occupation force
Troops controlling territory
An occupation force is a military presence that remains in conquered or foreign territory to maintain control after combat ends.
The term carries connotations of unwelcome or imposed authority: Allied occupation forces governed Germany after World War II.
Occupation forces typically enforce order, suppress resistance, and implement the occupying power's policies until formal governance is restored or transferred.
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- foreign troopsMilitary personnel from elsewhere
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- enemy combatantsHostile armed opponents
invasion · conquest · military rule · army · garrison · boots on the ground · patrol · checkpoint · no-go zone · curfew · war zone · resistance · civil unrest · oppression · tanks · boots · uniforms · martial law
- military forcesarmy, soldiers, troops, militias, reserve army
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
- invasionincursion, invasion fleet, invasion route, ground invasion, naval invasion
- Occupationmilitary governor, military government, GHQ, MacArthur, military police
- military alliancesNATO, Warsaw Pact, allied powers, defense pact, military alliances
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, naval base
occupation forceliberation army
Military seeking political freedom
liberators · freedom fighters · resistance fighters · peacekeeping force · relief force
occupation forcehome guard
Local civilian defense volunteers
independence fighters · self-defense force · national guard · local militia · citizen army
occupation forcemilitary withdrawal
Armed forces leaving area
pullout · liberation · retreat · demilitarization · disengagement
occupation, force, occupy, occupied, occupying, occupant, occupancy, occupier, occupations