Operation Urgent Fury

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invasion military operation

Operation Urgent Fury was the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada aimed at overthrowing a Marxist government and protecting American citizens on the island.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Operation Urgent Fury canonical 27
United States invasion of Grenada 10
Invasion of Grenada 6

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aftermath increased U.S. influence in the Caribbean ⓘ
installation of an interim government in Grenada ⓘ
aimedAt overthrow of the Marxist-Leninist government in Grenada ⓘ
protection of American citizens in Grenada ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
belligerent Cuba ⓘ
Grenada ⓘ
OECS ⓘ
surface form: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
casualtiesGrenadianAndCuban approximately 70–100 killed ⓘ
casualtiesUS 116 wounded ⓘ
19 killed ⓘ
codename Urgent Fury ⓘ
commandedBy Admiral Wesley L. McDonald ⓘ
Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III ⓘ
conflictType Operation Urgent Fury self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date October 1983 ⓘ
endDate 1983-11-02 ⓘ
historicalContext Reagan administration foreign policy ⓘ
U.S. anti-communist interventions in the late Cold War ⓘ
involvedMilitaryBranch U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form: 82nd Airborne Division

Delta Force ⓘ
Navy SEALs ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Army Rangers ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
legalJustificationClaimed protection of American medical students at St. George's University ⓘ
location Grenada ⓘ
opposedBy Cuban military personnel ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada ⓘ
opposedByOrganization United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
partOf Cold War ⓘ
result United States and allied victory ⓘ
overthrow of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada ⓘ
restoration of a pro-Western government in Grenada ⓘ
startDate 1983-10-25 ⓘ
supportedBy Barbados ⓘ
Grenada ⓘ
surface form: Jamaica

Regional Security System ⓘ
triggeredBy execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop ⓘ
internal coup in Grenada in October 1983 ⓘ
UNGeneralAssemblyResolution UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 ⓘ
UNGeneralAssemblyResolutionOutcome condemnation of the United States invasion as a flagrant violation of international law ⓘ
year 1983 ⓘ

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army Rangers → notableEngagement → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Operation Urgent Fury → conflictType → Operation Urgent Fury self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
Operation Urgent Fury → alsoKnownAs → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Grenada
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Rangers → notableConflict → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Queen of Grenada → headOfStateDuringEvent → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S.-led invasion of Grenada 1983
1st Ranger Battalion → conflict → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
2nd Ranger Battalion → notableEngagement → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
3rd Ranger Battalion → engagement → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada → overthrownIn → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
Urgent Fury → hasOfficialName → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Urgent Fury → hasCodename → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Urgent Fury → alsoKnownAs → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Grenada
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 → subject → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S.-led invasion of Grenada
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 → relatedEvent → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
Navy SEALs → engagement → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Grenada
Night Stalkers → conflictParticipatedIn → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
160th SOAR → conflictParticipation → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III → conflict → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph Metcalf III
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III → militaryOperationCommanded → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph Metcalf III
Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III → participantIn → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph Metcalf III
XVIII Airborne Corps → engagement → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Reagan administration → foreignPolicy → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: intervention in Grenada
All American Division → participatedIn → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Battle Dress Uniform → usedInConflict → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Grenada
75th Ranger Regiment → engagement → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Interim Government of Grenada → significantEvent → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
People's Revolutionary Government cabinet → significantEvent → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
People's Revolutionary Government cabinet → dissolutionReason → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
Caribbean Peacekeeping Force → partOf → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
Caribbean Peacekeeping Force → hasOperationName → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Grenadian Revolution → followedBy → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1983 United States invasion of Grenada
1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions → notableEngagement → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
subject surface form: 1st Ranger Battalion
1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions → notableEngagement → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
subject surface form: 2nd Ranger Battalion
Point Salines International Airport → associatedWithEvent → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada in 1983
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada) → overthrownIn → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada) → conflict → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada
People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada) → disbandedAsResultOf → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
Pearls Airport → historicalEvent → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
America’s Contingency Corps → conflictParticipation → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
subject surface form: XVIII Airborne Corps
1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division → conflict → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division → notableOperation → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
1st Special Operations Wing → notableOperation → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
United States interventions in Latin America → includesEvent → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. invasion of Grenada
UH-60 Black Hawk → usedInConflict → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Grenada
Bernard Coard → associatedWithEvent → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Grenada in 1983
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops → sawServiceInConflict → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Grenada
USS Guam → conflictParticipation → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
USS Guam → tookPartIn → Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ