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1.
Napoleon occupied Moscow
Yes, during the Napoleonic wars.
2.
The United States has occupied Mexico City
Yes, during the Mexican-American war.
3.
Italy alone took Athens during WWII
The first invasion of Greece by Italy failed, but the Germans later helped them take Athens.
4.
Italy occupied Addis Ababa in WWII
Yes, during the second Italo-Ethiopian war.
5.
Hannibal briefly occupied Rome
Despite reigning terror throughout Italy, Hannibal never entered Rome.
6.
China occupied Lhasa
China annexed Tibet, including its capital Lhasa.
7.
Russia conquered part of Japan during the Russo-Japanese war
Much of the war took part on the Korean Peninsula and not mainland Japan.
8.
Japan occupied Singapore
Japan took Singapore in WWII.
9.
Japanese forces stepped foot on Australia
Although no large Japanese force landed on Australia and there was no fighting on the island, a reconnaissance party did land there.
10.
The Dutch had land in South America
The Dutch had the colony of Suriname.
11.
The British currently have land in Africa
None of the British overseas territories are on African soil.
12.
The Spanish currently have land in Africa
Spain has two enclave cities in Morocco.
13.
The Germans occupied Liechtenstein in WWII
Like Switzerland, Liechtenstein remained neutral during WWII.
14.
Japan held Port Moresby for a few days
Although there was a lot of fighting on and around New Guinea, allied forces successfully thwarted a potential large scale attack of the city.
15.
Japanese forces set foot in India
Japanese forces did set foot and fight battles in northeastern India.
Also maybe more of a variety, as the title says Historical but a lot of these are from WWII.