An invasion is a action military which consists of the entry of the armed forces of a entity geopolitics in the territorio controlled by another entity similar, usually with the aim of conquering the territorio or change the gobierno established. An invasion can be the cause of a war, can be used as part of a strategy Most to finish a war.
El term It usually connotes a strategic effort of considerable magnitude. Since the objectives of an invasion are usually large-scale and long-term, Plazo, it takes a lot of strength to maintain a territorio and protect the interests of the entity Invasive. Generally, smaller tactical infiltrations are not considered invasions and are typically classified as skirmishes, sorties, targeted assassinations, or offensive reconnaissance. definition, an invasion is an attack carried out by external forces. Therefore, rebellions, civil wars, coups State, democides or other acts of oppression are not considered invasions.
Invasion as aggression
After the Second War World, a meeting was held Tribunal from Nuremberg to process to Nazi German officials for crimes of war. In that context, the concept of "invasion" was abstracted into principle as "aggression", to refer to hostility itself as violation of the principles of civility or of law international. Germany had begun a campaign of offensives that included the invasion of almost all of its neighboring countries in Europe, including Poland, France, and the Soviet Union. According to the Tribunal, aggression is
el crime international supreme, different from other crimes of war only in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.
Reference is made to this principle in the Nuremberg Principles which, in parallel with the Geneva Conventions, are included in the Paper Plans United Nations.
Reasons and justifications
Invasions are usually planned to win quickly. territorio and geopolitical advantage. Often, the attractions of immediate plunder are added to these motivations. embargo, the reasons given as casus belli of the invasions include the recovery of a territorio lost in the past; religious idealism; the politics of interest national; The persecution from enemies; the protection of allies; the acquisition of colonies; the forecast of a future attack part or perceived; the protection or acquisition of transport routes or resources natural resources, including water and oil supplies; to quell a conflict destabilizing or unreasonable between neighbors; and as punishment for an alleged dishonor.
Invasion by Mar
The invasion by Mar is the use a body of water to facilitate the entry of the armed forces in one area, often a of Earth adjacent al body of water or an island. In general it is usually applied in conjunction with another methodology and of invasion, especially before the invention of the flight, for cases where there is no other methodology and to enter the territorio en question. The arguments in favor of this methodology and They are usually the possibility of carrying out a surprise attack from the Mar, or that the naval defenses of the area en question are insufficient to repel an attack.
Invasion by air
The air invasion is an invention of the century XX and part of the war modern. The idea involves sending military units to a territorio by means of an aircraft. The aircraft carefully lands, allowing military units to disembark and attempt to achieve their objective, or carefully Troops abandon the aircraft while it is in the air, using parachutes or similar devices to land on the ground. territorio to invade.
