Urgent Fury

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Urgent Fury was the U.S.-led 1983 military invasion of Grenada aimed at overthrowing its Marxist government and restoring a pro-Western regime.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War conflict
United States military invasion
military operation
aimedAt overthrowing the Marxist-Leninist government of Grenada
restoring a pro-Western government in Grenada
airborneAssaultOn Pearls Airport
Point Salines Airport
alsoKnownAs Invasion of Grenada
authorizedBy Ronald Reagan
civilianCasualtiesKilledEstimate at least 24
commander Admiral Joseph Metcalf III
General John W. Vessey Jr.
Ronald Reagan
conflict Cold War
country United States
criticizedBy United Kingdom government officials
United Nations General Assembly
CubanCasualtiesKilled 24
CubanCasualtiesWounded 59
date October 1983
endDate 1983-11-02
followedBy restoration of constitutional government in Grenada
GrenadianCasualtiesKilledEstimate 45
hasCodename Operation Urgent Fury
hasOfficialName Operation Urgent Fury
hasParticipant Barbados
Caribbean Peacekeeping Force
Cuban military personnel
Grenadian armed forces
Jamaica
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada)
Regional Security System (Caribbean)
United States Air Force
United States Armed Forces
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
impact prompted reforms in U.S. military joint operations
ledTo passage of the Goldwater–Nichols Act of 1986
legalJustificationClaimedByUS protection of American citizens in Grenada
request for intervention by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
location Grenada
mediaRestriction initial exclusion of press from combat zone
notableUnitInvolved 1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions
22nd Marine Amphibious Unit
75th Ranger Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
Delta Force
SEAL Team 6
opponent Cuban forces in Grenada
People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
partOf Reagan Doctrine-era interventions
precededBy 1983 Grenadian coup d'état
Grenadian Revolution
result United States and allied victory
installation of a pro-Western interim government in Grenada
overthrow of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
startDate 1983-10-25
theater Caribbean Sea region
UNGeneralAssemblyResolution A/RES/38/7
UNGeneralAssemblyResolutionOutcome condemnation of the U.S. invasion as a flagrant violation of international law
USCasualtiesKilled 19
USCasualtiesWounded 116

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Operation Urgent Fury
codename

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