Due to his campaign in 1610, the fighting unit consisting of Swedish and Finnish soldiers remain the only ones that have occupied Moscow as victors.

UN troops had briefly occupied Moscow and St. Petersburg, as Red Army units in Scandinavia began surrendering en masse.

After the measured victories at Smolensk and Borodino Napoleon occupied Moscow, only to find it burned by the retreating Russian army.

When the Polish army occupied Moscow in 1611, Lyapunov, inspired by Patriarch Germogen's proclamations, levied the First People's Volunteer Army and became its leader.

In the meanwhile, during the French invasion of Russia, the Napoleon army occupied Moscow, and some of the treasures belonging to the church were speedily evacuated from Moscow.

Germany did eventually invade Russia and had occupied Moscow by 1944, although there was continued resistance.

After news arrived that Napoleon had occupied Moscow, the negotiations were suspended (Ramażān 1227/September 1812).

The French troops who occupied Moscow in 1812 used the church for stables and looted anything worth taking.

By 14 September the French had occupied Moscow but found the city empty.

After prolonged war with Russia, Polish forces occupied Moscow in 1610.