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This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently.

Operations

• Albion (1917)

— German capture of Oesel, Dago and Moon Islands (now Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu)

Hush

planned Allied amphibious landing on the Belgian coast.

Kaiserschlacht ('Kaiser's battle') (1918)

— German Spring offensive using armies released from the Eastern Front.

*Blucher-Yorck (1918)

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**Gneisenau (1918)

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*Georgette (1918)

—

*Michael (1918)

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Strafexpedition (Punitive Expedition) (1916) — operation by the Austro-Hungarian Army against Italy (Italian northern front): the largest mountain battle fought in human history.

Africa

Excluding Mediterranean

• Canned (1940)

—  naval bombardment of Banda Alula, Italian Somaliland

Ironclad (1942)

— The Battle of Madagascar

Menace (1940)

— seaborne Free French and British attack on Dakar, French West Africa (Senegal)

Supply (1941)

— Allied anti-submarine naval patrol off Madagascar

Atlantic Ocean

Includes North Sea, Arctic convoys and actions against naval vessels in harbour

• Alacrity (1943)

— Allied naval patrols around Azores

Berlin (1941)

— Atlantic cruise of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau

Catechism (1944)

— final RAF air attack on Tirpitz

Croquet (1944)

— Allied anti-shipping off Norway

Cupola (1945)

— British anti-shipping operation off Norway

Deadlight (1945)

— postwar scuttling of U-boats

Domino (1943)

— second aborted Arctic sortie by Scharnhorst, Prinz Eugen and destroyers

Doppelschlag ("Double blow") (1942)

— German anti-shipping operation off Novaya Zemlya by Admiral Scheer and Admiral Hipper

Drumbeat

("Paukenschlag" ("Beat of the Kettle Drum")); "Second Happy Time]") (1942) — German U-boat campaign against shipping off the United States east coast

EJ (1941)

— British anti-shipping operation off Norway

Foxchase (1945)

— British anti-shipping operation off Norway

Fronttheater (1943)

— first aborted Arctic sortie by Scharnhorst, Prinz Eugen and destroyers

Goodwood I, II, III & IV (1944)

— sequence of 4 carrier-borne air attacks on Tirpitz

Holder (1943)

— British special naval transport to Murmansk

Husar (1943)

— cancelled German anti-shipping operation in Kara Sea by Lutzow

Mascot (1944)

— failed carrier-borne air attack on Tirpitz

Nordseetour (1940)

— first Atlantic operation of Admiral Hipper

Obviate (1944)

— RAF air attack on Tirpitz

Ostfront (1943)

— final operation of Scharnhorst to intercept convoy JW-55B

Paderborn (1943)

— third and successful transfer of Scharnhorst and destroyers to Norway

Potluck (1944)

— Allied anti-shipping patrol off Norway

Paravane (1944)

— RAF air attack on Tirpitz

Planet, Brawn, Tiger Claw and Mascot (1944)

— cancelled carrier-borne air attacks on the Tirpitz

Posthorn (1944)

— British naval air attack on shipping off Norway

Regenbogen ("Rainbow") (1942)

Germany — failed German attack on Arctic convoy JW-51B, by Admiral Hipper and Lutzow

Rheinübung ("Exercise Rhine") (1941)

Germany — planned German attacks on Allied shipping conducted by Bismarck and Prinz Eugen

Rösselsprung [1] ("Knights Move") (1942)

— German naval operation (including Tirpitz) to attack Arctic convoy PQ-17

Roundel (1945)

— British convoy escort to Murmansk

Source (1943)

— British X class submarine (midget submarine) attacks on German warships based in Norway

Sportpalast (1942)

— aborted German naval operation (including Tirpitz) to attack Arctic convoys PQ-12 and QP-8

* Zauberflöte ("Magic Flute") (1942)

— return of damaged Prinz Eugen from Trondheim to Germany

Stonewall (1943)

— Allied operation to intercept blockade runners in the Bay of Biscay

Tungsten (1944)

— carrier-borne air attack on Tirpitz

Tunnel (1943)

— standard British plan to intercept German blockade runners

Wikinger (1940)

— foray by German destroyers into the North Sea

Wunderland (1942)

— German anti-shipping operation in Kara Sea by Admiral Scheer

China

• Alpha (1944)

— improvement of the defences of Kunming against Japanese threats

August Storm (1945)

— Soviet invasion of Manchuria and other Japanese occupied territories

Ichigo (1944)

— Japanese campaign in eastern China to secure overland routes to Indo-China and airfields

Matterhorn (1944)

— establishment of bases for US B-29 bomber aircraft

Eastern Front

European operations involving the Soviet Union.

• Aster (1944)

— German withdrawal from Estonia

Bagration (1944)

— Large-scale Russian offensive against German forces in Belorussia

Barbarossa (1941)

— German invasion of the Soviet Union

* Haifisch ("Shark") (1941)

— deception operation for Barbarossa, feinting an attack on Scotland and north-east England from Norway

* Harpune ("Harpoon") (1941)

— deception operation for Barbarossa, feinting an attack on southern England from France

* Taifun ("Typhoon") (1941)

— German autumn offensive to capture Moscow before winter.

Beowulf I & II (1941)

— two separate German plans to assault the Estonian islands of Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu

* Nordwind (1941)

— Diversionary plan for Beowulf II

** Lel (1941)

— sub-plan of Nordwind

** Nau (1941)

— sub-plan of Nordwind

** Stimmung (1941)

— sub-plan of Nordwind

* Siegfried (1941)

— German assault on Hiiumaa

** Ost (1941)

— sub-plan of Siegfried

** Mitte (1941)

— sub-plan of Siegfried

** West (1941)

— sub-plan of Siegfried

* Sodwind (1941)

— Diversionary plan for Beowulf II

* Weststurm (1941)

— German naval bombardment in support of Beowulf II

* Westwind (1941)

— Diversionary plan for Beowulf II

Braunschweig 1 ("Brunswick") (1942)

— German offensive towards Stalingrad and the Caucasus

* Fischreiher ("Heron") (1942)

— German offensive to capture Stalingrad

Delphin ("Dolphin") (1944)

— German withdrawal from Saaremaa, Estonia

Donnerschlag ("Thunderclap") (1942)

— planned breakout of the German 6th Army from Stalingrad

Eisenhammer (1943)

— plan to destroy Soviet power generators in Moscow and Gorky (not the same as Iron Hammer)

Eisstoss ("Ice Push") (1942)

— Luftwaffe operation against Soviet warships near Leningrad

Fall Blau ("Case Blue") (1942)

— German offensive in the southern Soviet Union

* Blücher (1942)

— German campaign into the Caucasus

* Edelweiss (1942)

— German advance through the Caucasus to the Baku oil fields and Black Sea coast

* Kremlin (1942)

— German deception operation to conceal southern offensive

Feuerzauber ("Fire Magic") (1942)

— planned German capture of Leningrad

Frühlingserwachen ("Spring Awakening") (1945)

— German counterattack against Soviet forces in Hungary

Hubertus (1942)

— German attack in Stalingrad

Keelhaul (1945)

— forced repatriation to the Soviet Union, by the western Allies, of Soviet prisoners of war

Kugelblitz (Ball Lightning) (1945)

— German anti-partisan action near Vitebsk

Kutuzov (1943)

— Russian attack on German 2nd Panzer Army, north of the Kursk salient

Laura (1944)

— proposed German evacuation of Courland

Lyuban (1942)

— failed Soviet attempt to relieve Leningrad.

Margarethe (1944)

— German operation to keep Hungary from defecting

Mars (1942)

— failed major Soviet offensive against Rzhev salient

* Jupiter (1942)

— second phase of failed major Soviet offensive against Rzhev salient

Nordlicht [1] ("Northern Lights") (1942)

— planned German assault on Leningrad

Polkovodets Rumyantsev (1943)

— Russian attack on German positions south of the Kursk salient.

Saturn (1942)

— Proposed major Soviet attack following the Stalingrad enciclement; adapted to become Operation Little Saturn.

Prague Offensive (1945) the last major battle of the Eastern Front. During the operation Prague was liberated.

Sinyavino (1941) & (1942)

— separate failed Soviet attempts to relieve Leningrad

Sonnenwende ("Winter Solstice") (1945)

— German offensive to relieve Pomerania from Russian forces and halt advance on Berlin

Spark (1943)

— successful Soviet counter-offensive around Leningrad

Uranus (1942)

— successful Russian encirclement of German 6th Army in Stalingrad.

Wintergewitter ("Winter Storm") (1942)

— German attempt to relieve encircled 6th Army at Stalingrad.

Zitadelle ("Citadel") (1943)

— German offensive at Kursk

Mediterranean Sea

Naval operations and land operations in bordering regions.

• Achse ("Axis") (1943)

— German responses to Italian defection

* Alarich (1943)

— German plan to occupy northern Italy (see also Achse)

Adler ("Eagle") (1943) — German and Croation anti-partisan operation on the Dalmatian coast

Aida (1942)

— Rommel's advance into Egypt

Agreement (1942)

— British, Rhodesian and New Zealand raids on several North African targets

*Daffodil (1942)

— Tobruk raid

*Hyacinth (1942)

— Barce raid

*Snowdrop (1942)

— Benghazi raid

*Tulip (1942)

— Jalo oasis recapture

Anvil (1944)

— Allied invasion of Southern France. Name later changed to Dragoon

Alpenveilchen ("Alpine Violet"}

(1941) — planned German intervention in Albania

Avalanche (1943)

— Allied landings near Salerno, Italy

* Boardman (1943) — deception operation for Avalanche

Battleaxe (1941)

— Failed British attack on Axis forces in North Africa to relieve Tobruk

Baytown (1943)

— Allied landings in Calabria, Italy

* Slapstick (1944)

— British landings at Taranto

Begonia (1943)

— airborne part of attempted British POW rescue in Italy

Brevity (1941)

— British capture of Halfaya Pass, Egypt

Candytuft (1943)

— SAS operation to destroy rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano

Capri (1943)

— counter-attack by Afrika Korps at Medenine, Tunisia

Cold Comfort (1945)

— Cold Comfort/Zombie failed SAS raid to block railway through Brenner Pass

Collar (1940)

— convoy from Gibraltar to Malta and then to Egypt.

Colossus (1941)

— experimental airborne raid on Italian aqueduct near Calitri in southern Italy

Compass (1940)

— British counteroffensive in North Africa

Corkscrew (1943)

— Allied occupation of Pantellaria

Crossword (1945)

— negotiations leading to German surrender in Italy

Crusader (1941)

— British relief of Tobruk

Diadem (1944) — Successful Allied assault on German Gustav Line defences in Italy.

*Strangle (1944) — Allied bombing of German supply lines, in preparation for operation Diadem.

Dragoon (1944)

— Allied landing in southern France

* Dove — gliderborne component of Dragoon

* Romeo — Free French assault on German coastal battery

* Span — deception operation in support of Dragoon

Driftwood (1944) — failed raid on rail targets north of Rome

Encore (1945) — Allied assault on mountain positions in Italy

Excess (1941)

— Malta convoy

Exporter (1941)

— Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria

Felix (1940–41)

— planned German invasion of Gibraltar

Fustian (1943)

— British airborne capture of a bridge on Sicily

Gertrud — planned German response in case Turkey joined the Allies

Gisela — second German response plan in case of British invasion of Iberian peninsula

Guillotine (1941)

v— transfer of troops to Cyprus

Guillotine (1943)

— Allied advance from Cyrenaica to Tripolitania

Gymnast — early name for Operation Torch

Halberd (1941)

— Malta convoy from Gibraltar

Harpoon (1942)

— Malta convoy from Gibraltar

Herbstnebel 2 (1944) — rejected proposal to withdraw German troops in Italy behind the Po River

Herkules (1942) — planned Axis airborne invasion of Malta

Husky

(1943) — Allied invasion of Sicily

* Chestnut 1943

— SAS raid supporting Sicily invasion.

* Ladbroke (1943)

— British glider landing near Syracuse, Sicily

* Mincemeat (1943) — Disinformation operation prior to the invasion of Sicily

* Narcissus (1943)

— British SAS raid on a lighthouse in Sicily

Isabella (1941) — German plans for operations on the Iberian peninsula should the Soviet Union collapse.

* Ilana (1942) — amended Isabella

* Gisella (1942) — Isabella renamed

* Nurnberg (1943) — third and final German plan in case of Allied landings in the Iberian peninsula

Jonquil (1943)

— seaborne part of attempted British POW rescue in Italy (see also: Begonia)

Judgement (1940)

— British air attack on Italian fleet in Taranto harbour

Lightfoot (1942) — first attack by the British and Australians at El Alamein

* Bertram (1942) — deception operation in preparation for the Second Battle of El Alamein

* Supercharge (1942) — second stage attack by British and New Zealanders at El Alamein

Lustre (1941) — Allied reinforcement of Greece

Marita (1941) — German invasion of Greece

Merkur ("Mercury") (1941) — German invasion of Crete

Mittelmeer (1940–1941) — German reinforcement of Regia Aeronautica in Mediterranean

Morgenrote ("Dawn") (1944) — German counterattack against Anzio landings

Nurnberg (1943) — third and final German response plan in case of an Allied invasion of the Iberian peninsula

Pedestal (1942) — Allied convoy from Gibraltar to Malta.

Portcullis (1942) — convoy from Alexandria to Malta

Pugilist (1943) — Allied attack on Mareth Line and advance to Sfax

Roast (1945) — action by British Commandos at Comacchio lagoon, north east Italy

Saxifrage (1943) — four parties from 2 SAS to destroy the railway line between Ancona and Pescara

Shingle (1944)

— Allied landings at Anzio

• * Baobab (1944) — SAS operation to destroy rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano
• * Chettyford — deception plan to support Shingle
• * Pomegranate (1944) — SAS raid in support of Shingle
• Slapstick (1943)

— British landings at Taranto, Italy

Sonnenblume (Sun Flower) — movement of German troops (Afrika Korps) to North Africa as a result of the British Compass

Speedwell (1945)

— Behind enemy lines operation by the British Special Air Service to disrupt rail communications in northern Italy.

Stone Age (or: Stoneage) (1942)

— Malta convoy from Alexandria

Substance (1941)

— Malta convoy

Supercharge II (1942)

— the breakthrough at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia

Sunrise (1945) — negotiations leading to German surrender in Italy

Theseus (1942) — German offensive to drive Allies out of Cyrenaica and Egypt

Tiger (1941)

— Malta convoy

Tombola (1945)

— SAS raid in Italy

Torch (1942)

— Allied landings in French Morocco and Algeria

• * Blackstone (1942)

— US assault on Safi, Morocco

* Brushwood (1942)

— US assault on Fedala

* Goalpost (1942)

— US assault on Port Lyautey (now Kenitra)

* Perpetual (1942)

— British landings at Cap Carbon

* Reservist (1942) — failed Allied attack on Oran

Vigorous (1942)

— Malta convoy from Alexandria

Vulcan (1943) — Final Allied assault on Axis forces trapped around Tunis.

Zombie (1945) — Operation Cold Comfort, renamed

Pacific Ocean

• A-Go (1944)

— Japanese plan to engage and destroy the US Fleet during the Saipan landings

AL (1942)

— Japanese invasion of the western Aleutians

Cartwheel (1943) — Allied thrusts in the South West Pacific Area, aimed at isolating the major Japanese base at Rabaul.

* Chronicle (1943) — Allied landings at Woodlark Island and Kiriwina, New Guinea in support of Cartwheel

Cleanslate (1943)

— US landings on the Russell Islands

Cottage (1943)

— US and Canadian operation to recapture Kiska in the Aleutians

Cyclone (1944) — US airborne landings on Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea

Detachment (1945)

— US invasion of Iwo Jima

Downfall (1945) — planned invasion of Japan

* Olympic (planned for 1945, not executed) — first of two prongs of the invasion of Japan

* Coronet (planned for 1946, not executed) — second of two prongs of the invasion of Japan

Ferdinand (1942) coast-watchers on Japanese-occupied islands

Flintlock (1944)

— US assault on Marshall Islands.

* Catchpole (1944)

— US invasion of Eniwetok

* Hailstone (1944) — naval air attack on Truk

FS (1944)

— Proposed Japanese plan to isolate Australia by capturing New Caledonia, Samoa and Fiji.

Forager (1944)

— US assault on Marianas Islands.

Galvanic (1943)

— US assault on Gilbert Islands.

I (1943)

— major Japanese air offensive to halt Allied advances on New Guinea and Guadalcanal

Iceberg (1945)

— US invasion of Okinawa

Inmate (1945)

— British and New Zealand naval bombardment of Truk

Juneau (1945)

— US minesweeping operations at Okinawa.

K-1 (1942)

— Japanese reconnaissance and air-raid on Pearl Harbor

KA (1942)

— Japanese plan to destroy the US Fleet and recapture Guadalcanal

KE (1943)

— Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal

KE-GO (1943)

— Japanese evacuation of Kiska, Aleutians

Ketsu-Go (Decisive) (1945)

— Japanese plans to counter US led invasion of Japan

Lentil (1945)

— air attack by British Pacific Fleet on Pangkalan Brandan, eastern Sumatra

Meridian (1945)

— air attack by British Pacific Fleet on Palembang

MO (1942)

— aborted Japanese invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea

PM (1945) — removal of defensive minefield off Auckland, New Zealand

Sandcrab (1943) — US operation to recapture Attu in the Aleutians

Sho-Go (1945)

— Japanese naval reaction to US invasion of Leyte

Starvation (1945)

— American aerial mining of Japanese ports and waterways.

Stalemate (1944)

— US assault on Peleliu and Palau Islands

Tan No. 2 (1945)

— long-range Kamikaze mission on Allied fleet anchorage at Ulithi atoll

Ten-Go (1945)

— Japanese naval sortie to defend Okinawa.

Vengeance (1943)

— The assassination of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Watchtower (1942)

— U.S. invasion of Guadalcanal

Z (1941)

— the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Resistance Movements

• Anthropoid (1942) —

assassination of top Nazi Reinhard Heydrich in Prague.

Braunschweig ("Brunswick") (1944) —

German anti-partisan action in Istria

Burza ("Plan Burza", "Operation Tempest") (1944)

— a series of local uprisings prepared by the Polish Home Army

Canuck (1945)

— SAS operation near Turin to train and organise Italian resistance fighters.

Carpetbagger (1943)

— US airdrops to several national Resistance forces

Delphin ("Dolphin") (1943)

— German anti-partisan action on central Dalmatian islands

Eisbär ("Polar bear") (1943)

— German counter-landings on Kos

Fall Weiss (Case white) (1943)

— German counter-partisan operations in occupied Yugoslavia

Feuerzange ("Fire-Tong") (1944)

— German action against Dalmatian Islands in the Adriatic

Ozren (1941 & 1942) — two attempts to suppress partisans in Ozren region, Bosnia, Yugoslavia

Ratweek (1944) — combined air (Balkan Air Force} and ground (Yugoslav partisans) attack on German transport and airfields in Yugoslavia

Risnjak (1942)

— Italian counter-partisan operation in coastal Croatia and Montenegro, in occupied Yugoslavia

Rösselsprung ("Knights Move") (1944)

— German attempt to capture Josip Broz Tito

Schwarz ("Black") (1943)

— German counter-partisan operation in occupied Yugoslavia

Trio (1942)

— Axis counter-partisan operation in southern Bosnia, in occupied Yugoslavia

South and South East Asia

Iran, India, Burma, Malaya and Indo-China, and the Indian Ocean

• Canned (1944)

— search and destroy operation for German supply tanker

Cockpit (1945) — Allied naval airstrike on Sabang, Sumatra

Culverin (1943)

— Proposed allied invasion of northern Sumatra

Countenance (1941)

— Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

Crimson (1945)

— British naval airstrike and bombardment of Sabang, Sumatra

Dracula (1945)

— British amphibious assault on Rangoon, Burma.

* Bishop (1945)

— covering operation for Dracula

Diplomat (1944) — Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese

Dukedom (1945)

— British search and destroy operation for Japanese cruiser Haguro

Ha-Go (1944)

— Japanese action to isolate and destroy Anglo-Indian forces in Burma

Jaywick (1943)

— Anglo-Australian attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour

Krohcol (1942)

— British move into Thailand to pre-empt expected Japanese action

Matador (1941)

— Planned British pre-emptive move into Siam from Malaya

Sleuth (1944)

— pursuit of German commerce raider in Indian Ocean

Struggle (1945)

— destruction of IJN cruiser Takao in Singapore harbour, using midget submarines

Talon (1945)

— British capture of Akyab island and construction of supply airbase in support of Burma campaign.

Transom (1944) — Allied naval air raid on Surabaya, Java

U-Go (1944)

— Japanese assault on Imphal and Kohima

Zipper (1945)

Planned British seaborne landing in Malaya.

* Slippery (1945)

deception operation for Zipper

Scandinavia

Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

• Alphabet (1940)

evacuation of British troops from Norway

Archery (1941)

— British commando raid on Vågsøy, Norway

* Anklet (1941)

— raid on German positions on Lofoten Islands, Norway

Birke ("Birch") (1944)

— German plan to withdraw from northern Finland prior to the Lapland War

Birkhahn ("Black Cock") (1945)

— German withdrawal from Norway

Büffel ("Buffalo") (1940)

— German operation to relieve troops in Narvik, Norway.

Carthage (1945)

— RAF bombing of the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark

Catherine (1939)

British plan to gain control of Baltic Sea

Claymore (1941)

— British raid on Lofoten Islands, Norway

Freshman (1942

) — attempted raid on a Norwegian heavy water plant at Vemork, see Gunnerside

• * Grouse (1942)

— Norwegian guide party for Freshman

* Gunnerside (1943)

— 2nd raid on a Norwegian heavy water plant at Vemork

Gauntlet (1941)

— raid on Spitzbergen

Ikarus (1940)

— planned German invasion of Iceland

Juno (1940)

— German naval operation to disturb allied supplies to Norway.

Jupiter (1942)

— suggested invasion of Norway

Lachsfang (1942)

— Proposed combined German and Finnish attack against Kandalaksha and Belomorsk.

Musketoon (1942)

— British/ Norwegian destruction of a power station in Norway

Nordlicht [2] ("Aurora Borealis") (1944)

— German withdrawal from the Kola Peninsula into Norway

The Sepals/Perianth Operation (1944) — OSS supported operation in Sweden

Renntier ("Reindeer") (1941)

— German occupation of Finnish Petsamo

Silberfuchs ("Silver Fox") (1941)

— German operations in the Arctic, including:

* Blaufuchs 1 ("Blue Fox 1") (1941)

— Staging of German forces from Germany to northern Finland.

* Blaufuchs 2 ("Blue Fox 2") (1941)

— Staging of German forces from Norway to northern Finland.

* Platinfuchs ("Platinum Fox") (1941)

— German attack towards Murmansk from Finnish Petsamo

* Polarfuchs ("Polar Fox") (1941)

— German attack towards Kandalaksha from Finnish Lapland

* Renntier ("Reindeer") (1941)

— German occupation of Petsamo.

Sizilien (1943)

— German raid upon allied occupied Spitzbergen (Svalbard)

Tanne Ost (1944)

— failed German attempt to capture Suursaari from Finland

Tanne West (1944)

— planned German attempt to capture the Åland Islands from Finland

Weserübung ("Weser Exercise") (1940)

— German invasion of Denmark and Norway

* Weserübung Nord ("Weser Exercise") (1940)

— German invasion of Trondheim and Narvik

* Weserübung Sud ("Weser Exercise") (1940)

— German invasion of Bergen, Kristiansand and Oslo

Zitronella (1943)

— German raid against a Norwegian/British station on Svalbard.

Western Front

Western Europe, by year

• Fall Rot ("Case Red") (1935) — German defense plan in case of an incursion by France when Czechoslovakia is invaded

1939

• Project Catherine

1940

• Ariel (1940)

— British and Allied evacuations from French ports between Cherbourg and the Spanish border

Ambassador (1940) — British commando raid on Guernsey

Attila (1940)

— German seizure and occupation of Vichy France, without Italian support

Cycle (1940) — British and Allied evacuation from Le Havre

Dynamo (1940) — British evacuation from Dunkirk

Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow") (1940)

— German offensive against western Europe

Granit (Granite) German paratrooper attack on Eben Emael

Grün [2] ("Green") (1940)

— decoy invasion of Ireland in conjunction with Seelöwe

Herbstreise ("Autumn Journey") (1940) — decoy invasion of Scotland

Mondscheinsonate ("Moonlight Sonata") (1940) — German aerial raid on Coventry

Seelöwe ("Sea Lion") (1940)

— planned German invasion of Britain

* Adlertag ("Eagle’s Day")

— German effort to destroy the RAF prior to invasion, which gave rise to the Battle of Britain

* Grün [2] ("Green") (1940)

— decoy invasion of Ireland in conjunction with Seelöwe

* Herbstreise ("Autumn Journey")

— decoy invasion of Scotland in conjunction with Seelöwe.

* Wal ("Whale") (1940)

— aborted German plan to contact Scottish and Welsh nationalist groups

Walfisch ("Whale") (1940)

— aborted German plan to land an agent in Ireland

1941

• Artur ("Arthur") (1941)

— German plan to support IRA activities

Savannah (1941)

— Free French attempt to ambush and kill Luftwaffe pathfinder pilots in France

Seeadler ("Sea Eagle") or Taube II (1941)

— aborted German plan to supply the IRA with funds and a radio transmitter

1942

• Anton (1942)

— Nazi-German occupation of Vichy France during World War II: Attila renamed, with Italian support.

Basalt (1942)

— British raid on Sark

Biting (1942)

— Commando raid on radar site in France

Cerberus (1942) — escape of German capital ships from Brest to home ports in Germany (Channel Dash)

Chariot (1942)

— British raid on Saint Nazaire

Clawhammer (1942)

— planned commando raid on a radar site in France

Frankton (1942)

— commando raid on shipping port in France

Jubilee (1942)

— unsuccessful large scale British and Canadian raid on Dieppe (northern France) starting on August 19, 1942. Successor to Operation Rutter.

Millennium (1942)

— British 1000 bomber raid on Cologne.

Rutter (1942) — planned British and Canadian raid on Dieppe, northern France, in July 1942. Abandoned due to unfavourable weather conditions and revived as Jubilee.

Sledgehammer (1942) — Allied contingency plan for capture of Cherbourg or Brest in 1943 (shelved)

1943

• Bolero (1943/1944) — build-up of US forces and materiel in Britain in preparation for D-Day
• Chastise (1943) — British air attack on German dams (the "Dambuster" raid}
• Constellation (1943) — one of several proposals to liberate the Channel Islands
• * Condor (1943) — proposal to liberate Jersey
• * Concertina (1943) — proposal to liberate Alderney
• * Coverlet (1943) — proposal to liberate Guernsey
• Crossbow (1943/1944) — British plan to destroy German rocket production and launch sites
• Gomorrah (1943) British air attack on Hamburg.
• Project Habakkuk (1943) — project to construct an aircraft carrier out of ice
• Hydra (1943) — RAF bombing of Peenemünde on the night of 16/17 August.
• Roundup (1943) — alternative invasion contingency plan to Sledgehammer

1944

• Astonia (1944) — Anglo-Canadian assault on Le Havre
• Bluecoat (1944) — Anglo-Canadian advance to the River Vire to hamper German redeployment
• Charnwood (1944) — Canadian assault on Caen
• Chastity (1944) — unexecuted plan to liberate port facilities in Quiberon Bay, southern Brittany
• Clipper (1944) — Anglo-American assault on Geilenkirchen
• Cobra (1944) — American breakout from Normandy
• * Dunhill (1944) — SAS operations in Normandy to support Cobra
• Comet (1944) — early version of Market Garden
• Constellation (1944) — occupation of Venraij and Venlo by the British VIII Corps
• Defoe (1944) — SAS patrols in Normandy
• Diver (1944) — Defence of London against V-1 attack.
• Epsom (1944) — British assault west of Caen, Normandy
• Goodwood (1944) — British breakout attempt from Normandy
• * Pomegranate (1944} — preparation for Goodwood
• Operation Herbstnebel 1 (1944) — unused alternative to Wacht am Rhein
• Houndsmith (1944) — large SAS patrol near Dijon to disrupt German supply routes
• (1944) taking of Walcheren Island, third and final phase of the Battle of the Scheldt.
• Jericho (1944) — precision air-raid on Amiens prison to release French Resistance prisoners
• Kitten (1944) — British and Canadian advance to the Seine.
• Lost (1944) — British raid on Brittany
• Loyton (1944) — unsuccessful large SAS patrol in Vosges mountains
• Market Garden (1944)

— Allied airborne attempt to cross the lower Rhine

Nelson (1944) — cancelled SAS patrol in France

Newton (1944)

— Free French SAS raid in Burgundy, France

Overlord (1944)

— Allied landings in Normandy

* Bodyguard — overall deception plan, including:

** Ferdinand (1944) —

*** Skye

** Fortitude (1944) — two deception operations to mislead over location of landings

** Glimmer (1944) — feint attack towards Pas de Calais

** Hambone (1944) — also known as Copperhead

** Jael

** Quicksilver

* Bolero (1943/1944) — build-up of US forces and materiel in Britain in preparation for D-Day

* Chicago

— American airdrop in Normandy

* Cooney (1944)

— Free French SAS raid in St Malo area, France

* Detroit

— American airdrop in Normandy

* Dingson

— Free French commando raid

* Mulberry (1944) — creation of safe anchorages using block ships

* Jupiter — British attack to occupy and hold Hill 112, near Caen

* Lüttich — German counter-offensive at Mortain

* Neptune — landing phase of Overlord

** Accumulator (1944) — diversionary naval operation near to the Channel Islands

** Bravado (1944) — mine-laying around Kiel Canal to inhibit German naval reaction

** Gambit (1944) — use of X-Craft midget submarines as navigation beacons off Sword and Juno beaches

** Maple — Allied naval minelaying operations to inhibit German naval reaction

* Postage Able (1944) — landing beach surveys using X-Craft and divers

* Spring — Canadian attack on high ground, south of Caen

* Sussex — insertion of French OSS operatives into France to report German troop movements

* Tonga

— British airdrop in Normandy, east of the River Orne

Pegasus (1944) — Allied rescue of troops after failure of Market Garden

Pluto (1944)

— construction of undersea oil pipelines between England and France

Queen (1944) — aerial close-support operation in Hurtgen Forest, east of Aachen

Switchback (1944) taking of Breskens pocket, first phase of the Battle of the Scheldt.

Tiger (1944) — Allied training exercise prior to D-Day, near Slapton, England

Totalize (1944) — Allied effort to trap German armor in Normandy

Tractable (1944) — continuation of Totalise to close the Falaise pocket

Vitality (1944) taking of South Beveland, second phase of the Battle of the Scheldt.

Wacht am Rhein ("Watch on the Rhine") (1944) — German counteroffensive in the Ardennes (in Belgium, Luxembourg and France); the Battle of the Bulge

* Greif ("Grab") (1944) — German troops disguised as Allied soldiers during Battle of the Bulge

* Stösser (1944) — airborne drop in support of the Wacht am Rhein

1945

• Amherst (1945)

— British airborne raid in the Netherlands

Blackcock (1945)

— clearance of the Roer Triangle by the British 2nd Army

Bodenplatte ("Baseplate") (1945)

— German aerial attack on 27 Allied airbases

Goldflake (1945)

— Canadian 1st Corps moves from Italy to northwest Europe under command of Canadian First Army

Grenade (1945)

— US Ninth Army crossing of the Roer (see also Veritable)

Nordwind ("North Wind") (1945)

— German attempt to open a second front in Alsace

Plunder (1945)

— 21st Army Group crossing of the Rhine

* Archway

— SAS operation to support Plunder

* Varsity

— airborne crossing in conjunction with Plunder

Schneeman (1945)

— German attempt to open a second front in Holland

Veritable (1945)

— Canadian First Army's crossing of the Roer (see also Grenade)

* Blockbuster (1945)

— Canadian First Army's advance through the Hochswald to the Rhine

Diplomatic

• Arcadia (1941) — Washington Conference between FDR and Winston Churchill
• Argonaut (1945) — linked sequence of conferences
• * Cricket (1945) — pre-Yalta Conference at Malta between FDR and Winston Churchill
• * Magneto (1945) — Yalta Conference between FDR, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill
• Eureka (1943) — conference between FDR, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Tehran
• Octagon (1944) — conference between FDR and Winston Churchill at Quebec to discuss Morgenthau Plan
• Quadrant (1943) — conference between FDR and Churchill at Quebec
• Riviera (1941) — FDR/ Churchill conference at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
• Sextant 1 (1943) — conference between FDR, Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-Shek at Cairo
• Sextant 2 (1943) — conference between FDR, Winston Churchill and İsmet İnönü (Turkish President) at Cairo
• Symbol (1943) — conference between FDR, Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle at Casablanca
• Terminal (1945) — conference between FDR, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee and Joseph Stalin at Potsdam
• Trident (1943) — third Washington conference between FDR and Churchill

Technology

• Most III (1944) — transfer of captured V-2 components from occupied Poland to Britain
• Alsos (1940–1945) — Allied efforts to gather information about German nuclear fission developments
• * Big (1945) — capture of a German atomic pile at Haigerloch
• * Harborage (1945) — US sweep up of German atomic assets ahead of French occupation
• Aphrodite (1944) The use of B-17 bombers as radio-controlled missiles.
• Backfire (1945) — British launches of captured V-2 rockets
• Beethoven (1941–1945) — German programme to develop composite aircraft (Mistel)
• Hawkeye (1944) — US Naval radar research
• Lusty (1945) — US actions to capture German scientific documents, facilities and aircraft
• Magic — US operation to break Japanese codes
• Manhattan Project (1941–1945) — American program to build an atomic bomb
• Prüfstand XII (194?) — German programme to develop submarine launched V-2
• Paperclip (1945) — part-military, part-scientific operation to scoop up Nazi scientists, engineers, experiments, prototypes, data, etc., after WWII
• Ultra — Intelligence gained by the British from cracking German Enigma coded messages.

Miscellaneous and Unclassified

• 25 (1941) — Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
• Bernhard (194?) — German plan to destroy British economy using forged British banknotes
• Catapult (1940) — Royal Navy actions to seize, disable or destroy the French fleet after France's surrender.
• Cornflakes (1945) — American clandestine insertion of propaganda into the German mail system
• Eiche ("Oak") (1943) — German rescue from custody of Benito Mussolini
• Fall Grün ("Case Green") (1938) — the German invasion of Czechoslovakia
• Fall Weiss ("Case White") (1939) — German invasion of Poland
• Foxley (1944) — a plan to kill Adolf Hitler that was never carried out
• Frantic (1943) — The use of Soviet airfields by western Allied bombers.
• Gaff (1944) — attempt to kill Erwin Rommel
• Grün [1] ("Green") (1938) — the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia
• Magpie (1944) — landings of German agents on the US east coast
• Magic Carpet (1945–1946) — American post-war operation to transport US military personnel home
• Manna (1945) — Allied air drops of food to famine-ravaged Netherlands, with German cooperation
• Pastorious (1942) — separate landings of German agents on the US east coast
• Peking (1939) — removal of Polish warships to Britain, in advance of German invasion
• (1939) — evacuation of children from British cities
• Regenbogen (1945) — rescinded order to scuttle Kriegsmarine
• Reinhard (1943) — German actions against Polish Jews in the "General Government"
• Tabarin (1943) — British Antarctic expedition
• Tannenbaum — The planned German invasion of Switzerland.
• Tannenberg (1939) — German actions to exterminate influential and leading Poles
• Taube (1943) — Nazi cooperation with the IRA to ferment discord in Britain and pursuade the Irish government to attack Northern Ireland
• Valkyrie (1944) — bomb plot to kill Hitler
• Venona (1943) — US efforts to break Soviet diplomatic codes

See also

• Expansion operations and planning of the Axis Powers
• List of World War II conferences
• [Operations lists]

Cold War Era

British

World Wide

• Agatha (1946) — British attack on Hagana and Irgun in Palestine
• Claret (1964) — British patrols into Indonesia
• Kenya
• * Jock Scott (1952) — British rounding up of suspected insurgents at the beginning of the Mau Mau Uprising
• * Anvil (1954) — British counter-insurgency operation in Nairobi during the Mau Mau Uprising
• Cyprus
• *Lucky Alphonse (1956)- Brish sweep of Troodos area on Cyprus for EOKA
• *Pepperpot (1956) -
• *Sparrowhawk I, II and III (1956) - British operations against EOKA on Cyprus.
• Nimrod (1980) — rescue of hostages in the Iranian embassy, London
• Musketeer (1956)

— Anglo-French invasion of Egypt to capture the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis.

* Kadesh

— Israeli armored thrust into the Sinai Peninsula.

Various

• Ajax (1953) — Anglo-American plan for coup in Iran
• Argus (1959) — test of nuclear bombs in the upper atmosphere.
• Grand Slam (1965) —Pakistan's harassment of the enemy(India).
• Attila (1974) — Turkish invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus
• Balak (1948) — smuggling of arms to Israel
• Blowdown (1963) — Australia/US/UK simulated nuclear explosion in a rain forest.

Eagle Claw (1980) — Attempted rescue of American hostages held in Tehran.

El Dorado Canyon (1986) — US strikes against Libya

Earnest Will (1987-88) — American protection of Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War

* Eager Glacier (1987-88) — U.S. spy planes gather intelligence about Iran.

* Nimble Archer (1987) — U.S. retaliates for Iranian missile attack on reflagged Kuwaiti tanker.

* Praying Mantis (1988) — U.S. retaliates against Iran for mining frigate.

* Prime Chance (1987-88) — Special operations to protect Kuwaiti tankers, run largely from barges in the northern Persian Gulf.

Entebbe (1976)

— Israeli rescue operation at Entebbe, Uganda. Later renamed Jonathan

Evening Light (1980) — US attempt to rescue embassy hostages in Tehran

Gold (1954) — covert American tunnel under the Berlin Wall

Horev (1948) — Israeli attack in northern Israel

Jonathan (1976) — Israeli rescue of hostages at Entebbe, Uganda

Litani (1978) — Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Mongoose (1962) — plan for information gathering, sabotage, civil insurrection and the overthrown of the Cuban government.

Mount Hope III (1988) — covert recovery of a crashed Soviet-made helicopter from Africa.

Neptune (1964) Soviet-led counterintelligence operation.

Nuclear testing List of all known named nuclear tests.

Orion (1960) — DARPA project to design a nuclear pulse propulsion system

Paul Bunyan (1976) UN removal of a tree in the Korean DMZ

Reforger Annual American exercise to "return forces to Germany".

Safed Sager (1971) Indian Air Force operations in Indo-Pakistani War.

Silver (1949) — covert British communications tap in Austria

Success — 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala.

Suzannah (1954) — Israeli plan to bomb American interests in Egypt

Berlin Airlift of 1948:

* Vittles

— US part of the Berlin Airlift

• * Planefare

— British part of the Berlin Airlift

Central America and the Caribean

• Anadyr — Soviet plan to base nuclear weapons in Cuba; the cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis
• Fortune — 1951 CIA plan for a coup in Guatemala. Executed as Success
• Golden Pheasant (1988) — US deployment in Honduras
• Just Cause (1989) — US invasion of Panama
• *''Acid Gambit — Rescue of Kurt Muse.
• *''Bushmaster — Security operations near US facilities.
• *''Sand Flea — rehearsal for Just Cause.
• Northwoods (1960s) — plan to incite war between the United States and Cuba.
• Peter Pan (1960s) — transfer of Cubans to the US
• Power Pack (1965) — US deployment in the Dominican Republic
• Urgent Fury (1983) — US invasion of Grenada

Korean War

• Blue Hearts (1950) — US amphibious landings near Inchon during the Korean War. Revised as Chromite.
• Couragenous (1951) — Movement of US infantry units up the Imjin River.
• Little Switch (1953) — Exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war between United Nations and North Korean/Chinese forces.
• * Big Switch (1953)
• Ripper (1951) — UN movements towards the 38th parallel to recapture Seoul.
• Tomahawk (1951) — Deployment of airmobile forces in the Battle of the Imjin River.

Vietnam War

• Arc Light — US B-52 bombing campaign in Vietnam
• Attleboro (1967) — US and ARVN air mobile operations in Tay Ninh.
• Babylift (1975) — mass evacuation/airlift of orphans from South Vietnam to the US and other countries
• Barrel Roll (1965) — bombing of Laos by US forces, to support the Royal Laotian Army and CIA-trained Hmong.
• * Steel Tiger
• * Tiger Hound
• Bolo (1967) — Decoy mission to disguise the electronic signature of combat aircraft.
• Castor (1953) — French resupply attempts by paradrop at Dien Bien Phu
• Chopper (1962) — Major air mobile offensive near Saigon.
• Cedar Falls (1967) — Attack on Viet Cong positions in Ben Cat (the Iron Triangle)
• Commando Hunt (1968) — US bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
• Condor (1954) — French relief of Dien Bien Phu
• Dewey Canyon (1971) — Offensive against NVA communication lines in Laos.
• Enhance Plus (1972) — Resupply of military equipment and consumables to the government of South Vietnam.
• Flaming Dart (1965) — Reprisal bombing attacks by the US air force against Viet Cong units.
• Frequent Wind (1975) — Helicopter evacuation of US citizens before the fall of Saigon.
• Game Warden (1965) — first major US riverine patrol operation. Later Swift Boat operations included:
• *Ballistic Charge
• *Beacon Star
• *Beacon Torch
• *Bear Bite
• *Bear Claw
• *Beau Charger
• *Beau Diddley
• *Beaver Cage
• *Bold Mariner
• *Boone
• *Canyon
• *Daring Rebel
• *Deckhouse Five
• *DeSoto
• *Dragon Fire
• *Fortress Ridge
• *Seahawk
• *Sea Tiger
• *Market Time
• Hastings (1966) — US counter-offensive operations in Quang Tri
• Homecoming (1973) — repatriation of US prisoners of war from Vietnam
• Leap Frog (1968) — Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by US military intelligence on likely Viet Cong actions.
• Menu (1969) — US bombing of Cambodia
• Malheur (1967) — Twin phased Search and destroy operations in Quang Ngai
• Pegasus (1968) — Resupply and relief operations to US Marines besieged at Khe Sanh
• Phoenix (1973) — CIA organised assassination campaign against influential NLF operatives in South Vietnam
• Rich (1968) — Combined arms assault near the Ben Hai River in the DMZ
• Linebacker (1972) — Strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbour.
• Ranch Hand (1961-71) — Spraying of herbicides by aircraft and ground forces.
• *Trail Dust
• Rolling Thunder (1967-68) — Bombing of North Vietnam
• Sealords (1968) — Mekong River delta and inland waterways campaign by the US Navy in Vietnam
• Starlight (1965) — US Marine Corps actions near Chu Lai.
• Sunrise (1962) — Relocation of Vietnamese peasantry around Saigon to "strategic hamlets".
• Tailwind (1970) — Alleged use of nerve gas against US defectors in Laos.
• Toan Thang 42 (1970) — ARVN incursion into Cambodia
• Vulture (1954) — or Operation Vautour, proposed American-French air operations against the Viet Minh around Dien Bien Phu

Southern Africa

• Askari (1983) — South African attack on SWAPO and FAPLA forces in Angola.
• Carlota (1977) — Cuban Deployment to counter South African attacks to Angola.
• Carnation (1981) — South African skirmishes with SWAPO forces along the Angolan border.
• Dingo (1977) — Rhodesian attack on camps in Mozambique.
• Klipklop (1980) — South African disruption of SWAPO logistics in Angola.
• Meebos (1982) — South African destruction of SWAPO's "East Front" HQ at Mupa, Angola.
• Phoenix (1983) — South African response to mass SWAPO infiltration of South-West Africa
• Protea (1981) — South African attack on SWAPO bases near Ongiva and Xangongo, Angola.
• Reindeer (1978) — South African airborne attack on SWAPO base at Cassinga, Angola.
• Rekstok (1979) — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola.
• Safraan (1979) — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Zambia.
• Savannah (1975-76) — South African intervention in Angola in support of the FNLA.
• Sceptic (1980) — South African attack on SWAPO bases in Angola.

'''

• Rosario

— Argentine joint operation

*Algeciras

— Planned Argentine sabotage raid.

*Azul

— Argentine invasion

Corporate

— British liberation

*Paraquat

— British recapture of South Georgia.

*Black Buck

— British long-range bombing raid

*Canbelow

— British antiaircraft naval ambush

*Keyhole

— British commando raid

*Purple Warrior — British training exercise incorporating lessons from the Falklands War

*Sutton

— British amphibious landings

Post-Cold War

Rwanda

• Amphibian (2001) — South African deployment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda of observers to verify implementation of the Pretoria Agreement.
• Clean Corridor (1994) — escort of Tutsi military forces to Kigali by UNAMIR.
• Entebbe (1994) — Italian codename for Rwanda refugees rescue
• Ippocampo (1994) — Italian codename for Italian civilians evacuation from Rwanda
• Silver Back (1994) — International codename for civilian evacuation in Rwanda
• Tamar (1994) — Australian contribution to peacekeeping in Rwanda.
• Turquoise (1994) — French led intervention in Rwanda to protect displaced persons.

Other Africa

• Addition (2000) — Canada's contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
• Albatros (1993-94) — Italian contribution to UN peace keeping mission in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
• Amphibian (2001) — South African deployment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda of observers to verify implementation of the Pretoria Agreement
• Azure (2005) — Australian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan (UNMIS) [link]
• Barras (2000) — British SAS destruction of a rebel group in Sierra Leone.
• Operation Boleas (1998) — South African military intervention in Lesotho
• Caravan (2003) — Canadian contribution to the French-led Interim Emergency Multinational Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Cordite (2004) — South African observer mission to the African Union mission in Darfur
• Deliverance (1993) — Canadian mission to Somalia
• Espresso (2002) — South African contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
• Fibre (2003) — South African mission to Burundi
• Liberation (2002) — Seizure of Asian-owned assets in Zimbabwe.
• Mistral (2003) — South African contribution to the Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• Montego (2003) — South African contribution to United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• Murambatsvina (2005) — Zimbabwe government's attack on residental district loyal to opposition groups.
• Nilo (2005) — Italian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
• Phillis (2004) — evacuation of British citizens from Côte d'Ivoire
• Restore Hope (1992) — American name for UNITAF, humanitarian intervention in Somalia
• Sharp Edge (1990-91) — evacuation of Americans from Liberia
• Shining Express (2003) — evacuation of Americans from Liberia
• Solace (1992) — Australian deployment in Somalia
• Tanker Two (2002) — South African Navy mission to shadow Greenpeace's MV Esperanza and prevent interception of the Pacific Teal, a plutonium transport.
• Teutonic (2005) — SANDF assistance to DRC transitional government.

Arab/Israeli Conflict

• Nickel Grass (1973) — American airlift to Israel
• Litani (1978) — Israeli first invasion of Lebanon
• Mazurka (1982) — Australia's contribution to the Sinai Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) [link]
• Paladin (1956) — Australia's contribution to the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) [link]
• Peace for Galilee (1982) — Israeli second invasion of Lebanon
• Rainbow — Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip in 2004.
• Shevet Ahhim — 2005 Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.
• Clearance of the Suez Canal in 1974:
• * Nimbus Moon
• * Nimbus Spar
• * Nimbus Star
• * Nimbus Stream
• * Moon Water

East Timor

• Astute — Deployment of Australian military forces to East Timor following the May 2006 civil unrest.

• Citadel — Australia's contribution to the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). Later ongoing peacekeeping actions were known as Operation Tanager.

• Chiron — Training of East Timorese military forces by the Australian Defence Force.

• East Timor — Deployment of New Zealand military forces to East Timor.

• Faber — Deployment of United Nations military observers to East Timor in support of the UNAMET-monitored popular consultation.

• Komodo — Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975.

• Poinciana — Or Operasi Flamboyan (a name of a tropical tree); seaborne capture of Dili in 1975.

• Stabilise — Also spelt as Operation Stabilize; Disarming of militas by multinational forces and the imposition of security and order in East Timor.

• Scorched Earth — Or Operasi Sapu Bersih in Bahasa Indonesia, also known as Operation Clean Sweep; campaign of violence and arson allegedly committed by the TNI-supervised pro-integration militias following the 1999 United Nations supervised plebicite.

• Spitfire — Evacuation of foreign nationals from East Timor by Australian defence assets, as a result of post-referendum violence.

• Toucan — Canada's contribution to the United Nations' International Force in East Timor (INTERFET) and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)

• Warden — American contribution to the United Nations' International Force in East Timor (INTERFET)

War in Croatia 1991-1995

• Operation Otkos 10 (end Oct-Nov 1991) — Croatian actions against rebel Serbs and regular Serbian forces on area from Mount Bilogora to Mount Papuk (on west of Slavonia)
• Harmony — Canada's contribution to the United Nation Protection Force (UNPROFOR), which was created in February 1992 to ensure the protection and demilitarization of three UN Protected Areas in Croatia
• Operation Tigar (July 1992) — Croatian military actions in occupied Dubrovnik hinterland, held by Serbomontenegrian regulars.
• Medački džep (September 1993) Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs with aim of relieving the city of Gospić from Serb shelling attacks.
• Bljesak ("Flash") (March 1995) — Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs, with aim of capturing occupied western Slavonia
• Oluja ("Storm") (August 1995) — Croatian major offensive against areas under control of rebel Serbs.

War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995

• Operation Neretva 93 (1993)
• Operation Bøllebank (Operation Hooligan-bashing)'' (April 1994)

UN-forces' use of tanks against Bosnian Serbian forces.

Operation Maestral (September 1995)

Operation Južni potez (October 1995)

Joint Force (1998) — NATO operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kosovo War 1999

• Megaphone — Canada's return of equipment used in Kosovo
• Potkova ("Horseshoe") (1999) — Yugoslav army offensive against the KLA
• Quadrant — Canada's mission in Kosovo

War in Macedonia

• Essential Harvest (2001) — month-long NATO mission of disarming ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
• * Forage — Canadian contribution to NATO's Essential Harvest
• Kinetic — Canada's contribution to NATO's mission KFOR to secure Kosovo and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to provide humanitarian needs to displaced persons
• Echo — Canada sending air forces to Aviano, Italy to enforce a no-fly zone over Balkan region (UNSFOR and UNKFOR)

Haiti

• Constable (1997) — Canada's contribution to the United Nations Mission in Haiti
• Uphold Democracy (1994) U.S. led multinational force, replaced by United Nations Mission in Haiti

Iraq

• Provide Comfort (1991) — security and humanitarian aid to Kurds in northern Iraq
• *Airone (1991) — Italian codename for Operation Provide Comfort
• Bramble Bush (1992) — Israeli plan to kill Saddam Hussein

Persian Gulf War

• Desert Shield (1990-91) — American buildup prior to Gulf War
• Desert Storm (1991) — Gulf War
• * Granby

— British codename for operations during Gulf War

• * Daguet

— French codename for operations during Gulf War

• * Damask — Royal Australian Navy deployment to the Persian Gulf.
• * Tempesta nel Deserto — Italian codename for operation during Gulf War
• * Desert Sabre — 100-hour Gulf War ground campaign
• * Determination (early 1998) — Canadian deployment in the Persian Gulf to force Iraq to comply with United Nations inspection agreements.
• Ace Guard (1991) — The (NATO) Allied Command Europe Mobile Force for Turkey South Border Reinforcement (based at Diyarbakir AFB)
• Northern Watch (1990s) — northern No-Fly Zone over Iraq
• Provide Comfort (1991) — relief effort in northern Iraq.
• Record (1991) — Canadian mission to secure Iraqi-Kuwaiti border
• Southern Watch (1990s) — southern No-Fly Zone over Iraq

Second Invasion of Iraq

• Iraqi Freedom (2003-04) — U.S. invasion/occupation of Iraq
• *Abilene — (2003)
• *All American Tiger — (2003)
• *Aloha — (2004) American anti-insurgent sweep in Kirkuk.
• *Antica Babilonia — (2003-2005) Italian peace keeping mission in Nasiriyah''
• *Baton Rouge — (2004)
• *Bayonet Lightning — (2003)
• *Boothill — (2003)
• *Black Typhoon — (2004)
• *Blue Tiger — (2004)
• *Bulldog — (2004)
• *Bulldog Mammoth — (2003) American search of an apartment complex.
• *Cajun Mousetrap II — (2004)
• *Cajun Mousetrap III — (2004)
• *Catalyst — (2003) Australian rehabilitation and reconstruction
• *Centaur Rodeo — (2004)
• *Centaur Strike II — (2004)
• *Centaur Strike III — (2004)
• *Chamberlain — (2003) Border security operation.
• *Choke Hold — (2003)
• *Clean Sweep — (2004)
• *Clear Area — (2003)
• *Cobra Sweep — (2004)
• *Danger Fortitude — (2004)
• *Desert Scorpion (1998) — American contingency deployment.
• *Desert Scorpion (2003) — American raid to capture Ba'athists. (included a number of lesser operations such as Scorpion Sting, Spartan Scorpion and Rifles Scorpion.)
• *Desert Snowplough — (2003)

codename for Danish operations.

*Devil Clinch — (2004)

*Devil Siphon — (2003)

*Devil Thrust — (2004)

*Disarm — (2004)

*Dragon Victory — (2004)

*Duke Fortitude — (2004)

*Eagle Curtain — (2003)

*Eagle Liberty 3 — (2004)

*Falconer — (2003) Australian operation

*Final Cut — (2004)

*Gimlet Victory — (2004)

*Giulani — (2004)

*Grizzly Forced Entry — (2004)

*Haifa Street — (2004)

*Hurricane — (2004)

*Hurricane II — (2004)

*Industrial Sweep — (2003) Operation in Samarra.

*Iron Bullet — (2003)

*Iron Fist II — (2004)

**Iron Force — (2003)

*Iron Fury — (2004)

*Iron Fury II — (2004)

*Iron Grip — (2003)

*Iron Hammer — U.S. forces in Iraq "ferreting out" the opposition.

*Iron Justice — (2003)

*Iron Promise — (2004)

*Iron Resolve — (2004)

*Iron Saber — (2004)

*Ivy Blizzard — counter-insurgency sweep by US forces

**Arrowhead Blizzard — (2003)

*Ivy Cyclone — (2003)

*Ivy Cyclone II — American operation near Tikrit.

*Ivy Lightning — (2003)

*Ivy Needle — (2003)

*Ivy Serpent — (2003)

*Lancer Fury — (2004)

*Lancer Lightning — (2004)

*Lightning — (2005)

*Longhorn — (2004)

*Longstreet — (2003)

*Mandarin Squeeze — (2004)

*Market Sweep — (2004)

*Matador — (2005)

*Mayfield III — (2004)

*Mutual Security — (2004)

*New Market — (2005)

*O.K. Coral — (2003)

*Outlaw Destroyer — (2004)

*Panther Squeeze — (2003) Series of raids in Latifiya.

*Peninsula Strike (2003) — American raid to capture Ba'athists.

*Phantom Fury (2004) — Joint American/Iraqi assault on Fallujah.

*Phantom Linebacker — Security Operations along the Syrian border.

*Planet X (2003) — American raid to capture Ba'athists.

*Plymouth Rock (2004) Sweep south of Baghdad.

*Quarterhorse Rides — (2004)

*Operation Rapier Thrust — (2004)

*Operation Red Dawn (2003) — American capture of Saddam Hussein.

*Resolute Sword — (2004)

*Rifles Fury — (2003)

*Rifles Blitz — border security operations in Iraq.

*Rifles Sweep — (2003)

*Ripper Sweep — (2004)

*Rocketman — (2004)

*Rocketman III — (2004)

*Rock Slide — (2004)

*Saber Turner II — (2004)

*Operation Salm — (2003)

*Operation Saloon — (2004)

*Shillelagh — (2004)

*Showdown — (2004)

*Sidewinder (2003) —

*Slim Shady — (2004)

*Silverado — (2003)

*Soda Mountain — (2003)

*Spear — (2005)

*Spring Cleanup — (2004)

*Squeeze Play — (2005)

*Steel Curtain — (2005)

*Stiker Hurricane — (2004)

*Striker Tornado — (2004)

*Suicide Kings — (2004)

*Sweeny — (2003) Anti-smuggling operation by the Marines.

*Telic — codename for British operations

*Tiger Clean Sweep — (2003)

*Tiger Fury — (2004)

*Tomahawk — (2004)

*Tombstone Piledriver — (2004)

*Trailblazer — (2004)

*True Grit — (2004)

*Operation Tyr — (2003)

*Vigilant Resolve (2004) — First American attempt to capture Fallujah.

*Warhorse Whirlwind — (2003)

*Warrior — (2004)

*Warrior Resolve — (2004)

*Wolfpack Crunch — (2004)

*Wolverine — (2004)

*Yellow Stone — (2004)

Global War on Terror and other associated activity

Afghanistan

• Anaconda (2002) — U.S. sweep in Afghanistan
• Apollo (2002) — the Canadian Navy's operations in support of United States forces in Afghanistan
• Athena (2003) — Canadian Forces contribution to ISAF in Kabul.
• Enduring Freedom (2001-present) — U.S. led invasion of Afghanistan
• * Anaconda — U.S. effort to capture al Qaeda members and Talibans in Afghanistan
• * Apollo — the Canadian Navy's operation in support of the United States forces in Afghanistan
• * Asbury Park — U.S. offensive into southern Afghanistan
• * Athena (2003) Canadian Forces contribution to ISAF in Kabul.
• * Avalanche (December 2003) — U.S.-led offensive of Afghanistan
• * Haven Denial (July 2003) — U.S. and Italian operation against Taliban remnants and Al Qaeda fighters in southeast Afghanistan
• * Headstrong (2003) — British special forces secretly training Afghan commandos to seek out and destroy drug labs
• * Lightning Resolve (launched August 2004) — involving thousands of troops to protect the Afghan presidential elections on October 7
• * Mountain Resolve (launched on November 7, 2003) — U.S.-led operation in Nurestan and Konar provinces, Afghanistan
• * Mountain Viper (late August, 2003) — U.S.-Afghan attack on suspected Taliban forces in Zabul province, Afghanistan
• * Nibbio — (March 15 - September 15, 2003) Italian code name for Enduring Freedom
• * Slipper — the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the invasion of Afghanistan
• * Warrior Sweep (July 23, 2003) — first major military operation of the Afghan National Army
• Sparviero — Italian Army contribution to ISAF in Kabul
• Veritas (2001) — UK overall operation in Afghanistan
• *Ptarmigan - 45th Commando Operation
• *Operations Snipe, Condor, Buzzard - more 45th commando operations.

Other military counter-terrorist operations

• Eagle Assist (2001) — Surveillance and protection of US skies by NATO military aircraft.
• Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa (2002) US military operations and civic assistance based in Djibouti.
• Enduring Freedom - Philippines (2002) US military operations in the Philippines against Aby Sayyaf insurgents.
• Noble Eagle (2001) — US military operations to prevent terrorism in the United States.

Terrorist operations

• Bojinka (1995) — aborted Al-Qaeda plot to bomb eleven aircraft over Asia, and/or assassinate Pope John Paul 23rd in the Philippines.
• Jibril (2001) — aborted Jemaah Islamiah plan to bomb US, Australian, Israeli and British targets in Singapore. Also known as Operation C.
• Death Trains (2004) — unverified name given by Al-Qaeda for the Madrid train bombings.
• Wagon (2003) — unverified name given by Al-Qaeda for an aborted plan to bomb the London Underground and attack Heathrow Airport.

Counter-terrorism drills

• Fast Forward (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington.
• Firework Fanfare (2005) Mock evacuation of towns in Oklahoma.
• Highline (2005) Counter-terrorist exercise in Collingwood, Melbourne.
• TriPOD (2004) Plan to mass inoculate New York City citizens in the event of a biological attack.

Preventative counter-terrorist operations

• Active Endeavour NATO naval forces in the Mediterranean.
• Asparagus Investigation and arrest into suspected Islamist terrorists in Belgium by Belgian police.
• Atlas (2003) — counter-terrorism initiatives implemented by the New York Police Department.
• Crevice (2004) — British counterterrorism action.
• Green Quest (2001) — US Customs anti-money laundering operations targeting Al-Barakat transactions.
• Kratos (2002) — Development and implementation of "shoot-to-kill" anti-terrorist policies by the London Metropolitan Police.
• Laverda (2003) — London Metropolitan Police surveillance operations against Islamist demonstrations.
• Liberty Shield (2003) — Department of Homeland Security operations to enhance security at US installations, and to detain selected foreign nationals.
• NYShield (2003) — New York state plan to secure transport centres and nodes.
• Safe Commerce (2004) — Implementation of new measures and technology to improve maritime cargo screening.
• Sirius (2005) — Canadian military participation in Operation Active Endeavour.
• Vigilance (2001) — Counter-terrorist operations conducted by the state of Arizona.

Reactive counter-terrorist operations

• Alliance (2002) — Australian and Indonsian joint investigations into the 2002 Bali bombings.
• Bali Assist (2002) — Australian evacuation of killed and injured foreign nationals from Indonesia after the 2002 Bali bombings.
• Seal (2004) — Arrest of suspected Islamist militants in Spain following the Madrid train bombings.
• Support (Sept. 11-14, 2001) — Canadian Forces operations after the September 11, 2001 attacks
• Tigris (2004) — Spanish investigations into Islamist organisations in Spain.
• Yellow Ribbon (2001) — Transport Canada's operations after the September 11, 2001 attacks

Other/Unknown

• Artisan — Canadian Forces contribution to the Rinas Airfield Rehabilitation Project in Tirana, Albania
• Breakwater [link] (????) — Australian air and sea operation targeting border incursions by foreign fishing boats off its northern coastline.
• Chaperon — Canada's contribution to the United Nations of one military observer (UNMO).
• Celesta — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's southern waters against illegal fishing.
• Condor (1974) — Joint-operations by various South American countries against dissidents in each other's borders.
• Cranberry — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's northern waters against smuggling and illegal fishing.
• Eclipse — deployment of Canadian soldiers to east Africa in support of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
• Ezra and Nehemiah (aka Ali Baba) (1950-1952) — mass migration/airlift of Iraqi Jews to Israel
• Flavius (1988) — SAS action against the IRA in Gibraltar
• Fusion — Canada's combined contribution to Allied Harmony and Concordia
• Garden Plot — US Army plan for assistance to civil authorities.
• Highjump (1947) — US Naval expidition to Antarctica.
• Nunalivut (2006) — Canadian naval deployment in the Arctic.
• Power Geyser (2005) — Military security support to the 2005 Presidential inauguration.
• Prudence — Canada's participation in the Mission des Nations Unies dans la République Centrafricaine (MINURCA)
• Relex (2001) — Australian defence force operations to secure Australia's northern maritime approaches against illegal immigration. Reactivated in 2004 as Operation Relex II.
• Sure Victory (1997) — Sri Lankan counter-insurgency operations against the Tamil Tigers.
• Exercise Unified Spirit — large NATO exercise held every two years to train the armed forces of member nations in joint and combined operations.
• Operation Vijay (1999) — Indian operations against Pakistan.

Law Enforcement

US Drug Enforcement Administration Operations

• Black Ice (2001) — arrest of key figures in the Jose-Serrano cartel
• Cali Exchange (2005) — cocaine, marajuana
• Candy Box (2004) — Ecstasy, marajuana (Russian/Israeli/Chinese sources)
• Creole (2001) — heroin, cocaine (East Caribbean sources)
• Cyber Chase (2005) — rogue Internet-based pharmacies
• Deja Vu (2003) — heroin, cocaine (Puerto Rican/Colombian sources)
• Dinero (1992) — anti-money laundering''
• Foxhunt (1994) — cocaine (Colombian sources)
• Gear Grinder (2005) — steroids''
• Global Sea (1996) — heroin (Thai/Nigerian sources)
• Green Air (2000) — marajuana
• Green Clover (2001) — Ecstasy , marajuana, methamphetamines, LSD
• High Step (2005) — heroin, cocaine
• Impunity(1999) — cocaine
• Impunity II (2000) — cocaine, marajuana
• Journey (2000) — cocaine (Colombian/European sources)
• Juno (1996) — anti-money laundering
• Liberator (2000) — disruption of trafficking in the Caribbean generally
• Liquid Heroin (2006) — heroin'' (Colombian sources)
• Mallorca (2005) — anti-money laundering
• Marquis (2001) — cocaine, marajuana, methamphetamines
• META(1997) — methamphetamines, marajuana, cocaine (Mexican sources)
• Money Clip (2004) — anti-money laundering
• Motor City Mafia (2005) — cocaine (US sources)
• Mountain Express (2000) — methamphetamines (US sources)
• Mountain Express III (2002) — methamphetamines (US/Canadian sources)
• New Generation (2000) — arrest of key figures in the Castro-Arias cartel
• Northern Impact (2005) — cocaine, marajuana (Mexican sources)
• Northern Star (2003) — methamphetamines (Canadian sources)
• Pipe Dreams (2003) — drug paraphernalia
• Ramp Rats (1999) — heroin, cocaine smuggling in the airport services industry
• Rave I (2001) — Ecstasy (European sources)
• Rave II (2001) — Ecstasy (European sources)
• Reciprocity(1997) — cocaine (Mexican sources)
• Red Tide (2000) — Ecstasy, marajuana''
• Sanctuary (2001) — cocaine (Dominican Republic sources)

Other anti-narcotic operations

• Century (1996) — ill-fated Essex police / Royal Ulster Constabulary operation to pressure persons of interest for information about a drug-related triple murder.
• Corona (2001) — Miami police operations against heroin trafficking by the Latin Kings.
• Falcon (2004) — anti-pedophilia raid against companies handling credit card payments.
• Final Count (2001) — Miami police operations against heroin trafficking by the John Aragon Heroin Organization.
• Ivy Tryp (2004) — American sting operation against sellers of psychedelics online.
• Mocha (2005) — New South Wales and federal police investigation into drug smuggling at Sydney airport.
• Outta Towner (2005) — Chicago police operations against heroin trafficking.
• Panzer (1998) — Australian National Crime Authority investigation into organised crime by outlaw motorcycle gangs (bikies).
• Safe Streets (2002) — Anti-drug trafficking operations by Philadelphia police.
• Topaz (2004) — United Nations convened operations against drug-smuggling in Central Asia.

Anti-paedophile operations

• Auxin (2004) — Australian anti-pedophilia effort.
• Avalanche (1999) — American anti-pedophilia effort.
• Pin (2003) — British-led anti-pedophilia effort.
• Ore (2003) — American led anti-pedophilia effort.

Operations against intellectual property theft

• Buccaneer (2001) — International raid on software pirates.
• D-Elite (2005) — US raid on software pirates.
• Fastlink (2004) — International operation against pirated computer software.
• Site Down (2005) — International crackdown on pirated movies.

Other Operations

• Ill Wind (1986-89) — FBI investigation into defense contractor bribery and fraud.
• Crevice (2004) — British counterterrorism action.
• Fast Forward (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington.
• Falcon (2005) — Widespread dragnet Led by the U.S. Marshal's Service.
• Jackdraw (2004) — London Metropolitan Police operations to prevent and deter pick-pocketing.
• Midas (2003) — Australian anti-money laundering operations by AUSTRAC.
• Perseus (1998) — British Transit Police.
• Purana (2003) — Investigation of Melbourne, Victoria's underworld.
• Sundevil (1999) — Nation-wide United States Secret Service crackdown on illegal computer hacking activities.
• Trident (1998) — Crackdown by London's Metropolitan Police against drug-related gun crime in the black community. Later expanded to Operation Trafalgar.
• Thermcon (1987) — FBI operation that targeted environmental activists.

Humanitarian Operations

• Central (1998) — Canada's assistance to Central America after the devastation of Hurricane Mitch
• Anode (2000) — Australian military contribution as part of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands.
• Assistance (1997) — Canadian assistance to Manitoba after major flooding.
• Helpem Fren (2000) — Pidgin for helping friend, multinational assistance to the Solomon Islands under the aegis of RAMSI.
• Navy Help Darwin (1974) — Australian Naval assistance to Darwin after Cyclone Tracy.
• Pakistan Assist (2005) — Australian Defence Force humanitarian operations providing support after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.
• Peregrine — British Columbia forest fire fighting assistance by soldiers
• Persistence (1998) — Canadian operation at Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia to recover bodies after crash of SwissAir Flight 111
• Recuperation (1998) — Canadian assistance after major snowstorms in eastern Canada
• Sumatra Assist (2005) — Australian Defence Force humanitarian operations following the 2005 Sumatra earthquake.
• Torrent (1999) — Canadian assistance after earthquake in Turkey
• Lichi (2000) — South African rescue operations in Mozambique after major flooding due to Cyclone Eline
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
• *Australia
• ** Tsunami Assist
• * India
• ** Sea Wave Which included:
• ***Mother (mainland relief)
• ***Mandat (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
• ***Rainbow (Sri Lanka)
• ***Castor (Maldives)
• ***Ghambir (Indonesia)
• Dorca French assistance in Darfur in 2004
• Unison Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina

Other

• List of amphibious assault operations
• List of fictional military operations
• List of Nuclear Tests
• Project Daedalus — British Interplanetary Society study to create a plausible design for an interstellar probe
• Project Longshot
• Project Jennifer (1974) — CIA lifting of a sunken Soviet submarine
• Project RAND
• Project Vanguard
• Norwegian military operations abroad

Non-military operations

• Bojinka — terrorist plot by al-Qaida members Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, foiled in 1995
• Clambake — anti-Scientology
• Red Dog — Foiled invasion of Dominica

External links

• [Canadian Department of National Defence — Past Operations]
• [The Art of Naming Operations]
• [A Name Too Far]

 

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