invasion
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- History
- Defenses
- Methods
- By land
- By sea
- By air
- Pacification
- Support
- Logistics
- Communication
- Public relations
- Applications regarding non-state combatants
- Outcomes
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thumb|upright=1.35|Map of the first phase of Operation Barbarossa on 25 August, 1941
In geopolitics, an invasion typically refers to a military offensive in which a polity sends combatants, usually in large numbers, to forcefully enter the territory of another polity, with either side possibly being supported by one or more allies. While strategic goals for an invasion can be numerous and complex in nature, the foremost tactical objective normally involves militarily occupying part or all of the invaded polity's territory. Today, if a polity conducts an invasion without having been attacked by their opponent beforehand, it is widely considered to constitute an international crime and condemned as an act of aggression.