United States invasion of Grenada

United States invasion of Grenada
	Part of the Cold War
	; An American Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter (middle) and an abandoned Soviet ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft weapon (left) during the invasion.
Date	25 October – 2 November 1983 (8 days)
Location	Grenada
Result	American–victory; Grenadian People's Revolutionary Government toppled; Hudson Austin deposed; Nicholas Brathwaite sworn into office; Cuban and Soviet forces expelled;
Belligerents
United States; Caribbean Peace Force: After invasion	Grenada; Cuba; Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Ronald Reagan; Caspar Weinberger; Joseph Metcalf III; Norman Schwarzkopf; Edward Trobaugh; Jack B. Farris; Carribean leaders	Hudson Austin ; Fidel Castro; Pedro Tortoló ;
Strength
United States: 7,300 troops; 4 tanks; 1 LPH USS Guam Flagship ComPhibron; 1 LHA (USS Saipan (LHA-2)); 1 aircraft carrier (USS Independence); 3 destroyers; 2 frigates; 1 ammunition ship; 27 F-14A Tomcats; CPF: 353 peacekeepers;	Grenada: 1,300 troops; 8 APCs; 2 armored cars; 12 AA guns; Cuba: 784 (including 636 construction workers according to Cuba)
Casualties and losses
United States: 19 killed; 116 wounded; 36 injured; 9 helicopters destroyed;	Grenada: 45 killed; 358 wounded; 6 APCs destroyed; 1 armored car destroyed; Cuba: 24 killed; 59 wounded; 638 captured; 2 transport aircraft captured; Soviet Union: 2 wounded; Weapons cache seized: 12 APCs; 12 anti-aircraft guns; 291 submachine guns; 6,330 rifles; 5.6 million rounds of ammunition; ;
	24 civilians killed (18 of them when a mental hospital was mistakenly bombed by U.S. Navy A-7s)

The United States invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was an invasion of the nation of Grenada by the United States under President Ronald Reagan. Grenada is an island in the Caribbean Sea, 100 miles north of Venezuela, and over 1,500 miles south east of the United States. It was invaded by the combined force of troops from the United States (nearly 10,000 troops), Jamaica and members of the Regional Security System (RSS) (approximately 300 troops).

Grenada had gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. The communist New JEWEL Movement seized power in a nearly bloodless coup in 1979 under Maurice Bishop suspending the constitution and detaining several political prisoners.

The Reagan administration mounted a US military intervention following receipt of a formal appeal for help from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. President Reagan stated that he felt compelled to act due to "concerns over the 600 U.S. medical students on the island".

United States Invasion Of Grenada Media

Point Salines International Airport
Maurice Bishop and Foreign Minister Unison Whiteman in East Germany, 1982
Members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force
President Reagan meeting with Congress on the invasion of Grenada in the Cabinet Room, 25 October 1983
Invasion of Grenada by US and Caribbean nations, 1983.
Rangers conducting the air assault on Point Salines
A Soviet-made 7.62mm PKM light machine gun and other weapons seized during Operation Urgent Fury, (Catalan)
A U.S. Army AH-1S Cobra attack helicopter opens fire on an enemy position.
This is part of a wall poster distributed by a US Army Public Affairs Office. I had a copy of the original which included more information on the margins.