# List of wars involving Yugoslavia

This is a list of wars involving Yugoslavia.

## Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Revolutions and interventions in Hungary (1918–1920) Part of the aftermath of World War I and the Revolutions of 1917–1923 | Czechoslovakia Romania Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Republic of Prekmurje Kingdom of Hungary France | Hungarian Republic Hungarian SR Slovak SR | Victory Hungarian defeat Collapse of the Hungarian Soviet Republic Partial Romanian occupation of Hungary Treaty of Trianon Miklós Horthy takes power as Regent of Hungary |
| Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia (1918–1929) Part of the aftermath of World War I | State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs Maister's fightersAfter unification with Kingdom of Serbia on 1 December 1918:  Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Units from Lower Styria Units from LjubljanaAfter 13 February ceasefire: Army of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | Republic of German-Austria  Carinthia (Provisional state government of Carinthia) Republic of German-Austria  Carinthia (Provisional state government of Carinthia) Republic of German-Austria  Carinthia (Provisional state government of Carinthia) | Ceasefire In Carinthian plebiscite southeastern Carinthia votes in favour of joining Austria. Territorial changes are coordinated by Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye Majority of southeastern Carinthia is ceded to Austria Meža Valley and Jezersko are ceded to Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Christmas Uprising (1919) | Montenegrin Whites Yugoslavia | Montenegrin Greens Italy | Victory The uprising was put down |
| Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) Part of World War II | Yugoslavia | Germany Italy Hungary | Defeat Occupation of Yugoslavia Partition of Yugoslavia between the Axis Creation of pro-Axis puppet regimes |

## Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1940s–1990s)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Eastern Front (World War II) (1941–1945) Part of the World War II | Allies Soviet Union Poland Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia (from 1943) Tuva (until 1944) Former Axis powers or co-belligerents Romania (from 1944) Bulgaria (from 1944) Finland (from 1944) Aerial role only Free France (1943–45) United Kingdom (1941) United States (1944) | Axis powers Germany Romania (until 1944) Hungary Italy (until 1943) Bulgaria (until 1944) Axis puppet states Slovakia Croatia Co-belligerents Finland (until 1944) | Victory End of World War II in Europe (concurrently with the Western Front) Soviet Union occupies Eastern Europe and establishes pro-Soviet Communist regimes in various countries (including Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and East Germany) Establishment of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia Beginning of the Cold War and the creation of the Iron Curtain The beginning of the Greek Civil War Borders of Poland adjusted |
| Operation Valuable (1949–1954) | United States United Kingdom CIA MI6 Supported by: Yugoslavia NATO:  Greece Italy West Germany Turkey | Communist Albania | Defeat Albanian forces defeated Yugoslav and American forces Operation failed |
| Anti-communist insurgencies in Central and Eastern Europe (1944–1960s) Croatian Anti-Communist Resistance in Yugoslavia | Communist Forces: Soviet Union East Germany Polish People's Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Hungarian People's Republic Socialist Republic of Romania People's Republic of Bulgaria Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Anti-Communist Forces: In the Soviet Union: Ukrainian Insurgents Russian Insurgents Polish Insurgents Estonian Insurgents Latvian Insurgents Lithuanian Insurgents In the Balkans: Bulgarian Insurgents Serbian Insurgents Croatian Insurgents Romanian Insurgents Other European states: German Insurgents Hungarian Insurgents | Communist Victory Most Anti-Communist Insurgents were defeated |
| Angolan Civil War (1975–2002) | MPLA SWAPO MK Cuba (1975–91) East Germany (1975–89) Soviet Union (1975–89) Yugoslavia (1975–91) | UNITA FNLA FLEC South Africa (1975–89) Zaire (1975) | 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 and 1992 onward, 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 |

## Breakup of Yugoslavia (1991–1992)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Ten-Day War (1991) | Yugoslavia | Slovenia | Defeat Brioni Accords Slovenia leaves Yugoslavia and becomes an independent country |
| Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995) | Serbian Krajina Republika Srpska (1992–95)  Yugoslavia (1991–92) Yugoslav People's Army (controlled by Serbia) | Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–95) | Defeat Croatia leaves Yugoslavia and becomes an independent country Croatian forces regain control over most of RSK-held Croatian territory Croatian forces advance into Bosnia and Herzegovina which leads to the eventual end of the Bosnian War |
| Yugoslav campaign in Bosnia (1992) | Yugoslavia Srpska | Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzeg-Bosnia Croatia | Victory Republika Srpska formed as a separate Serb state from Bosnia TOBiH and HV eliminated from Foča, Višegrad, Prijedor, Ilidža, Zvornik, Kupres, Doboj, Brčko, Bijeljina, Bosanski Šamac and more Establishment of the VRS The JNA leaves Bosnia due to agreements with the UN and were replaced by the VRS |