weimar Republic	Friedrich Ebert	?
Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919)	Germany	POW	Defeat Poland gains Greater Poland	Friedrich Ebert	?
First Silesian Uprising (1919)	Germany	POW-GS	Victory German forces crush uprising	Gustav Bauer	?
Ruhr Uprising (1920)	Germany	Ruhr Red Army	Government victory Uprising crushed	Gustav Bauer	1,600+ (Both combatants)
Second Silesian Uprising (1920)	Germany	POW-GS	League of Nations ceasefire Order restored by allied intervention	Constantin Fehrenbach	?
Third Silesian Uprising (1921)	Germany	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)	Spanish Nationalists Italy Germany Portugal	Spanish Republicans International Brigades	Victory End of the Second Spanish Republic	Adolf Hitler	~300 killed^[7]
Sudeten German Uprising (1938)	Germany Freikorps Sudetenland	Czechoslovakia	Victory Munich Agreement		?
World War II (1939–1945)	Germany Japan Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia Thailand Iraq Finland	Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa Finland Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Colombia Cuba Philippines Mongolia Nepal	Defeat Collapse of the German Realm Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War		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 Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States	Republika Srpska	Victory Dayton Accords	Helmut Kohl	None
Kosovo War (1999)	NATO Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States UÇK	FR Yugoslavia	Victory Kumanovo Treaty Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo United Nations Resolution 1244	Gerhard Schröder	None
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)	Afghanistan ISAF United States United Kingdom Australia Canada Germany France Italy Czech Republic Netherlands Turkey Romania Georgia South Korea Poland Denmark Sweden Norway Others	Taliban al-Qaeda	Ongoing Fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Establishment of new Afghan government War in North-West Pakistan	Gerhard Schröder	57 dead^[9]
War on ISIL (2015–)	Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Northern Syria CJTF–OIR United States Canada United Kingdom France Germany Turkey Saudi Arabia Qatar Jordan Bahrain UAE Morocco Australia Netherlands Belgium Denmark Norway	ISIL al-Qaeda	Ongoing Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq and Syria Wave of Terror in Europe	Angela Merkel	See below^[10]
Mali War (2017–present)	Mali MINUSMA France ECOWAS Chad Germany Netherlands Sweden	al-Qaeda	Ongoing German deployment to defend peacekeepers	Angela Merkel	2 dead^[11]

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.
↑ 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. p. 634. ISBN 0-14-101161-0. OCLC 248799351.
↑ See World War II casualties
↑ "Operation Enduring Freedom". iCasualties.org. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. 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).
↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-un-crash/german-military-helicopter-crashes-in-mali-two-peacekeepers-killed-idUSKBN1AB23N?il=0

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[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.

[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. p. 634. ISBN 0-14-101161-0. OCLC 248799351.

[8] See World War II casualties

[icasualties-9] "Operation Enduring Freedom". iCasualties.org. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. 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] ttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-un-crash/german-military-helicopter-crashes-in-mali-two-peacekeepers-killed-idUSKBN1AB23N?il=0

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