War
Files
Communist
Wars
Wars and
Conflicts involving Communist/Marxist nations and
organizations.
Post-World War Two Wars and
Conflicts involving Communists nations and Communist
organizations, rebel groups, and movements.
Greek
Civil War
(1946-1949)-Greek Communist rebels attempted to
overthrow the pro-Western Greek government.
First
Indochina War
(1946-1954)
--The "First IndochinaWar" was really a regional
conflict involving France, as the colonial ruler of
"French Indochina," against the nationalist (but
Communist) rebels seeking independence for Vietnam, Laos,
and Cambodia. This war was a part of the Cold War, since
in also involved the United States (and to a lesser
extent), Great Britain, aiding their ally France, while
the Communist rebels (the Viet Minh, Pathet Lao, and
Khmer Issarak), enjoyed aid from the Soviet Union and
Communist China.
Malayan War
(1948-1960)-Communist insurgency against the new
Malayan government. Britain, Australia, and other
Commonwealth nations put down the insurgency in what
would be the only outright military victory of the
Western powers against the Communists in the Cold
War.
Korean War
(1950-1953)-Communist North Korea attacked
pro-Western South Korea. Communist China sent troops to
aid the North Koreans, while the United States and the
United Nations sent troops to help South Korea. The
Soviet Union also aided North Korea.
Second
Indochina War (1956-1975) --The so-called "Vietnam
War" was really a regional and international conflict
involving not just North and South Vietnam and the U.S.
but also embroiling Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, South
Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Below are some of the
"smaller" conflicts that in part made up the Second
Indochina War. North Vietnam was a communist nation, and
was heavily supported by the Soviet Union and
China.
Sino-Indian
War (1962)--A
short war between India and China in 1962 over their
disputed border.
Warsaw Pact Invasion of
Czechoslovakia (1968)--The armed forces of the
Communist Warsaw Pact (Soviet Union, East Germany,
Poland, and Hungary) invaded Czechoslovakia to bring down
a reformist Czech government.
Ogaden War
(1977-1978)- Ethiopia's Marxist government against
Somalia and Somali rebels in the Ogaden desert area. The
Soviet Union provided huge amounts of material and
logistcal support and Cuba sent thousands of troops to
fight on Ethiopia's side.
Third
Indochina War (1977-1989)--This regional war included
several separate conflicts involving the Communist-ruled
Indochina nations of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, as well
as China. including:
Cambodia-Vietnam
War (1977-1991)
China
-Vietnam War
(Feb.
17-Mar. 16, 1979)
China-Vietnam
Border Clashes (1979-1988)
Thai-Laotian
Border Clashes (1980, 1984, 1987)
Soviet
Invasion of Afghanistan (1979-1989)-The Soviets
invaded Afghanistan to save the new Communist regime from
Jihadist rebels.
Invasion
of Grenada
(1983)-The U.S. invaded the Marxist-ruled island of
Grenada, engaging in combat with the troops of the
Marxist regime as well as Cuban troops on the
island.
Romanian
Revolution-Popular uprising against the Communist
regime of Nicolae Ceausescu in December of 1989. This
brief conflict can be considered the last war in Europe
involving a Communist government.