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)
• German Reich (1933–1945)
• Allied-occupied Germany (1945–1949)
• Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1990)
• German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)
• Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)

List

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Second Schleswig War (1864)	German Confederation Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire	Denmark	Victory Treaty of Vienna (1864)
Austro-Prussian War (1866)	Prussia-led German Confederation states Prussia	Austria-led German Confederation states Austria	Victory Peace of Prague Prussia annexes parts of Bavaria, Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, parts of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holstein, Schleswig, Nassau, and Frankfurt Dissolution of the German Confederation Formation of the North German Confederation Exclusion of Austria from Germany
Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)	North German Confederation Prussia Baden Bavaria Württemberg Hesse-Darmstadt German Empire	Second French Empire French Third Republic	Victory Treaty of Frankfurt Formation of the German Empire Fall of the Second French Empire Formation of the French Third Republic German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine
Samoan Civil War (1886–1894)	Mataafans German Empire	Samoa United States	Compromise Malietoa Laupepa restored to power
Abushiri Revolt (1888–1889)	German Empire German East Africa Company British Empire	Rebels	Victory Rebellion put down German Government takes control of Tanganyika from German East Africa Company
Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899)	Mataafans Germany	Samoa United Kingdom United States	Compromise Allies and Rebels compromise for peace Tripartite Convention United States acquires American Samoa United Kingdom withdraws claim in exchange for concessions in the Solomon Islands Germany acquires German Samoa Mata'afa Iosefo becomes paramount chief of Samoa
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901)	United Kingdom Russia Japan France United States Germany Italy Austria-Hungary	Righteous Harmony Society China	Victory The rebellion was suppressed Signing of the Boxer Protocol Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing
Adamawa Campaign (1902)	Germany German Kamerun	Fulani	Victory
Herero Wars (1904–1908)	Germany	Herero Namaqua Namibians	Victory German authority over the territory
Maji Maji Rebellion (1905–1908)	German Empire German East Africa	Matumbi, Ngoni, and other Tanganyikans	Victory
Sokehs Rebellion (1910–1911)	Germany	Sokehs	Victory Uprising defeated Order restored
World War I (1914–1918)	Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria	France United Kingdom Russia United States China Italy Japan Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Newfoundland Serbia Romania Belgium Greece Portugal Brazil Siam	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
Finnish Civil War (1918)	White Finland Germany Sweden Estonia Poland	Red Finland Russia	Victory Victory of the White Senate of Finland Russian military presence ceased German hegemony until November 11, 1918
German Revolution (1918–1919)	Germany Weimar Republic	Free Socialist Republic of Germany Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR	Victory Establishment of the Weimar Republic
Lithuanian-Soviet War (1918–1919)	Lithuania Saxon Volunteers	Russian SFSR Lithuanian–Belorussian SSR	Victory Bolshevik forces driven out
Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919)	Germany	Poland	Defeat Treaty of Versailles gives Great Poland to Poland
Silesian Uprisings (1919–1921)	Germany	Poland	Victory, then Ceasefires League of Nations gives the greater part of the Upper Silesian industrial district to Poland
Beer Hall Putsch (1923)	Germany	Nazi Party	Victory Putsch failure Arrest of Adolf Hitler and other NSDAP leadership
Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)	Spanish Nationalists Italy Germany Portugal	Spanish Republicans Foreign Volunteers Soviet Union Mexico	Victory End of the Second Spanish Republic Beginning of Franco's rule
World War II (1939–1945)	Soviet Union Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Finland Thailand Manchukuo Croatia Slovakia Vichy France Burma Azad Hind Empire of Vietnam	Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Ethiopia Cuba Mongolia Philippines Viet Minh KLA	Defeat Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
First Indochina War (1946–1954)	Viet Minh Pathet Lao Khmer Issarak Weapons and advisors: Soviet Union China (1949–1954) Poland East Germany	France (1945–1954) French Indochina (1945–1954) Cambodia (1953–1954) Laos (1953–1954) State of Vietnam	Victory Vietnam is partitioned between North (controlled by the Viet Minh) and South (controlled by the State of Vietnam). Geneva Conference Departure of the French from Indochina. State of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia gain official independence.
Uprising of 1953 in East Germany (1953)	Soviet Union East Germany	East German Demonstrators	Victory Uprising suppressed
Invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968)	Soviet Union Bulgaria Hungary Poland East Germany	Czechoslovakia	Victory Moscow Protocol Soviet military presence until 1991 Withdrawal of Albania from the Warsaw Pact in September
Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)	EPLF ELF United States West Germany (until 1990) Germany (from 1990)	Derg (1974-1987) People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) Cuba	Victory Independence of Eritrea. Ethiopia becomes a landlocked country.
Angolan Civil War (1975–1989)	MPLA SWAPO MK Cuba (1975–91) East Germany (1975–89) Soviet Union (1975–89) EO (1992–95)	UNITA FNLA FLEC South Africa (1975–89) Zaire	Victory Withdrawal of all foreign forces in 1989 Transition towards a multiparty political system in 1991/92 Dissolution of the armed forces of FNLA Participation of UNITA and FNLA, as political parties, in the new political system, from 1991/92 onwards, but civil war continues Jonas Savimbi killed in 2002 Immediate peace agreement and dissolution of the armed forces of UNITA in 2002 Resistance of FLEC continued beyond 2002
Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002)	Sierra Leone United Kingdom Executive Outcomes United Nations/UNAMSIL United States Germany	RUF AFRC West Side Boys Liberia NPFL	Victory
Bosnian War (1992–1995)	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States	Republika Srpska	Victory Dayton Accords Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement Massive civilian casualties for the Bosniak ethnic group
Operation Libelle (1997)	Germany	Albanian Insurgents	Victory Successful Evacuation of all civilians seeking protection from Albanian insurgents in the German embassy in Tirana, Albania.
Kosovo War (1998–1999)	UÇK (KLA) AFRK (FARK) Albania Croatia Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States	FR Yugoslavia	Victory Kumanovo Treaty Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo KLA veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency
Afghanistan War (2001–2014)	United States United Kingdom Germany Italy France Canada Australia Georgia Poland Romania Turkey Afghanistan Northern Alliance ISAF Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark El Salvador Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Jordan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mongolia Montenegro Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal REDIRECT Template:Country data North Macedonia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Tonga Ukraine United Arab Emirates	Taliban al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan HI-Gulbuddin Hezb-e Islami Khalis Haqqani network Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Islamic Emirate of Waziristan Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Islamic Jihad Union Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	Victory Invasion of Afghanistan Fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda camps Over two thirds of al-Qaeda's leadership demolished Occupation of Afghanistan Establishment of a new Afghan Government and Security Force Taliban insurgency Killing of Osama bin Laden
Operation Serval (2013–2014) part of2012 Northern Mali conflict and the War on Terror	Mali France Nigeria Sierra Leone Germany MNLA	Islamic militants MOJWA AQIM Ansar Dine	Victory All major cities controlled by French and Malian troops. France launched Operation Barkhane on 1 August 2014.
Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2014–present)	United States United Kingdom Australia Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Ongoing Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq and Syria Multinational humanitarian effort Arming and support for local ground forces 2 American journalists, 2 British humanitarian workers, and 1 French tourist executed