invasion force
Hostile military expedition
An invasion force is a military body assembled to enter and seize control of enemy territory.
The term emphasizes the offensive, coordinated nature of the operation: The invasion force landed at dawn.
It applies to naval, air, and ground operations alike, and can describe both historical campaigns and hypothetical scenarios in strategy games or political rhetoric.
- armyOrganized land-based military
- ground troopsSoldiers operating on land
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
landing · beach · assault · naval bombardment · occupation · conquest · tanks · paratroopers · fleet · armada · air support · amphibious · siege · blitzkrieg · shock and awe · offensive · artillery · infantry
- invasionincursion, amphibious assault, beach landing, beachhead, landing
- war participantssoldiers, troops, armies, army, combatants
- D-DayD-Day, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Gold Beach
- amphibious warfareamphibious assault, beach landing, amphibious warfare, landing craft, amphibious vehicle
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
- Greco-Persian WarsThermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, Xerxes, Darius
invasion forcedefense force
Military protecting a nation
home guard · garrison · territorial defense · border patrol · peacekeeping force
invasion forcehumanitarian mission
Organized aid to suffering populations
invasion, force, invade, invader, invaders, invasive, invasiveness, invaded, invading