The Fall Of The Capital

War, Revolution, Invasion, Conquest, Liberation.
The fall of the Capitals in recent history.

Kabul, 2021
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/16/timeline-the-talibans-sweeping-offensive-in-afghanistan






Bucharest, 1989.
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50821546





Saigon, 1975
www.theguardian.com/news/2015/apr/21/40-years-on-from-fall-of-saigon-witnessing-end-of-vietnam-war





Jerusalem, 1967
www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/six-day-war-when-israel-reclaimed-jerusalem-its-eternal-capital-670067
www.history.com/topics/middle-east/six-day-war




Algiers, 1962
www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vo8/no4/pahlavi-eng.asp





Seoul, 1950-52
The five battles of the Korean War fought in and around the city of Seoul are known as the Battle of Seoul:

First Battle of Seoul – North Korean forces capture Seoul on June 28, 1950

Second Battle of Seoul – United Nations forces capture Seoul from the North Koreans in September 1950, following the Battle of Inchon

Third Battle of Seoul – The Chinese People's Volunteer Army capture Seoul in January 1951

Fourth Battle of Seoul – United Nations forces capture Seoul for the second time during Operation Ripper in March 1951.

Fifth Battle of Seoul – The Chinese People's Volunteer Army fail to recapture Seoul during the Chinese Spring Offensive in April 1951.

www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war





Berlin, 1945
www.military-history.org/cover-feature/the-battle-of-berlin.htm





Manila, 1945
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/manila-1945-destruction-pearl-orient-review-rampage-macarthur-yamashita-and-battle
thediplomat.com/2021/02/remembering-the-battle-of-manila-76-years-later/






Paris, 1940
www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/fall_france_01.shtml
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-history-of-paris-during-nazi-occupation/2014/08/29/fce9e112-222c-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html






Warsaw, 1939
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939