War broke out that year and in May 1940 German troops occupied Belgium.

Other French troops still occupied key towns in central Italy and a link-up with the 8,000 Spanish troops in Naples was not impossible.

Tallinn remained under Soviet control until 24 February 1918, when German troops occupied Estonia and Estonian independence was declared.

French troops occupied Oujda in March 1907, and, in August 1907, landed in Casablanca.

In April 1945, French and American troops occupied Ludwigsburg and the barracks commander surrendered.

As soon as the Soviet troops occupied Vienna, a search team was sent to Austria.

Very soon, German troops occupied this territory again, while the majority of Partisan forces escaped towards Bosnia.

After German troops occupied France, he joined the Free French Mission in Singapore.

However Royalist troops occupied Bristol and eventually Oliver Cromwell ordered the destruction of the castle.