CODENAME | Y/N | Forces Involved | ........DATE......... | THEATRE | DESCRIPTION |
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Dervish | Y | British | 1941 08 | Arctic | The first arctic convoy to Russia from Britain. |
EU | Y | Allied | 1942 08 18 | Arctic | U.S.S. Tuscaloosa and 2 destroyers from Scapa Flow to North Russia with medical units and supplies. |
Crofter | Y | Allied | 1942? | Arctic | Token force of Norwegians sent to Northern Russia. |
Indigo | ? | US | 1940 (circa) | Atlantic | Pre-war, RAINBOW plan for a possible occupation of Iceland. |
Fork | Y | British | 1940 05 07-17 | Atlantic | Landing of Battalion of Royal Marines in Iceland from Greenock, Scotland. |
Alabaster | Y | British | 1940 05 17 | Atlantic | Troop convoy from Greenock to Iceland. |
Alloy | N | British | 1940 Autumn | Atlantic | Plan by CoSC to occupy the Azores in the event of a German threat. Later renamed BRISK |
Brisk | N | British | 1940 Autumn | Atlantic | Plan by CoSC to occupy the Azores in the event of a German threat. Ex ALLOY. |
Shrapnel | N | British | 1940 Summer | Atlantic | Plan by the CofSC to occupy the Canary Islands in the evnt Spanish agression. Later renamed PILGRIM. |
Grey | ? | US | 1941 (circa) | Atlantic | Prewar, RAINBOW plan to occupy the Azores Islands in the Atlantic. |
Valut | ? | US | 1941 . | Atlantic | Plan for peaceful occupation of the Azores. |
Cutting | Y | Allied | 1941 08 18 | Atlantic | Cutting and picking up of Dakar-Pernambuco cable in order to clear American Neutrality Zone area. |
Pilgrim | N | British | 1941 Autumn | Atlantic | Plan to invade the Spanish Canary Islands. Subsequently abandoned. Ex plan SHRAPNEL. See also PUMA/TONIC |
Puma | N | British | 1941 Autumn | Atlantic | Plan to invade and capture the Spanish Canary Islands in response to Spanish intervention in Russia. (Renamed TONIC). See also PILGRIM & SHRAPNEL |
Noah | N | US | 1942 (circa) | Atlantic | JCS defensive plan for Iceland and Greenland. |
Postmaster | Y | British | 1942 01 13 | Atlantic | Seizure by Special forces of Axis shipping from Santa Isabel harbour in San Fernando Po, Gulf of Guinea. |
Lifebelt | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Atlantic | The occupation of the Azores by Allied forces. |
Salmon | Y | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Atlantic | Anti U-boat campaign in the North Atlantic. |
Tabarin | Y | British | 1943 (circa) | Atlantic | Royal Navy operation to reclaim from Argentina areas of the South Pole claimed by that country in 1942. |
Gondola | Y | British | 1943 02 | Atlantic | RAF Coastal Command air search operation mounted in the Bay of Biscay to interdict U-Boats sailing to the Atlantic. |
Enclose | Y | British | 1943 03 20-28 | Atlantic | Anti U-boat campaign mounted in the Bay of Biscay. |
Derange | Y | British | 1943 04 13 | Atlantic | Full scale anti-U-boat campaign mounted by Coastal command in the Bay of Biscay. |
Cocker | Y | US | 1943 05 | Atlantic | Bombing mission by 2xBi17 and 2x B-24's of a German weather station on Sabine Island, Greenland. |
Alacrity | Y | Allied | 1943 10 | Atlantic | Occupation of the Azores |
Oatmeal | Y | Allied | 1943 10 | Atlantic | Occupation of the Azores |
Freecar | Y | Allied | 1943 12 27 | Atlantic | Cruiser & Destroyer patrols in the Atlantic Narrows. |
Baker Roger | Y | US | 1944 01 | Atlantic | Plan for interception and sinking of three enemy blockade runners by American Task Groups in conjunction with air patrols from Natal and Ascension Island. |
Enclose II | Y | British | 1944 06 05-13 | Atlantic | Anti U-boat campaign mounted in the Bay of Biscay. |
Swamp | Y | British | 1944 Summer | Atlantic | RAF anti-U-Boat campaign carried out in support of OVERLORD. |
Broomstick | Y | Allied | 1945 03 | Atlantic | Operation to counter an enemy breakout, either through the English Channel or through the Northern Passage, with the object of attacks on shipping. |
Pledge | Y | Allied | 1945 05 09 - 06 06 | Atlantic | Surrender of German U - boats at sea. |
Disclaim | Y | Allied | 1942 02 05 | Balkans | British aid mission to partisans near Sarajevo. |
Harling | Y | Allied | 1942 11 25 | Balkans | Clandestine operation in occupied Greece culminating in the destruction of the Gorgopotamos rail-bridge on 25 Nov. |
Penitant | Y | Allied | 1943 - 1944 | Balkans | Special forces operations mounted in the Dalmation Islands. |
Soapsuds | Y | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Balkans | The original plan for bombing of the Ploesti Oilfields, Rumania, renamed TIDALWAVE |
Typical | Y | Allied | 1943 05 29 | Balkans | Parachuting of military attaches to Titos forces in Yugoslavia. At the same time as German forces launced SWARZT I & II |
Animals | Y | Allied | 1943 06 | Balkans | Allied supported increase in Greek resistance operations against German occupation forces. |
Bunghole | Y | Allied | 1944 02 19 | Balkans | Operation involving using gliders to carry a Russian military mission to meet up with Tito and his partisan force |
Gardening | Y | Allied | 1944 04 08 | Balkans | Aerial mining campaign carried out on the Danube River in Romania and Hungary. |
Bearskin | Y | Allied | 1944 05 | Balkans | Release of certain information to Tito to co-ordinate a peak of Partisan activities against German LoC running North through Slovenia. |
Gradient I | Y | Allied | 1944 08 09-10 | Balkans | Raid by Army No. 9 Commando on the Losinj - Cres Island’s Bridge in the Adriatic. |
Noahs Ark | Y | Allied | 1944 09 | Balkans | The harassment of German forces retreating from Greece by Greek partisans. |
Ratweek | Y | Allied | 1944 09 01 | Balkans | Air interdiction campaign mounted against German communications in the Balkans. |
Lochmaben | Y | British | 1944 09 24 | Balkans | Raid mounted by the LRDG, KENForce patrol, in Albania in support of partisans there. |
Manna | Y | British | 1944 10 04 | Balkans | The landing of British III Corps in Greece. |
Clowder | Y | Allied | 1944 12 | Balkans | Attempt to make contact with Slovene Partisans made by the Allied forces. |
Catherine | ? | British | 1939 - 1940 | Baltic | Royal Navy plan to mount a naval sortie in the Baltic Sea. |
Cannibal | Y | British | 1942 12 17 | Burma | Offensive by Indian 14th Div. In the Arakan, with the aim of capturing Akyab by sea assault. Landing element later cancelled |
Ravenous | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Burma | Plan for Indian IV Corps to recapture North Burma in 1943. Cancelled by the Chinese. |
Longcloth | Y | British | 1943 02 | Burma | The first Chindit operation behind Japanese lines in Burma. |
Capital | ? | Allied | 1943 04 27 | Burma | Original British plan to recapture central Burma, planned before the U-GO offensive by the Jap. 15th Army. |
Bullfrog | ? | British | 1943 06 21 - 11 15 | Burma | Planned amphibious operation for the capture of Akyab, Burma. |
Saucy | Y | Allied | 1943 07 | Burma | Plan to invade Northern Burma as an alternative to ANAKIM with the aim of reopening surface communications with China. |
Anakim | ? | US | 1943 11 | Burma | Plan to invade Burma from the sea |
Champion | ? | Allied | 1943 Winter | Burma | A plan for a general offensive in Burma., renamed CAPITAL. |
Abnormal | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Burma | Advance by Chinese - US forces on Yeu, Burma |
Billet | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Burma | Plan to transfer Burmese irregulars to India in order to train them in covert operations. |
Buccaneer | ? | US | 1944 (circa) | Burma | US plan to invade the Adaman Island in the Indian Ocean as a base for invading Burma |
Cudgel | Y? | British | 1944 (circa) | Burma | Operations on the Arakan coast north of Akyab, Burma by Brit. XV Corps. |
Gripfast | Y | British | 1944 (circa) | Burma | Modified TARZAN plan, for an advance in the Indaw-Katha area of Burma. |
Loyalist | ? | British | 1944 (circa) | Burma | Operations to liberate Burma as early as possible. |
Prize | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Burma | The overall campaign for the re-conquest of Burma. |
Screwdriver I | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Burma | Landings on the Arakan Coast by Commando forces. |
Screwdriver II | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Burma | Landings by No. 5 Commando at Ton Chang, Arakan, Burma. |
Vanguard | ? | British | 1944 (circa) | Burma | Plan for the capture of Rangoon, Burma renamed DRACULA |
Pigstick | ? | British | 1944 01-02 | Burma | Planned landing of troops behind Japanese positions on the Mayu Penn. As part of BULLFROG by Brit. 2nd Div. Cancelled |
Thursday | Y | British | 1944 03 05 | Burma | Second Special Force (Chindits) operation mounted deep behind Japanese lines in Burma. |
Stamina | Y | Allied | 1944 04 18 | Burma | The operation to airlift reinforcements to the Imphal plain from the Arakan region. |
Romulus | Y | Allied | 1944 12 | Burma | Operation for the clearance of Arakan down to and including Akyab in Burma in conjunction with CAPITAL. |
Talon | Y | British | 1944 12 14 | Burma | Operations for the assault of and capture of Akyab and Ramree island, Burma |
Spartan | Y | Allied | 1944 Summer | Burma | The air supply operation into the Imphal fortress during U-GO |
Tarzan | ? | British | 1944 Summer | Burma | Plan to advance in the Indaw - Katha area of Burma in concert with THURSDAY operation |
Dragoon | ? | British | 1945 (circa) | Burma | Brit. XV Corps landing near Rangoon, Burma. |
Nation | Y | Allied | 1945 (circa) | Burma | JEDBURGH Team action on the Sittang river blocking the escape of Jap. 28th Army. |
Bamboo | ? | British | 1945 . | Burma | Operations against Hastings Harbour, Victoria Point area, Burma |
Lightening | Y | Allied | 1945 01 03 | Burma | The quickly organised landing on and occupation of Akyab Island by 3rd Cdo. Brig. Following its abandoning by Japanese forces. |
Pungent | Y | British | 1945 01 12 | Burma | Landing by 3 Cdo. Brig. At Myebon in the Arakan. |
Matador | Y | British | 1945 01 21 | Burma | 26th Ind. Division landing at Ramree island, Burma. |
Pendant | Y | British | 1945 01 30 | Burma | Landing by elements of 36th Indian Bdg. At Sagu Kyun during operatiosn against Ramree island |
Mike | Y | British | 1945 02 04 | Burma | Landing by elements of 36th Indian Bdg. At Kyauknimaw on southern Ramree Island. |
Block | Y | British | 1945 02 09-22 | Burma | Combined army-naval operation to wipe out remaining Japanese forces on Ramree Island following landing by 26 Indian Div. |
Sankey | Y | British | 1945 02 26 | Burma | Commando (Force Wellington) landing at Cheduba, Burma. |
Turret | Y | British | 1945 03 13 | Burma | 4th Ind. Brigade landing at Letpan, Burma. |
Bishop | Y | British | 1945 04 27 - 05 06 | Burma | Covering operation for DRACULA |
Gable | Y | British | 1945 04 29 | Burma | Royal navy patrols mounted in the Gulf of Martoban. |
Dracula | Y | British | 1945 05 02 | Burma | The landing by Indian XVth Corps at Rangoon, Burma. |
Adoption | Y | British | 1945 06 | Burma | Naval patrols mounted between the Adaman Island and Burmese coast to Japanese sea withdrawals. |
Character | Y | Allied | 1945 06 | Burma | A JEDBURGH team blocking action in the Karen Hill’s, Burma against the escaping Japanese armies. |
Passport | N | Allied | 1945 06 | Burma | Planned advance by 25th Ind. Div. To capture Minbya in the Arakan region. Cancelled subsequently. |
Extended Capital | Y | Allied | 1945 12 | Burma | The revised campaign in Burma by Fourteenth Army involving the attack by IV Corps on Meiktila. |
Toreador | ? | British | 1945 Spring | Burma | Planned airborne assault on Mandalay |
Dillwyn | Y | Allied | 1945 Summer | Burma | A JEDBURGH operation in the Kachin Hills of Burma. |
Bungalow | ? | US | 1942 (circa) | Caribbean | US Navy contingency plans for the occupation of Martinique and Guadeloupe, Caribbean Sea. |
Decanter | ? | US | 1942 (circa) | Caribbean | USN plan for the possible capture of French Guiana. |
Floodlights | Y | US | 1942 (circa) | Caribbean | Blockade of the French West Indies. |
Fusilier | Y | US | 1942 (circa) | Caribbean | Blockade of French Guiana by USN forces. |
Mudbath | Y | US | 1943 (circa) | Caribbean | U.S. Army occupation of Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. |
Daybreak | Y | Allied | 1942 05 27 | Cent. Europe | The assassination of Reinhardt Heydrich by Czech agents in Prague |
Blunderhead | Y | Allied | 1942 10 24 | Cent. Europe | A one man undercover raid against shale-oil mines in Estonia? |
Autonomous | Y | British | 1943 12 | Cent. Europe | British secret mission to Romania to confer with authories there with regard to the country defecting from the Axis. |
Reunion | Y | US | 1944 08 31 | Cent. Europe | The evacuation of US airmen from Bucharest following the Rumanian surrender. |
Freston | Y | Allied | 1944 12 26 | Cent. Europe | An unsuccessful allied undercover mission to Poland. |
Downfall | ? | US | 1945 11 | Cent. Pac | Overall codename for the plans to invade the Japanese home islands. |
Beguile | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Cent. Pac | Air Operations against Hokkaido, Japan |
Starvation | Y | US | 1945 03 | Cent. Pac | American mining of Japanese home waters beginning in March 1945 |
Conceal | Y | US | 1945 04 28 | Cent. Pac | Carrier raid on Tokyo. |
Barney | Y | US | 1945 05 27 - 06 30 | Cent. Pac | US navy submarine force, 3 week offensive anti shipping patrol in the Tsushima Strait, Japan Sea |
Centreboard | Y | US | 1945 08 09 | Cent. Pac | The Atomic bombing raid on Hiroshima, Japan. |
Olympic | ? | US | 1945 11 01 | Cent. Pac | Intended invasion of Kyushu I, Japan. |
Majestic | ? | US | 1945 Winter | Cent. Pac | Plan to invade the island of Kyushu, Japan. |
Coronet | Y | US | 1946 04 | Cent. Pac | Allied plan to invade the island of Honshu, Japan. |
Orange | ? | US | 1941 03 | Cent. Pac. | Prewar, RAINBOW contingency plan for war against Japan |
Bankrate | Y | US | 1943 02-03 | Cent. Pac. | The Marshall Islands Campaign |
Kourbash | ? | US | 1943 11 15 | Cent. Pac. | Plan to invade the island of Nauru during the GALVANIC operation. |
Galvanic | Y | US | 1943 11 20 | Cent. Pac. | Plans for operations to capture, occupy, defend and develop bases in the Gilbert Islands and Nauru Island. |
Mudbank | Y | US | 1944 (circa) | Cent. Pac. | Operations carried out against Ponape, Caroline Is. |
Roadmaker | Y | US | 1944 (circa) | Cent. Pac. | Operations against the Caroline Islands. |
Flintlock | Y | US | 1944 01 31 - 02 07 | Cent. Pac. | Operations on Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, Marshall Islands. |
Catchpole | Y | US | 1944 02 01 | Cent. Pac. | US assault on the Eniwetok and Ujelang Atolls, Marshall Is. |
Hailstone | Y | US | 1944 02 17 | Cent. Pac. | Carrier assault on Truk I., Caroline Is. In conjunction with GALVANIC. |
Granite | Y | US | 1944 03 | Cent. Pac. | The campaign in the central pacific in 1944 involving operations in the Marschall Islands |
Forager | Y | US | 1944 06 11 | Cent. Pac. | Capture of the Marianas Islands. |
Stalemate | Y | US | 1944 09 | Cent. Pac. | The Palau Is. Campaign. |
Cataract | Y | US | 1944 Summer | Cent. Pac. | Marshall Is. Campaign by US Cent. Pac. Comm. |
Buzzer | ? | US | 1944? | Cent. Pac. | Operations for the capture of Wake Island. |
Insurgent | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Cent. Pac. | Operations by POA forces to support the occupation of Mindanao, P.I. |
Nonstop | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Cent. Pac. | Redeployment of US forces after the defeat of Germany. |
Induction | Y | US | 1945 01 | Cent. Pac. | Operations by Central Pacific Forces to assist the South-West pacific forces landings on Luzon, P.I. |
Detachment | Y | US | 1945 02 | Cent. Pac. | Assault on Iwo Jima I., Volcano/ Bonin IS. |
Jamboree | Y | US | 1945 02 | Cent. Pac. | Carrier strikes by TF58 on Japan, in the run up to ICE BERG |
Iceberg | Y | US | 1945 03-04 | Cent. Pac. | Operations by US forces to occupy areas in the Ryuku Is., leading to the Battle for Okinawa Island. |
Inmate | Y | US | 1945 06 12-16 | Cent. Pac. | Destruction of Japanese air stations in the Truk Atoll, Caroline Is. |
Juneau | Y | US | 1945 07 | Cent. Pac. | Minesweeping operation carried out around Okinawa. |
Husband | Y | Allied | 1945 Autumn | Cent. Pac. | Continuation of the WEDLOCK plan. |
Pastel I | Y | US | 1945 Autumn | Cent. Pac. | Plans in conjunction with WEDLOCK |
Wedlock | Y | US | 1945 Autumn | Cent. Pac. | Deception operation to create the impression that the invasion of Japan would come from the Aleutians, a cover for OLYMPIC/CORONET |
Causeway | ? | US | 1945 Spring | Cent. Pac. | Operations planned against Formosa Island, cancelled and DETACHMENT carried out. |
Crasher | Y | US | 1945 Spring | Cent. Pac. | US operations against Luzon - SE Chinese coast - Formosa area. |
Notebook | Y | Allied | 1943 Autumn | China | Build-up of the Air Transportation route to China. |
Liquidator | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | China | Campaign in China |
Matterhorn | Y | US | 1944 06 15 | China | Very long range air operations from the Chengtu area in China against vital targets in the Japanese inner zone. |
Alpha | ? | Allied | 1944 11 | China | US plans to defend Kunming & Chungking against Japanese attacks by taking forces from the Burma and Salween fronts. |
Grubworm | Y | US | 1944 12 05 | China | The air transport of the Chinese 14th and 22nd Divisions to China in preparation for the Yunnan campaign. |
Corbonado | ? | Allied | 1944 Summer | China | A revision of the BETA plan. |
Twilight | ? | US | 1944 Summer | China | Plan for strategic bombing of Japan proper by June 1944, using Chengu as initial staging area. |
Beta | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | China | Plan to capture a port on the Chinese Coast. |
Longtom | ? | US | 1945 (circa) | China | Plans for landings on the Chinese coast. |
Rashness | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | China | Offensive operations to be conducted by China Theatre forces in 1945 (Cancelled, CARBONADO substituted). |
Isolator | Y | US | 1945 . | China | Operations against he Southwest coast of China. |
Bluebird | ? | US | 1945 03 | China | Plans for landings on Formosa and the South China Coast. Not carried out and the plans later used as a deception measure during DETACHMENT. |
Carbonado | Y | Allied | 1945 06 07 | China | Offensive operations by Chinese forces to clear the Hong Kong/Canton area and assault Fort Bayard. |
Apple | Y | Allied | 1945 07 12 | China | Airborne landing by Chinese Nationalist forces behind Japanese lines near Kaiping, China in operation to harass their LoC. |
August Storm | Y | Russian | 1945 08 09 | China | Invasion of Manchuria by the Far Eastern armies of the USSR |
Rooster | Y | Allied | 1945 Spring | China | The return to China of the Chinese 22nd Division. |
Culverin | ? | Allied | 1943 06-11 | DEI | Operations planned for assault on Northern Sumatra, DEI. |
Tradesman | Y | US | 1944 (circa) | DEI | Air operations against the Dutch East Indies. |
Cockpit | Y | British | 1944 04 19 | DEI | RN Eastern Fleet airstrikes against Sabang, Sumatra. |
Crimson | Y | British | 1944 07 17 | DEI | Royal Navy carrier and surface attack on Sabang. |
Liberator | N | Allied | 1945 (circa) | DEI | Planned operations for the liberation of the Dutch East Indies following landings in the Philipines |
Meridian | Y | British? | 1945 01 01 | DEI | Attack on Palembang, Sumatra, refineries by carrier borne aircraft |
Lentil | Y | Allied | 1945 01 04 | DEI | Second RN carrier attack on Pangkalang Brandan preliminary to MERIDIAN |
Oboe III | ? | Australian | 1945 05 | DEI | Planned landing by elements of Aust. 9th Div. At Bandjermasin, Borneo. Cancelled due to lack of shipping. |
Oboe IV | ? | Australian | 1945 05 | DEI | Planned landing in the Surubaya area on Java Island, DEI by I Australian Corps |
Oboe VI | ? | Australian | 1945 05 | DEI | Planned landing on British Borneo and consolidation of remaining areas of the DEI following the completion of other OBOE operations. |
Oboe I | Y | Australian | 1945 05 01 | DEI | Landings at Tarakan by elements of 9 Aust. Div. |
Oboe VI | Y | Australian | 1945 06 10 | DEI | Landings in Brunei Bay by Aust. XX Div. |
Balsam | Y | British | 1945 06 18-20 | DEI | Royal Navy Photo Recon missions flown in preparation for ZIPPER operations etc. |
Oboe II | Y | Australian | 1945 07 01 | DEI | Landings at Balikpapan, Borneo by 7 Aust. Div. |
Impersonal | Y | Allied | 1945 09 28-30 | DEI | Allied occupation of Batavia, Java I., DEI. |
Cringle | N | Allied | 1945 Summer | DEI | Planned opeartions to recapture Mindanao (Philipines) - Borneo - NEI. Revised to PRINCETON. |
Peter | N | US | 1945 Summer | DEI | Plans to clear the Borneo area. Renamed and carried out as OBOE series. |
Breach | Y | British | 1941 02 02 | East Africa | Denial to enemy of Mogadishu, Italian Somaliland, and reception base; destruction of shipping and harbour facilities and mine-laying of approaches. |
Canvas | Y | British | 1941 02 25 | East Africa | Occupation of the ports of Kismayu and Mogadishu, It. Somaliland. |
Appearance | Y | British | 1941 03 16 | East Africa | Landings east and west of Berbera, British Somaliland |
Atmosphere | Y | British | 1941 04 08 | East Africa | Capture by British of Massawa, Eritrea, Read Sea |
Chronometer | Y | British | 1941 06 11 | East Africa | British capture of he port of Ascab, Eritrea |
Pentagon | Y | Allied | 1942 12 28 | East Africa | Occupation of French Somaliland by Free French Forces. |
Raspberry | British | 1941 10 | East Front | PLAN. | |
Velvet | British | 1941 Autumn | East Front | Plan to send troops from the Middle East to assist Russian forces in Southern USSR. | |
Pike | British | 1941 Spring | East Front | Proposals to use RAF bombers to cripple the Russian oil production in the Caucasus during the period of the German - Russian pact. | |
Velvet | ? | British | 1942 (circa) | East Front | British plan to send air forces to fight in Russia. |
Uranus | Y | Russian | 1942 11 19 | East Front | Massive offensive launched by the Russian Fronts around Stalingrad to crush the German operation in the Don bend and relieve Stalingrad. |
Mars | Y | Russian | 1942 11 23 | East Front | Large offensive mounted by Kalinnin Front forces against AG Centre forces around Rzhev. |
Little Saturn | Y | Russian | 1942 12 | East Front | Soviet offensive to prevent German forces from relieving Germans in Stalingrad |
Saturn | Y | Russian | 1942 12 16 | East Front | Offensive launched on the Upper Don with the object of cutting off most German/Axis forces in German Army Groups A and B. |
Gallop | Y | Russian | 1943 01 | East Front | Offensive by the Russian Voronezh Front on the Don following the offensive at Stalingrad. |
Star | Y | Russian | 1943 01 | East Front | The offensive launched by Voronezh Front on the Don River. |
Koltso (Ring) | Y | Russian | 1943 01 09 | East Front | The destruction of the German 6AOK pocket at Stalingrad. |
Iskra (Sparks) | Y | Russian | 1943 01 12 | East Front | The offensive operation which finally broke the German stranglehold on Leningrad. |
Kutusov | Y | Russian | 1943 07 12 | East Front | Offensive by Fronts against the Orel salient following the Battle of Kursk. |
Rumyantsev | Y | Russian | 1943 08 03 | East Front | The counter aoffensive mounted against Kharkov on the southern edge of the Kursk salient. |
Suvorov | Y | Russian | 1943 08 07 | East Front | The assault on Smolensk area by Western Front forces. |
Concert | Y | Russian | 1943 09 19 | East Front | Large scale partisan campaign all over the northern and central front in an effort to aid the impending Red Army offensive. |
Bagration | Y | Russian | 1944 06 22-24 | East Front | Massive offensive by the Red Army against German Army Group Centre resulting in the recapture of Belorussia. |
Barrage | Y | British | 1943 11 11-13 | Indian Ocean | Combined sea and air operation to intercept Japanese submarines carrying important officials from Germany to Singapore. |
Diplomat | Y | Allied | 1944 03 19 - 04 02 | Indian Ocean | Protection operation for Allied shipping on India - Australia routes. |
Colossus | Y | British | 1941 02 10 | Italy | Attack by airborne commandos on the Tragino Aqueduct. |
Truncheon | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Italy | Plan for an invasion of Italy. |
Marigold | Y | British | 1943 05 30 - 06 01 | Italy | Landing military personnel along East Coast of Sardinia |
Bigot | Y | US | 1943 07 | Italy | Plan for the employment of Northwest African Air Forces and Attached Air Forces in Operation HUSKY |
Chestnut | Y | Allied | 1943 07 | Italy | Allied air reinforcements to the Sicily beach-heads. |
Ladbrooke | Y | British | 1943 07 09 | Italy | The British airborne assault on Ponte Grande bridge, Sicily. |
Fustian | Y | British | 1943 07 13-14 | Italy | Airborne assault by Brit. 1st AB brig. On the Primosole Bridge, Sicily. |
Marston | Y | British | 1943 07 14 | Italy | The airborne assault on the Primosole bridge in Sicily by 1st Airborne Brig. |
Hammer | Y | Allied | 1943 08 31 | Italy | Naval bombardment of Reggio, S Italy. |
Barracuda | ? | Allied | 1943 09 | Italy | Plan to directly assault the Port of Naples. Cancelled because of the Italian collapse |
Buttress | ? | British | 1943 09 | Italy | Plan to land on the toe of Italy in the Gulf of Gioia |
Gangway | ? | Allied | 1943 09 | Italy | Allied plan to capture Naples directly. Cancelled following the collapse of Italy |
Giant | ? | US | 1943 09 | Italy | Plan to drop the US 82nd Airborne Div. On Rome to aid the belligerent Italian authorities upon the armistice. |
Goblet | ? | Allied | 1943 09 | Italy | Operations planned against Crotone area, Italy. |
Mustang | ? | Allied | 1943 09 | Italy | Plan to advance on Naples after an initial landing in Calabria, later cancelled following Italian armistice. |
Quicksilver | ? | British | 1943 09 | Italy | Proposed preliminary landing at Bova Marina prior to BAYTOWN. |
Avalanche | Y | Allied | 1943 09 09 | Italy | Landings by US Fifth Army at Salerno |
Slapstick | Y | British | 1943 09 09 | Italy | British 1st Airborne Division landing in Taranto, Italy. |
Baytown | Y | British | 1943 09 3 | Italy | Invasion of Reggio del Calabria by UK V Corps from Sicily |
Polygon | Y | Allied | 1943 10 03 | Italy | Diversionary operation during capture of Termoli, Italy, giving the enemy cause to believe a landing was being made behind his lines. |
Partridge | Y | British | 1943 12 29-30 | Italy | Feint by elments of UK 56th Divison and No. 9 Cdo. Across the mouth of the Garigliano River. |
Musket | ? | Allied | 1943 Autumn | Italy | Plan to land the US Fifth Army near Taranto on the heel of Italy, later cancelled. |
Rudder | Y | Allied | 1943 Summer | Italy | First Allied mission to support Italian partisans |
Raincoat | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Italy | Attack against the Camino Hills, Italy |
Sunstar | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Italy | Plan for an Allied landing in Italy on the North Adriatic coast. |
Pommegranate | Y | British | 1944 01 12 | Italy | SAS raid on San Egido airfield. |
Shingle | Y | Allied | 1944 02 22 | Italy | Landing by US VI Corps at Anzio, Italy behind the German Casino Line. |
Dickens | Y | Allied | 1944 03 15 | Italy | The attack mounted against the Casino position by the NZ |
Strangle | Y | Allied | 1944 03 19 | Italy | Allied air interdiction campaign launched against German communication in Central Italy in conjunction with the final offensive at Cassino. |
Buffalo | Y | Allied | 1944 03 23 | Italy | The offensive by US VI Corps out of the Anzio bridgehead. |
Dunton | Y | Allied | 1944 04 | Italy | Deception plan in the lead up to DIADEM, the offensive against the Cassino position. |
Panther | Y | Allied | 1944 05 | Italy | The crossing by Brit. X Corps of the Garigliano River, Italy. |
Diadem | Y | Allied | 1944 05 11 | Italy | The final Allied assault in the Battle of Casino resulting in the defeat of the German forces there. |
Honker | Y | Allied | 1944 05 11 | Italy | British Eighth Army part in DIADEM offensive. |
Bradman | Y | US | 1944 05 15 | Italy | The aerial bombing mission carried out by the US airforce on the Monte Casino monastery prior to the 3rd Battle of Casino. |
Chesterfield | Y | Allied | 1944 05 23 | Italy | Candian Corps attack at Cassino on the Senger Line defences as part of DIADEM |
Hasty | Y | Allied | 1944 06 01 | Italy | Airborne operation behind German lines by UK 1st AB Brig |
Astrolabe | Y | British | 1944 06 14-15 | Italy | Popski’s Private Army jeep raid from the mouth of the River Tenna, It. |
Mallory Major | Y | Allied | 1944 07 12-15 | Italy | Air offensive mounted against the Po river crossings in an attempt to slow the German retreat. |
Olive | Y | Allied | 1944 08 25 | Italy | Allied offensive against the German Gothic Line defensive barrier. |
Cavalcade | Y | British | 1944 09 | Italy | Advance by british Eight Army onto during OLIVE. |
Pancake | Y | Allied | 1944 10 | Italy | The air attack campaign mounted on the Gothic line defences during OLIVE. |
Galia | Y | British | 1944 12 27 | Italy | Raid by SAS forces north of La Spezia, Italy. |
Chuckle | Y | Allied | 1944 12 30 | Italy | Attack by 1st Canadian Corps on the Montone River aimed at Ravenna |
Aniseed | ? | British | 1944 Autumn | Italy | Planned raid by SBS on Lussin Piccolo, Adriatic. |
Herring | Y | Allied | 1945 (circa) | Italy | Airdrop by paratroops behind the Po River in Italy. |
Chariton | Y | British | 1945 02 04 | Italy | SOE partisan support operation in North West Italy. |
Fourth-term | Y | US | 1945 02 04-11 | Italy | US Fifth Army attacks in the Serchio Valley, Italy. |
Cold Comfort | Y | British | 1945 02 17 | Italy | An attempted SAS raid to block the Brenner pass German supply route into Italy. |
Encore | Y | US | 1945 02 19 | Italy | Attack by US 10th Mtn. Division in the Northern Apennines. |
Tombolo | Y | British | 1945 03 04 | Italy | Month long SAS operation in the Emilia Romagna, Italy. |
Lever | Y | Allied | 1945 04 | Italy | The clearance of the area between Reno and lake Coacchio by Eighth Army. |
Fry | Y | Allied | 1945 04 02 | Italy | The assault and occupation of the islands on Lake Comachio. |
Roast | Y | Allied | 1945 04 02 | Italy | The clearance of Commachio Spit, Italy. |
Secondwind | Y | US | 1945 04 05 | Italy | Attack by 92nd Inf. Div. On Massa, Italy. |
Buckland | Y | Allied | 1945 04 09 | Italy | Offensive by 8th Army against German force south of the Po river. |
Grapeshot | Y | Allied | 1945 04 09 | Italy | 15th Army Group spring offensive in Italy. See BUCKLAND and CRAFTSMAN |
Craftsman | Y | US | 1945 04 14 | Italy | The final main US Fifth Army offensive in the Po Valley, Italy. |
Corncob | Y | Allied | 1945 04 20 | Italy | Three days of air raids agasint German bridges over the Adige and Brenta Rivers. |
Kolko | ? | Allied | 1945 05 | Italy | Actions in conjunction with the surrender of German forces in Italy |
Sunrise | Y | Allied | 1945 05 | Italy | The surrender of German forces in Italy. |
Throat | Y | British | 1942 07 02 | Madagascar | Capture of Mayotte Isle (Comoro Island), Madagascar |
Ironclad | Y | British | 1942 09 10 | Madagascar | Landings on the island of Madagascar by Commonwealth forces. |
Stream | Y | British | 1942 09 10 | Madagascar | Capture of Majunga, Madagascar by Allied Forces |
Tamper | Y | British | 1942 09 10 | Madagascar | Diversionary landing at Morondava, Madagascar |
Esme B | Y | British | 1942 09 11 | Madagascar | Capture of Nossi Bay, Madagascar by British forces. |
Jane | Y | British | 1942 09 18 | Madagascar | Assault landing to capture Tamatave, Madagascar. |
Rose | Y | Allied | 1942 09 29 | Madagascar | Landing at Tuleer. |
Esme A | Y | British | 1943 09 10 | Madagascar | A military diversion consisting of an advance from Ambilobe during capture of Majunga, Madagascar. |
Sparrow | ? | Allied | 1940 06 | Mediterranean | Franco-British plan to occupy Crete in June 1940, it was abandoned after France's surrender in June 1940 |
Hats | Y | British | 1940 08 30 | Mediterranean | Royal Navy convoy sent to the besieged Island of Malta. |
Squawk | Y | British | 1940 08 31 | Mediterranean | Diversionary operation by RN destroyers in conjunction with HATS |
Dudley | N | British | 1940 10 | Mediterranean | Plan to land a force in Italy with the intention of capturing Rome and pushing the country out of the war quickly during February 1941. Abandoned due to practicalities and changed Axis situation in Spring 1941. |
Judgment | Y | British | 1940 11 11 | Mediterranean | Carrier strike carried out by Royal Navy against the Italian fleet at anchor in Taranto Harbour. |
Collar | Y | Allied | 1940 11 17 | Mediterranean | A two part convoy sent from Gibraltar and Alexandria to the island of Malta. |
White | Y | British | 1940 11 17 | Mediterranean | Second attempt to deliver fighters to Malta Island. |
Excess | Y | British | 1940 12 16-20 | Mediterranean | A Royal Navy convoy to Greece and Malta. It came under the first attacks made by the German X Fliegerkorps in the Mediterranean. |
Workshop | N | British | 1940 Autumn | Mediterranean | Plan to capture and hold the island of Pantelleria. Considered from mid 1940 into 1941. No longer practical aftr February 1941. |
Lustre | Y | British | 1941 02 20 | Mediterranean | The operation to dispatch forces to Greece from North Africa |
Abstention | Y | British | 1941 02 24-25 | Mediterranean | Unsuccesful No. 50 Commando raid to seize the Italian occupied island of Castelorizzo off the Turkish coast |
Coat | Y | British | 1941 03 | Mediterranean | RN reinforcements for convoys around Crete. Sent from England. |
Demon | Y | British | 1941 04 | Mediterranean | The evacuation of Commonwealth forces from the Greek mainland to Egypt and Crete. |
Tiger | Y | British | 1941 05 06 | Mediterranean | RN convoy from England with tanks for Operation Battleaxe |
Scorcher | Y | British | 1941 05-06 | Mediterranean | Evacuation of the Island of Crete by allied forces. |
Substance | Y | British | 1941 07 20-28 | Mediterranean | A supply convoy sent to the island of Malta. |
Style | Y | British | 1941 08 | Mediterranean | RN convoy sent to Malta. |
Halberd | Y | British | 1941 09 | Mediterranean | A relief convoy to Malta sent from Gibraltar. |
Perpetual | Y | British | 1941 11 12 | Mediterranean | Convoy to Malta. |
Influx | ? | Allied | 1941 Spring | Mediterranean | Early British plan to invade Sicily as a follow up to COMPASS. |
Mandibles | ? | British | 1941 Spring | Mediterranean | Plan to occupy islands in the Dodecanese group as a follow up to COMPASS. |
Breastplate | ? | Allied | 1942 - 1943 | Mediterranean | Plan to attack Sousse, Tunisia from Malta. |
Float | Y | Allied | 1942 - 1943 | Mediterranean | Plan of action to be taken by OSS/SOE to hamper enemy troop movements to a depth of 200 miles from the south coast of France. |
Hardihood | Y | Allied | 1942 (circa) | Mediterranean | Assistance provided to Turkey by the Allied governments in order to entice her to join the war against the Axis. |
Picket | Y | British | 1942 03 21-29 | Mediterranean | Reinforcement of Malta Island with Spitfire fighters |
Calendar | Y | British | 1942 04 20 | Mediterranean | Resupply of aircraft to Malta I. By the USS Wasp. |
Bowery | Y | British | 1942 05 09 | Mediterranean | An aircraft-carrier supply mission to Malta to reinforce the Islands air defences with Spitfire fighters. |
Harpoon | Y | British | 1942 06 05-12 | Mediterranean | A relief convoy sent to Malta. |
Vigorous | Y | British | 1942 06 13 | Mediterranean | A Royal Navy relief convoy to the Island of Malta. |
Pinpoint | Y | British | 1942 07 16 | Mediterranean | Reinforcement of Malta Island with Spitfire fighters |
Insect | Y | British | 1942 07 21 | Mediterranean | Supply of Spitfires to Malta by the RN carrier HMS Eagle. |
Kennecott | Y | Allied | 1942 08 | Mediterranean | A deception plan to give the impression of an attack on occupied Greece |
Bellows | Y | British | 1942 08 11 | Mediterranean | An aircraft-carrier supply mission to Malta to reinforce the Islands air defences with Spitfire fighters. |
Baritone | Y | British | 1942 08 17 | Mediterranean | A mission to supply Spitfire fighters to the island of Malta, the first such operation to involve the USS Wasp. |
Pedestal | Y | British | 1942 08 22 | Mediterranean | British merchant convoy (14 ships) which left N England to the besieged island of Malta. 5 vessels reached the islands enabling Malta to continue its resistance |
Anglo | Y | British | 1942 09 04-17 | Mediterranean | Special forces raid on German airfields on Rhodes Island, Aegean Sea. |
Trail | Y | Allied | 1942 10 24 | Mediterranean | Supply of Spitfire fighters to Malta from aircraft carriers |
Portcullis | Y | British | 1942 11 | Mediterranean | Convoy to Malta. One fo the last convoys prior to the end of the islands siege. |
Minerva | Y | Allied | 1942 11 06 | Mediterranean | Rescue of General Henri Giraud in Bormes Road, 20m E. Of Toulon, S. France. |
Neptune | Y | Allied | 1942 11 07-08 | Mediterranean | Rescue of General Giraud's staff off the River Var, nr Nice, S. France |
Stoneage | Y | British | 1942 11 17-20 | Mediterranean | Royal Navy convoy to the Island of Malta. |
Leap | Y | Allied | 1942 12 20-31 | Mediterranean | Destruction of Axis ships attempting to enter the Mediterranean. |
Whipcord | Y | Allied | 1942 Spring | Mediterranean | Plan to invade Sicily in the followup to CRUSADR and ACROBAT. |
Handcuff | ? | British | 1943 - 1944 | Mediterranean | Allied plans for attacks in the Dodecannese Islands. |
Albumen | Y | British | 1943 (circa) | Mediterranean | SBS raid on German airfields on Island of Crete |
Fanfare | Y | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Mediterranean | All preparations for HUSKY. |
Firebrand | Y | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Mediterranean | Assault and capture of Corsica by French ZZ |
Priceless | Y | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Mediterranean | Post - HUSKY operations planned for the Mediterranean. |
Sandwich | ? | British | 1943 (circa) | Mediterranean | The first convoy sent to Malta following the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa. |
Saturn | Y | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Mediterranean | Allied support for Turkey, previously HARDIHOOD. |
Principle | Y | British | 1943 01 02 | Mediterranean | Attack by British human torpedoes known as "Chariots" on the Italian ports of Palermo, Cagliari and Maddelina, with object of destroying Italian naval and merchant shipping. |
Flax | Y | Allied | 1943 04 05-22 | Mediterranean | Air blockade mounted by allied fighter forces to prevent Axis forces from escaping defeat in Tunisia |
Retribution | Y | Allied | 1943 04-06 | Mediterranean | Campaign to prevent Axis forces reaching Italian territory if they should attempt to evacuate Tunisia. |
Snapdragon | Y | Allied | 1943 05 01 | Mediterranean | Landing on Pantelleria Island. |
Etna | Y | Allied | 1943 05 06 | Mediterranean | landing of agents on Corsica. |
Entertain | Y | Allied | 1943 05 27 | Mediterranean | Dummy reconnaissance of beach on south-eastern corner of Zante in Kieri Bay as a diversion for operation HUSKY. |
Turkey Buzzard | Y | British | 1943 06 | Mediterranean | Reinforcement flight of Horsa gliders for LADBROOKE operation. |
Begger | Y | British | 1943 06 03 | Mediterranean | An air operation to tow 40 Horsa gliders from teh UK to Morrocco prior to the invasion of Sicily. |
Corkscrew | Y | Allied | 1943 06 11 | Mediterranean | The invasion of the island of Pantelleria by UK 1st Inf. Div. |
Hobgoblin | Y | Allied | 1943 06 11 | Mediterranean | Capture of Pantelleria Island. |
Broom | ? | Allied | 1943 07 | Mediterranean | Subsidiary attack in conjunction with HUSKY |
Mincemeat | Y | Allied | 1943 07 | Mediterranean | Allied cover and deception plans in the Mediterranean area prior to operations in Sicily |
Husky | Y | Allied | 1943 07 10 | Mediterranean | The invasion of Sicily Island by Allied forces. |
Thesis | Y | British | 1943 07 23 | Mediterranean | A mass strafing raid on Crete, with object of attack on airdrome and military targets and to re-inforce the morale of the Cretans |
Gander | Y | Allied | 1943 08 09-10 | Mediterranean | Party landed on the Island of Castellorizo in the Aegean Sea in order to take advantage of the Italian Armistice before the Germans could take control. |
Tidalwave | Y | US | 1943 08 1 | Mediterranean | Bombing of the Ploesti Oil fields, Rumania |
Ferdy | Y | Allied | 1943 09 08 | Mediterranean | Landing in the Vilo Valentia area, Italy by cc army. |
Gibbon | Y | Allied | 1943 09 08 | Mediterranean | Controlled surrender of Italian warships and merchant ships at the time of the Italian armistice. |
Norman | Y | Allied | 1943 09 09 | Mediterranean | Capture of Sardinia and Corsica. |
Devon | Y | Allied | 1943 10 2-3 | Mediterranean | Assault on Termoli, It., by British Eight Army. |
Chickweed | Y | British | 1943 11 03 | Mediterranean | Bombardment by RN destroyers of enemy positions in the Vasto area, Italy. |
Clock | Y | British | 1943 11 2-3 | Mediterranean | Bombardment by RN destroyers of Durazzo harbour and other installations on the coast of Albania |
Brimstone | ? | Allied | 1943 Autumn | Mediterranean | Allied plan to invade the island of Sardinia, Sicily chosen instead |
Accolade | ? | British | 1944 (circa) | Mediterranean | Plan to invade and capture the island of Rhodes |
Barclay | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Mediterranean | Deception plan carried out to give the impression of an Allied threat against the Balkans and the French Riviera. |
Dogfish | ? | Allied | 1944 . | Mediterranean | Plans for the entry into Greece of allied liaison forces in the event of a German surrender or withdrawal. |
Hercules | ? | Allied | 1944 . | Mediterranean | Plan for British forces to capture the Island of Rhodes in the Aegean. |
Detained I | Y | Allied | 1944 03 18-19 | Mediterranean | Operation to kill or capture the entire garrison of the German held island of Solta, off Yugoslavia, by landing a small force. |
Cooker | Y | US | 1944 04 19 | Mediterranean | Special forces raid on Southern Cretan beaches. |
Detained II | Y | Allied | 1944 05 08-10 | Mediterranean | Landing of a large force of partisans on Solta, in vicinity of Vis Is., Yugoslavia, in 5 British LCIs and withdrawn the following night. |
Bricklayer | Y | Allied | 1944 05 14 | Mediterranean | Capture & removal of Gen. Kreipe and party from Crete during allied special forces raid. |
Brassard (Buzzard) | Y | France | 1944 07 17 | Mediterranean | Recapture of the Island of Elba by 9th Colonial Div. |
Garway | Y | British | 1944 07 23 | Mediterranean | Movement of troops to and from Cyrus. |
Span | Y | Allied | 1944 08 14 | Mediterranean | A feint from Corsica against the flank of the enemy's position in Italy; carried out in connection with DRAGOON |
Dragoon | Y | Allied | 1944 08 15 | Mediterranean | US VI Corps landing in Southern France. |
Vesuvius | Y | French | 1944 09 11 | Mediterranean | The liberation of the Island of Corsica. |
Toplink | Y | Allied | 1944 Autumn | Mediterranean | Plan to assist in containing the greatest possible number of enemy troops in Northern Italy until ANVIL. |
Zeppelin | Y | Allied | 1944 Spring | Mediterranean | Deception plan by the allied armies to create the illusion that they were planning landings in the South of France and in the Balkans. |
Burnsall | Y | British | 1944? | Mediterranean | Special forces operation mounted by Allied HQ, in Italy |
Caraway | ? | US | 1944? | Mediterranean | Tentative plans for operations against the Istrian Penn. |
Cave | Y | British | 1945 02 28 - 03 01 | Mediterranean | Liquidation of the German garrison on Piscopi I, Dodecanese Is., Aegean Sea |
Crossword | Y | Allied | 1945 05 01 | Mediterranean | Surrender of German and Italian land, sea and air forces under command of German Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Mediterranean. |
Exporter | Y | Allied | 1941 06 08 | Middle East | The Allied invasion of Vichy Syria. |
Acquisition | Y | British | 1941 07 23 | Middle East | Occupation of Anglo-Persian Oil companies facilities, Southern Persia |
Contenance | Y | British | 1941 08 25 | Middle East | Occupation of Persia by Commonwealth forces. |
Demon | Y | British | 1941 08 25 | Middle East | Occupation of Abadan, Persia by British forces. |
Copperhead | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | Normandy | Covert operations to distract German vigilance in the run up to OVERLORD. |
Conebo | Y | British | 1944 06 | Normandy | Coastal Command blockade of the Eastern Channel Entrance during OVERLORD. |
Cork | Y | British | 1944 06 | Normandy | Coastal Command blockade of the Western Channel Entrance during OVERLORD. |
Overlord | Y | Allied | 1944 06 | Normandy | General operational plan for the invasion of mainland Europe. |
Detroit | Y | US | 1944 06 05-06 | Normandy | Initial drop by US 82nd Airborne Division on St. Mere Eglise and on the Merederet River. (See ELMIRA & GALVESTON) |
Chicago | Y | US | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | An operation carried out by US 101st AB Div. Part of OVERLORD. |
Elmira | Y | US | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Reinforcment landings for the US 82nd Airborne Division |
Flashlamp | Y | British | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Bombing raids mounted against German coastal batteries on the Normandy coast, part of OVERLORD (NEPTUNE) |
Fortune | Y | Allied | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | The supporting naval operations for the carrying out of OVERLORD. |
Full-house | Y | US | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Early morning fighter sweep on the channel and invasion beaches by US fighters. |
Keokuk | Y | US | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Reinfocement landings by 101st AB Div in support of CHICAGO/OVERLORD |
Mallard | Y | British | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Reinforcement of the first a/b wave of the Brit. 6th AB Div. In the Normandy beachehad on the evening of the 6th June. |
Royal Flush | Y | US | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Fighter sweeps mounted by 8th and 9th US Army Air Forces in conjunction with OVERLORD |
Stud | Y | US | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Fighter missions flown by 8th and 9th Army Air Force units in conjunction with OVERLORD |
Titanic | Y | Allied | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Dropping of dummy parachutists across Normandy as a deception measure. |
Tonga | Y | Allied | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Early morning reinforcement flights for the Brit. 6th Airborne Div. In its Normandy beachhead. |
Wiper | Y | Allied | 1944 06 06 | Normandy | Liquidation of enemy opposition on Isles D'Hyeres |
Galveston | Y | US | 1944 06 07 | Normandy | Reinforcement landings by 82nd Airborne Division in support of DETRIOT/OVERLORD |
Hackensack | Y | US | 1944 06 07 | Normandy | Reinforcements landed by 101st Airborne Division iin support of CHICAGO/OVERLORD |
Rob Roy | Y | British | 1944 06 07-10 | Normandy | Air supply missions to the 6th Airborne Division in its Normandy bridgehead |
Perch | Y | British | 1944 06 10 | Normandy | Attack launched towards Villers Bocage by Brit. 7th Arm. Div |
Dreadnought | ? | British | 1944 06 18 | Normandy | Planned breakout by British forces from the Orne B/H in Normandy. |
Dauntless | Y | Allied | 1944 06 25 | Normandy | Offensive by UK XXXth Corps. |
Epson | Y | Allied | 1944 06 25 | Normandy | Brit. Second Army offensive mounted by the VIII Corps. |
Martlet | Y | British | 1944 06 25 | Normandy | Advance by Brit. 49th Div. to capture Fontenay-le-Pesnel and Rauray |
Windsor | Y | British | 1944 07 04 | Normandy | Attack involving the capture of Carpiquet airport by Can. 3 Div. |
Windsor | Y | Allied | 1944 07 04 | Normandy | Offensive by Brit. Second Army west of Caen, France |
Charnwood | Y | Allied | 1944 07 08 | Normandy | Offensive involving Brit. I Corps, which captured Caen. |
Jupiter | Y | British | 1944 07 10 | Normandy | Attack by Brit. VIII Corps forces near Caen, |
Greenline | Y | Allied | 1944 07 15 | Normandy | Attack launched by Brit. VII Corps west of Caen. |
Atlantic | Y | Allied | 1944 07 18 | Normandy | Can. II Corps operation during GOODWOOD advance |
Express | Y | Allied | 1944 07 25 | Normandy | Offensive west of the Orne River involving Brit. XII corps forces. |
Pullman | Y | British | 1944 07 25 | Normandy | Diversionary attack by Brit. XII Corps in conjunction with SPRING |
Spring | Y | British | 1944 07 25 | Normandy | Attack mounted by Can. II Corps along Verrieres Ridge. |
Bluecoat | Y | British | 1944 07 27 | Normandy | Armour assault in conjunction with Operation COBRA by Second Army on Mont Picon and the Vire River. |
Totalize | Y | Allied | 1944 08 04 | Normandy | The attack mounted by Canadian First Army against the neck of the Falaise pocket. |
Tractable | Y | Allied | 1944 08 14 | Normandy | Renewed attacks by Canadian First Army on Falaise, France |
Paddle | Y | Allied | 1944 08 17 | Normandy | Attack NE of Falaise by 21st Army Group. |
Goodwood | Y | Allied | 1944 08 18 | Normandy | Large offensive launched by Brit. Second Army. Failed in the face of heavy German resistance on July 20th. |
Transfigure | ? | Allied | 1944 Autumn | Normandy | Plan for an airborne force to drop on and block the German reatreat across the Seine River, France |
Compass | Y | Allied | 1940 12 09 | North Africa | First offensive by British forces in North Africa against the Italian Tenth Army. |
Scipio | N | Allied | 1940 Summer | North Africa | Plan proposed by Free French Command for combined operation against the Port of Dakar, West Africa. Developed into plan MENACE. |
Brevity | Y | British | 1941 03 15-17 | North Africa | First failed offensive by Eighth Army at Halfaya Pass, Libya |
Addition | Y | British | 1941 04 19-20 | North Africa | Evacuation of British troops from Bardia, Libya |
Battleaxe | Y | British | 1941 06 15 | North Africa | Failed second offensive at the Halfaya Pass, Libya. |
Springtime | Y | British | 1941 11 14 | North Africa | Raids by SAS & LRDG forces on Tobruk. Mission failed. |
Flipper | Y | British | 1941 11 17/18 | North Africa | Raid by Cdo. forces on a house in beda Littoria believed to be used by Rommel. Raid in conjunction with CRUSADER. |
Crusader | Y | British | 1941 11 18 | North Africa | The third offensive mounted by Eighth Army at the Halfaya Pass. |
Super-gymnast | ? | Allied | 1942 (circa) | North Africa | Revised GYMNAST plan to land in Morocco and Algeria. |
Falaise | Y | Allied | 1942 01 12 | North Africa | A sabotage raid mounted in French North Africa. |
Scipio | Y | British | 1942 04 06 | North Africa | Attack mounted at Akari.?, by Eighth Army. |
Chocolate | Y | British | 1942 04 25 | North Africa | Air attacks launched by British aircraft on Tobruk from temporary base set up in the desert for the operation. |
Limerick | N | Allied | 1942 05 | North Africa | Planned offensive by XIII Corps during the Battle at Gazala. Cancelled due unfavourable circumstances |
Hornblower | ? | British | 1942 06 29 | North Africa | Preparation for demolition of Alexandria Harbour, Egypt, Stage Two. Depth charges and explosives were ready but not placed in positions in order that plan should not be disclosed to Egyptians. |
Aberdeen | Y | British | 1942 06 4 | North Africa | Counterattack by British armour at Knightsbridge, during the battle at the Gazala line |
Enormous | Y | British | 1942 07 12 | North Africa | RN bombardment of Mersa Matruh area, Egypt. |
Manhood | Y | Allied | 1942 07 26 | North Africa | Attack by British 8th Army during First Battle of El Alamein with intention of capturing Miteiriya Ridge |
Beresford | Y | Allied | 1942 09 03 | North Africa | Attack from Munassib, in the El Alamein defence line by 2nd New Zealand Div. And 132 UK Brig. |
Agreement | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | The attack on Tobruk by Combined forces as part of ROSEMARY. See also DAFODIL, possible other code for this operation. |
Bigamy | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | SAS attack on Axis positions around Benghazi as part of ROSEMARY. See also SNOWDROP, possible other code for this operation. |
Caravan | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | LRDG attack on Barce airfield as part of ROSEMARY. See also HYACINTH, possible other code for this operation. |
Dafodil | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | Combined forces raid on Tobruk. See also AGREEMENT, SNOWDROP, TULIP, HYACINTH and ROSEMARY. |
Hyacinth | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | Raid by LRDG on Barce airfield as a diversion to DAFODIL. See also CARAVAN and ROSEMARY |
Nicety | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | Failed attack on the Jalo oasis by elements of SDF and LRDG as part of ROSEMARY. See also TULIP, possible other codename for this operation. |
Rosemary | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | Covername for SAS, LRDG and other Special Forces raids in Cyrenica around this date. See also AGREEMENT, CARAVAN, BIGAMY, NICETY. |
Snowdrop | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | Failed SAS raid on Benghazi, see also BIGAMY. See also ROSEMARY, AGREEMENT, DAFFODIL, TULIP & HYACINTH |
Tulip | Y | British | 1942 09 13 | North Africa | Raid by Sudan Defence Force (SDF) on the Jalo Oasis as part of ROSEMARY plan. See also NICETY. |
Lightfoot | Y | Allied | 1942 10 23 | North Africa | Offensive by Eighth Army at El Alamein. |
Supercharge | Y | British | 1942 11 02 | North Africa | The second phase of eight Armies offensive at El Alamein, Egypt. |
Bertram | Y | British | 1942 Autumn | North Africa | Deception operations to cover the build up for Operation LIGHTFOOT |
Acrobat | N | British | 1942 Winter | North Africa | Plan to follow on from CRUSADER into Tripolitania. |
Fireeater | Y | British | 1943 01 15 | North Africa | Attack by 8th (British) Army on Beurat and Tripoli in the pursuit from El Alamein. |
Childhood | Y | British | 1943 01 20 | North Africa | Attack by MTB’s from Malta on the Moles at Tripoli to interfere with demolition and blocking of harbour by retreating Axis forces. |
Avonmouth | Y | British | 1940 04 | Norway | Plan to send forces to support the Finns by landing in Norway and advancing across that country and Sweden. |
Boots | ? | British | 1940 04 | Norway | Renamed HAMMER plan entailing a frontal naval landing on Trondhiem. Abandoned on 19 Apr. 1940 |
Hammer | ? | British | 1940 04 | Norway | Original plan for naval assault against Trondheim, renamed BOOTS. |
Henry | Y | British | 1940 04 | Norway | RM landing force sent to Namsos, Norway. |
Maurice | Y | British | 1940 04 | Norway | British army ground operation to accompany the BOOTS operation. |
Maurice | Y | British | 1940 04 | Norway | The British attack force sent to Trondheim, Norway. |
Plymouth | ? | British | 1940 04 | Norway | Flank protection plan to be used with AVONMOUTH force in order to protect its southern flank within Sweden. |
Primrose | Y | British | 1940 04 | Norway | Diversionary landing made at Aalesund, Norway south of Trondheim. |
Rupert | Y | Allied | 1940 04 | Norway | The expedition to capture and hold Narvik, Norway. |
Stratford | ? | British | 1940 04 | Norway | Flank protection plan to be sent with the AVONMOUTH plan forces to protect its southern flank within Norway. |
Wilfred | Y | British | 1940 04 07 | Norway | Operation to mine the Norwegen coast to block it to German shipping bringing iron ore from Sweden. |
Sickle | Y | British | 1940 04 14 | Norway | The landings and pincer attack on Trondheim, Norway from Namsos and Andalsnes by UK forces. Operation abandoned by early May. |
Duck | Y | British | 1940 04 17 | Norway | RN bombardment of Stavenger, Norway. |
Paul | ? | British | 1940 05 | Norway | Plant o mine the entrances to Luea harbour in Sweden to prevent Ore shipments through there to Germany. |
Klaxon I & II | Y | Allied | 1940 05 02-03 | Norway | Evacuation of Namsos and Narvik, Norway. |
Alphabet | Y | British | 1940 06 05 | Norway | Evacuation of British troops from Narvik |
Church | N | British | 1940 Summer | Norway | Plan proposed in July 1940 to destroy the port of Petsamo, norway to prevent ore shipment to Germany. |
Rubble | Y | Allied | 1941 03 | Norway | The clandestine extraction of freighters from Gotenhafen Harbour. |
Claymore | Y | British | 1941 03 04 | Norway | Raid by 3 and 4 Commandos on fish oil factories on the Lofoten Is, Norway. |
Gauntlet | Y | Allied | 1941 08 24 - 09 02 | Norway | Destruction of facilities in Spitzbergen and removal of Russian inhabitants to Archangel, U.S.S.R. and Norwegians to United Kingdom. Carried out by Canadian forces. |
Kitbag | N | British | 1941 12 12 | Norway | Planned raid on Floro, north of Bergen by elms of 6 Cdo. Cancelled due to navigation difficulties close to target. |
Anklet | Y | British | 1941 12 27 | Norway | Combined Operations raid on the Lofoten Islands by 12 Cdo. See ARCHERY |
Archery | Y | British | 1941 12 27 | Norway | Combined operations raid on the Vaagso area of the Norwegian coast to destroy enemy shipping and shore batteries by 2 & 3 Cdo. See ANKLET. |
Audacity | N | British | 1942 02 | Norway | Plan to land a large raiding force at Vaagso with the intention of drawing the German Norway fleet to battle with the Royal navy Home Fleet. Abandoned after arrival of battleship Tirpitz in Norway. |
Performance | Y | Allied | 1942 04 1 | Norway | Attempt to remove merchant ships from Gotenhafen Harbour, Norway. |
Solo | Y | Allied | 1942 08 1 | Norway | Deception plan to give the impression of a landing in Norway. |
Musketoon | Y | Allied | 1942 09 20-21 | Norway | 2 Cdo. raid on Glomfjord Power Station. Force landed from submarine 15 September. |
Swallow | Y | Allied | 1942 10 18 | Norway | Reconaisance force sent to prepare for GUNNERSIDE, the attack on the Rjukan (Vermok) heavy water plant. |
Freshman | Y | British | 1942 11 19 | Norway | Airborne commando raid on the Rjukan (Vermok), heavy water plant in Norway. Failed due to crash of attack gliders and towing aircraft. Supported by GROUSE team. |
Grouse | Y | Allied | 1942 11 19 | Norway | A preparitory mission by Norwegian commandos to prepare landing for the FRESHMAN team. GROUSE stays on and takes part in GUNNERSIDE as SWALLOW team. |
Jupiter | N | British | 1943 - 1944 | Norway | Plan to land and capture airfields in Norway. |
Tindal | Y | Allied | 1943 - 1944 | Norway | Deception plans to give impression of a possible landing at Stavanger in Norway. |
Wadham | Y | British | 1943 - 1944 | Norway | A planned series of raids to give the deception that a large operation was planned in the area Cap de la Hogue and Brest. |
Cartoon | Y | British | 1943 01 23-24 | Norway | Commando raid on a mine mine on the island of Stord near Leirvik, Norway by 10 and 12 Cdo's. |
Gunhouse | N | Allied | 1943 02 | Norway | Plan for a month long sabotage mission by North Force in Norway. |
Brandy | Y | British | 1943 02 14-15 | Norway | Commando raid against German shipping at Floro, Norway by 10 & 12 Cdo's |
Gunnerside | Y | Allied | 1943 02 27 | Norway | The destruction of the Rjukan (Vermok), Heavy water plant by British commandos and the remnants of the SWALLOW mission. |
Crackers | Y | British | 1943 02 29 | Norway | Commando raid on Sogne Fjord, Norway by 10 and 12 Cdo's. |
Round-about | Y | Allied | 1943 03 23 | Norway | Aborted raid by Allied raiding force at Landet in Norway. |
Checkmate | Y | British | 1943 04 29 | Norway | Commando raid against shipping in Haugesund, Norway by 14 Cdo. |
Governor | Y | Allied | 1943 07 26 | Norway | A diversionary fleet maneuver by Royal Forces against Southern Norway in support of HUSKY. |
Title | Y | British | 1943 10 | Norway | Failed first attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway by Royal navy Chariot mini sub. Bad weather foiled mission. |
Leader | Y | US | 1943 10 04 | Norway | Airstrikes mounted by the USS Ranger Air Wing 4 on the Norweigen coast. |
Cosmic | ? | Allied | 1944 03 | Norway | Allied plans to combat any breakout attempt by the battleship Tirpitz from Altenfiord, Norway. |
Foremost | Y | British | 1944 03 20 | Norway | RN submarine concentration off the Norwegian coast to counter the German Battleship Tirpitz. |
Sophia | Y | Allied | 1944 04 03 | Norway | FAA carrier assault on the German Battleship Tirpitz in XXX Fjord |
Tungsten | Y | Allied | 1944 04 03 | Norway | FAA carrier assault on the German Battleship Tirpitz in XXX Fjord |
Planet | ? | British | 1944 04 24 | Norway | Planned carrier attack on the battleship Tirpitz, cancelled because of bad weather. |
Brawn | Y | British | 1944 05 19 | Norway | Operation to deliver a second heavy air strike on the German Battleship Tirpitz in Altenfiord and incapacitate her for the rest of the war. |
Cygnus | Y | British | 1944 05 28 | Norway | Rescue mission by RN Special Operations MTB to pick up SIS personel and Norweigen Civilains from Batalden Island |
Tiger Claw | Y | British | 1944 05 28 | Norway | Planned carrier attack on the battleship Tirpitz, cancelled due to bad weather. |
Baptism | Y | Allied | 1944 05-06 | Norway | Air reconnaissance from Northern Russia for the battleship Tirpitz |
Blues | ? | British | 1944 06 | Norway | British plan to carry out carrier strikes on Southern Norway |
Lombard | Y | Allied | 1944 06 | Norway | A diversionary operation carried out over Norway in conjunction with OVERLORD |
Seagull | Y | British | 1944 06 | Norway | Raid mounted against the smelting works in Arendal, Norway. |
Mascot | Y | British | 1944 07 17 | Norway | Carrier strikes launched against the German Battleship Tirpitz at anchor off the Norwegian coast. |
Goodwood | Y | British | 1944 08 22-28 | Norway | Carrier strikes mounted by Royal Navy on the German Battleship Tirpitz. |
Source | Y | British | 1944 09 11 | Norway | Royal Navy X-craft, midget sub attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz. |
Paravane | Y | British | 1944 09 15 | Norway | Attack by Lancaster Bombers of Raf 9 and 617 Sqn.s on the German Battleshp Tirpitz in Altenfiord, Norway |
Apostle II | Y | Allied | 1945 (circa) | Norway | Plan for the return to Norway following the unconditional surrender of all German forces in Norway while German resistance continues elsewhere |
Topseed | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | Norway | Contingency plans in the event that German forces in Norway gave continued resistance. |
Apostle I | Y | Allied | 1945 . | Norway | Plan for the return to Norway following the unconditional surrender of Germany and the cessation of all organized resistance in Europe. |
Open Door | Y | British | 1945 02 15 | Norway | Royal Navy operation which rescued the inhabitants of Soroy Island. |
Aladdin | Y | British | 1945 05 03-31 | Norway | British operations in Southern Norway around VE-Day |
Menace | Y | Allied | 1940 09 23 | NW Africa | The attempted landing at Dakar by British and Free French forces. Deafeated by Vichy French resistance. A development of plan SCIPIO. |
Black | ? | US | 1941 (circa) | NW Africa | US contingency RAINBOW plan involving a landing at Dakar. |
Catapult | Y | British | 1941 07 03 | NW Africa | Royal Navy action against the French fleet anchored at Mer-el-kebr. |
Barrister | Y | Allied | 1942 (circa) | NW Africa | Operation for the capture of Dakar, Africa (ex-Black, ex-Picador) |
Rooftree | Y | US | 1942 11 | NW Africa | Joint US Army and Navy plan for participation in TORCH. |
Terminal | Y | Allied | 1942 11 08 | NW Africa | Charging of boom defence at Algiers, North Africa, part of TORCH |
Blackstone | Y | US | 1942 11 09 | NW Africa | The landing by Western TF at Safi, Morrocco, part of TORCH |
Brushwood | Y | US | 1942 11 09 | NW Africa | The landing by Western TF at Fedala, nr Casablanca, part of TORCH |
Goalpost | Y | US | 1942 11 09 | NW Africa | The landing by Western TF at Mehdia, Morrocco, part of TORCH |
Hayfield | Y | Allied | 1942 11 09 | NW Africa | Sub plan of TORCH involving... |
Hutton | Y | Allied | 1942 11 09 | NW Africa | Sub plan of TORCH involving.... |
Reservist | Y | Allied | 1942 11 09 | NW Africa | The seizure of Oran harbour, part of TORCH |
Torch | Y | Allied | 1942 11 09 | NW Africa | Landings by Allied forces in Algeria and Morrocco. |
Perpetual | Y | Allied | 1942 11 11 | NW Africa | Landing of Eastern TF reserves at Bougie, Algeria and the push east. |
Satin | ? | Allied | 1942 12 | NW Africa | The Allied original plan of operations following TORCH in which they would have attacked Sfax and Gabes on the Tunisian east coast. |
Cackle | Y | US | 1942 12 - 1943 03 | NW Africa | The build up of US air forces in North Africa folowing sucess of TORCH. Involved flying aircraft from UK to NA via Bay of Biscay. |
Gymnast | ? | Allied | 1942 Autumn | NW Africa | Early 1942 plans for joint operations in NW Africa by Anglo-American forces. Developed into TORCH. |
Mohican | ? | Allied | 1942 Autumn | NW Africa | Post GYMNAST, Pre TORCH plan for landings by Allied forces in NW Africa |
Largesse | Y | Allied | 1943 01 05 | NW Africa | Landing of force near Sfax, East Tunisian coast, to destroy Italian lines of communication and to coincide with Allied advance from West Tunisia. |
Canter | Y | British | 1943 03 16 | NW Africa | Clearing up operations mounted by elements of 50th and 51st (British) Divisions on the Mareth Line positions. |
Walk | Y | British | 1943 03 16 | NW Africa | Clearing operation by 201 (British) Guards Brigade on the south west end of Mareth Line. |
Wop | Y | US | 1943 03 17 | NW Africa | Offensive by US II Corps on Gafsa in concert with 8th (British) Army attack on the Mareth Line. |
Pugilist - Gallop | Y | Allied | 1943 03 20 | NW Africa | British Eight Army offensive on the Mareth Line, Tunisia. |
Supercharge II | Y | British | 1943 03 26 | NW Africa | 8th (British) Army breakthrough attack on the Mareth Line at El Hamma. |
Oration | Y | British | 1943 04 19 | NW Africa | Attack by X (British) Corps on axis positions at Enfidaville. |
Vulcan | Y | Allied | 1943 04 22 | NW Africa | Allied final offensive in Tunisia. |
Accomplish | Y | British | 1943 04 29 | NW Africa | Attack by 8th (British) Army. |
Strike | Y | Allied | 1943 05 06 | NW Africa | Attack by IX (British) Corps on the Tunis - Medjex Road during final 18th Army Group assault on Tunis. |
Saar | Y | French | 1939 09 07 | NW Europe | The offensive mounted by the French Army in Lorraine, into German held territory. |
Grasp | Y | Allied | 1940 (circa) | NW Europe | Seizure of French vessels in British ports after the fall of France by Allied forces. |
Royal Marine | ? | British | 1940 04 | NW Europe | Plan to sow mines in the river Rhine. |
Dynamo | Y | British | 1940 05 26 - 06 04 | NW Europe | Evacuation of BEF and French troops from Dunkirk Harbour, France. |
Haddock | Y | British | 1940 06 | NW Europe | Bombing operations by RAF 99 Sqn. From bases in Salon, France, against Italy following that countries entry into the war. |
Spirit | Y | Allied | 1940 06 | NW Europe | Evacuation of Polish troops from Southern France |
Cycle | Y | British | 1940 06 11-13 | NW Europe | Evacuation of BEF troops from Le Havre, France. |
Aerial | Y | British | 1940 06 16-18 | NW Europe | Evacuation of BEF & French troops from Northern France from North West France ports. |
Collar | Y | British | 1940 06 23-24 | NW Europe | Commmando style raids by 11 Independant Cdo. On French coast between Etaples and Boulgne, France with the aim of capturing German personnel. One of the earliest such raids. |
Napoleon | Y | British | 1940 06 30 | NW Europe | Defensive measures taken in Dover in the event of a German landing. |
PE | ? | British | 1940 07 05 | NW Europe | General arrangements for naval ships in the event of invasion of England. |
Ambassador | Y | British | 1940 07 15-16 | NW Europe | Raid by 3 Cdo. and 11 Indp. Coy. on Guernsey, with the aim of capturing enemy personnel. Unsucessful. |
Tomato | N | British | 1940 Autumn | NW Europe | Plan proposed in September 1940 for a raid to destroy German forces on the Channel Islands. Cancelled for lack of resoures and due to the likely repercussions on the island population |
Ransack | N | British | 1941 - 1942 | NW Europe | Plan to land a large hit and run force of up to brigade strenght on the Northern French Coast. Trimmed down and abandoned. Was considered as late as 1942 in the Pas de Calais area. |
Rhubarb | Y | British | 1941 - 1942 | NW Europe | RAF fighter sweeps over the occupied countries. |
Hunt | ? | British | 1941 (circa) | NW Europe | Contingency plans for military intervention in Southern Ireland in the event of a German landing there. |
Savannah | Y | British | 1941 03 15 | NW Europe | Early SOE operation which inserted 5 French agents into France near Vannes. |
Barbaric | Y | Allied | 1941 03 20-21 | NW Europe | Plan to land parties from 12 Cdo along French Coast between Calais - Dunkirk and Boulogne - Somme Bay to capture prisoners etc.. Cancelled just prior to setting sail. |
JV | Y | British | 1941 04 12 | NW Europe | Attack by Troop 101 (Folbot) in ship in Boulongne Harbour. |
Sunrise | Y | British | 1941 07 24 | NW Europe | RAF bombing raid on the German pocket battleships anchored at Brest and La Pillice. |
Chess | Y | British | 1941 07 27 | NW Europe | Reconnaissance raid on Ambleteuse, France by elms. 12 Cdo |
Cartoon | N | British | 1941 08 | NW Europe | Plan to land a raiding force in conjunction with ACID DROP force on French coast, abandoned at a late stage in planning. |
Acid Drop | Y | British | 1941 08 30-31 | NW Europe | Raid against Hardelot, France by elms. 5 Cdo. No contact made. |
Chopper | Y | British | 1941 09 27/28 | NW Europe | Commando raids against St. Vaust and St. Aubin, France by 1 Cdo. |
Astrakhan | Y | British | 1941 11 12-13 | NW Europe | Commando raid against Houlgate, France by 101 (Folboat) Troop |
Sunstar | Y | British | 1941 11 22-23 | NW Europe | Commando raid on Houlgate, France by 9 Cdo. |
Abigail | Y | British | 1941 12 16-17 | NW Europe | Series of concentrated Bomber Command bombing raids against Breman, Dusseldorf and Mannheim. |
Irrigate | N | British | 1941 Summer | NW Europe | Plan to land a large size raiding force at a point on the northern French Coast to harass the garrison forces. |
Foretop | N | Allied | 1942 - 1943 | NW Europe | Plan to raid U-boat bases on French coast, abandoned as too impractical. |
Sesame | N | Allied | 1942 - 1943 | NW Europe | Plans for large raids on European mainland to support Russia. See IMPERATOR, RANSACK, FORETOP, ROUND-UP, SLEDGEHAMMER & JUPITER. |
Rankin | N | Allied | 1942 - 1944 | NW Europe | Contingency plan for the return to the Continent in the event of German disintegration. Planned from May 1942 |
Busybody | ? | British | 1942 (circa) | NW Europe | Plan, 1 of 5,for a commando raid to kill/capture enemy personnel at Hardelot, France. |
Earthquake | ? | British | 1942 (circa) | NW Europe | Plan to assault and destroy coastal batteries at Equilan, France by Commando type forces. |
Ration | Y | Allied | 1942 (circa) | NW Europe | Interception of Vichy French Ships. |
Roughshod | ? | British | 1942 (circa) | NW Europe | Special forces plan to destroy German HQ at Winiereux, France |
Roundhammer | ? | Allied | 1942 (circa) | NW Europe | Plan for landing in France between SLEDGEHAMMER and ROUNDUP. |
Turnscrew | ? | British | 1942 (circa) | NW Europe | Plan to mount Commando raid on German forces at Ambletuese, France |
Curlew | Y | British | 1942 01 | NW Europe | Raid by infantry section near St. Laurent, Normandy. No contact made. |
Sickle | Y | US | 1942 01 | NW Europe | The build up of USAAF 8th Army Air Force in England. |
Magnet | Y | Allied | 1942 02 | NW Europe | The build up of US forces in Northern Ireland |
Biting | Y | British | 1942 02 27-28 | NW Europe | Attack and capture of German Bruneval Radar station by 2 Para. Btn |
Mymidon | N | British | 1942 03 | NW Europe | Plan to attack targets in Bayonne in conjunction with CHARIOT. Force reached target but no attack made. |
Chariot | Y | British | 1942 03 27 | NW Europe | The CO raid on St Nazaire harbour and dry dock. |
Abercrombie | Y | British | 1942 04 21-22 | NW Europe | Commando raid on Hardelot, Frace. |
Blazing | Y | British | 1942 05 | NW Europe | Plan to attack and capture the Channel islands abandoned as having little military significance |
Millennium | Y | British | 1942 05 30-31 | NW Europe | RAF 1000 bomber raid on Cologne, the first 1000 bomber raid by RAF. |
Bristle | Y | British | 1942 06 | NW Europe | Raid by 6 Cdo. around Plage St. Cecile deafeated by German defense. See LANCING and DEARBORN. |
Dearborn | N | British | 1942 06 | NW Europe | A plan to capture a German radar station at St. Cecily, France in a Commando style raid later abandoned. See LANCING and BRISTLE. |
Foxrock | Y | British | 1942 06 01/02 | NW Europe | Raid by elms. Of 12 Cdo on St. Valery-sur-Somme, abandoned due to the convoy being found by German Naval forces |
Acrostic | N | British | 1942 07 | NW Europe | Plan to raid the Belgium coast at Knaben. Abandoned due to naval mine fields. |
Armstrong | N | Allied | 1942 07 | NW Europe | Plan for a CO raid against coastal battery at Cayeux. |
Pipeline | N | British | 1942 07 | NW Europe | Planned reconnaisance by SSRF on Fecamp, France. |
Rutter | N | Allied | 1942 07 | NW Europe | Early plan for a landing raid against Dieppe, France. |
Syncopation | N | Allied | 1942 07 | NW Europe | Plan to carry out prisoner raid on Ile Brehat, cancelled due to proximity to proposed location of SLEDGEHAMMER. |
Airthief | N | British | 1942 08 | NW Europe | Plan for a two man unit to land by canoe near an airfield in France and for one of them to capture a running German FW190 fighter and fly it back to England. Not carried out!! |
Gabriel | N | Allied | 1942 08 | NW Europe | Plan to make a landing on the Cotentin (Cherbourg) Penn. Similar in plan to RUTTER. Not developed to a great level. |
Imperator | N | Allied | 1942 08 | NW Europe | Spectacular plan to land and send a large mobile raiding force from NW coast of Franch to attack Paris in August of 1942. Rightly abandoned. |
Overthrow | Y | Allied | 1942 08 | NW Europe | Deception plan to give the impression of a landing in France |
Barricade | Y | British | 1942 08 08/09 | NW Europe | Raid by SSRF near St. Vaast, France. |
Cauldron | Y | British | 1942 08 12 | NW Europe | 4 Cdo. attack on German Hess Bty. At Dieppe as part of JUBILEE |
Jubilee | Y | Allied | 1942 08 18-19 | NW Europe | Combined Operations raid on Dieppe by the Can. II Corps with the aim of testing landing techniques. |
Sledgehammer | N | Allied | 1942 09 | NW Europe | Proposed landings by Allied forces on the Cotentin Peninsula S. of Cherbourg, France to open up the Second Front. Deferred in August 1942. |
Dryad | Y | British | 1942 09 02/03 | NW Europe | Raid for prisoners by SSRF on the lighthouse at Casquets Rocks, France. Operation had been attempted several times previous. |
Branford | Y | British | 1942 09 07 | NW Europe | Reconnaisance mission by SSRF of the Island of Burhou in the Channel Islands to determine its military usefulness |
Aquatint | Y | British | 1942 09 12 | NW Europe | SSRF raid on St. Honorine near Port-en-Bessin. Entire force lost. |
Inspiration | Y | British | 1942 09 22 | NW Europe | Round-up of French Tunny vessels and their being brought into Penzance, Cornwall |
Aflame | N | British | 1942 10 | NW Europe | Plan for a dummy naval demonstartion off the French coast to draw the Luftwaffe into action. Would have involved dummy parachutists. |
Inhabit | N | British | 1942 10 | NW Europe | Planned SSRF raid on Cap Levy, Cherbourg, France cancelled due to navigation problems. |
Basalt | Y | Allied | 1942 10 04 | NW Europe | SSRF commando raid on occupied Sark Island, Channels Is. The shooting of three fgerman prisoners led to hitler 'Commando Order' that in future raiders were to be shot. |
Facsimile | Y | British | 1942 10 16 | NW Europe | Raid planned by SSRF against Morlaix airfield France. |
Robinson | Y | British | 1942 10 17 | NW Europe | Daylight bombing raid by 94 RAF Lancasters on the Schneider- Creusot weaphons factory in Le Creusot, France |
Farenheit | Y | British | 1942 11 11 | NW Europe | Raid on semaphore station at Pointe de Plouezec by elm. 12 Cdo. |
Batman | Y | British | 1942 11 15 | NW Europe | Abandoned raid by SSRF on a location on the Cherbourg penninsula. |
Frankton | Y | British | 1942 12 11-12 | NW Europe | Combined operation landing from canoes carried in H.M.S./M Tun at mouth of Gironde River, France with object to destroy enemy shipping. (Cockle Shell Heroes Raids) |
Bludgeon | N | British | 1942 Spring | NW Europe | Plan to raid Noordwijk in Holland for prisoners. Cancelled due to a coastal minefield. |
Aimwell | N | British | 1942 Summer | NW Europe | Plan to attack and capture the Channel islands abandoned as having little military significance |
Lancing | N | British | 1942 Summer | NW Europe | Two raids to capture or destroy a German Radar to provide a radar 'gap' for bomber aircraft between Boulogne and Le Touquet. See DEARBORN and BRISTLE. |
National | N | Allied | 1942 Summer | NW Europe | Plan to land a large force close to Boulogne and Biarritz. Abandoned |
Greenback | N | Allied | 1942 Summer - Autumn | NW Europe | Contingency plans for last resource atacks on French mainland in the event of a Russian collapse on the East Front. |
Jostle | Y | Allied | 1943 - 1944 | NW Europe | Campaign of radio jamming carried out against German R/T communications. |
Pointblank | Y | Allied | 1943 - 1945 | NW Europe | The Allied air offensive against Germany. |
Bolero | Y | US | 1943 (circa) | NW Europe | US build up in Great Britain for the invasion of Europe |
Skyscraper | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | NW Europe | Plan drawn up for a cross channel assault to land in France. |
Cornet | N | British | 1943 . | NW Europe | Plan to attack the Moehne Dam, Germany by flying Commandos into the lake using flying boats. |
Huckaback | Y | British | 1943 02 27 | NW Europe | Artillery reconnaissance of Herm I., Channel Is by SSRF. Originally planned for Spring 1941 but put on hold. |
Backchat | Y | British | 1943 03 01 | NW Europe | SSRF raid on beach Anse de St Martin, called off due encounter with German naval forces. Originally planned for Spring 1942 but put on hold. |
Pussyfoot | Y | British | 1943 04 03-04 | NW Europe | Raid by SSRF on Herm, France. Called off due to fog. |
Bunbury | N | British | 1943 05 | NW Europe | Plan to use paratroopers to land and wipe out the German garrisons of big and Little Sark Island's. Cancelled due HUSKY. |
Chastise | Y | British | 1943 05 16 | NW Europe | The RAF 617 Sqn. “Dambusters” strikes against the Ruhr Dams using bouncing bombs. |
Forfar-Beer | Y | British | 1943 07 | NW Europe | Commando raid by 12 Cdo on Eletot, France |
Forfar-Easy | Y | British | 1943 07 | NW Europe | Commando raid by 12 Cdo on Onival, France. |
Forfar-Dog | Y | British | 1943 07 05 | NW Europe | Commando raid by 12 Cdo on Biville, France |
Gormorah | Y | British | 1943 07 24 | NW Europe | An RAF 1000 bomber raid on Hamburg, Germany that used “Window” anti-radar equipment. |
Counterstroke | N | British | 1943 08 | NW Europe | Proposal to use parachutists to gain information about new 'rocket' sites in Northern France. |
Forfar-How | Y | British | 1943 08 03-04 | NW Europe | Attempted raid at Quend Plage, France. |
Forfar-Love | Y | British | 1943 08 04 | NW Europe | Raid north of Dunkirk, France by 2 SBS |
Hydra | Y | British | 1943 08 17 | NW Europe | Bombing of the Peenemunde V-2 rocket site. |
Cucumber | Y | British | 1943 08 -1944 04 | NW Europe | Interdiction of German sea convoys off the Dutch coast. |
Pound | Y | Allied | 1943 09 03/04 | NW Europe | Raid by 12 Cdo and 29 Rangers on Ushant. |
Harlequin | Y | Allied | 1943 09 09 | NW Europe | A naval deception operation with STARKEY to give an impression of an invasion force setting sail for France. |
Starkey | Y | Allied | 1943 09 09 | NW Europe | Operation to contain enemy forces in the west to prevent their transfer to Eastern Front, and to serve as a dress rehearsal in the Pas de Calais, France area for the invasion of W Europe. Unsuccessful attempt to draw the Luftwaffe into battle. See also HARLEQUIN. |
Forfar-Item | Y | British | 1943 09 1-4 | NW Europe | Commando raids at Eletot and St. Vaery en Caux, France by 12 Cdo. |
Tunnel | Y | British | 1943 10 2-3 | NW Europe | Unsuccesful Royal Navy attempt to capture German blockade runners in the English channel. |
Madonna Able | Y | British | 1943 10 27 | NW Europe | Unsucessful raid landing attempt at Scheveningen, Holland. Later attempted as PREMIUM. |
Candlestick | N | Allied | 1943 12 | NW Europe | Aborted series of raids on the French coast. |
Manacles | Y | Allied | 1943 12 | NW Europe | Aborted series of raids on the French coast. See also CANDLESTICK |
Hardtack | Y | British | 1943 12 23-28 | NW Europe | Series of Commando raids at various points along the Northern French coast by 4 and 10 (IA) Cdo's. |
Cognac | N | British | 1943 Spring | NW Europe | Plan to launch a paratroop attack on a power station in Milan. |
Comatose | N | British | 1943 Spring | NW Europe | Proposed plan similar to AIRTHIEF to steal a German aircraft. |
Petrify | N | British | 1943 Spring | NW Europe | Plan for SSRF & MGB to attack shipping in St. Peter port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. See also WITTICISM. |
Round-Up | N | Allied | 1943 Spring | NW Europe | Plan to make a full scale invasion of the European mainland in 1943. Deferred in August 1942. |
Witticism | N | British | 1943 Spring | NW Europe | Plan for SSRF & MGB to attack shipping in St. Peter port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. See also PETRIFY. |
Arabian | N | British | 1943 Summer | NW Europe | Plan to capture the U-boat bases Brittany, France using Combined operations, later named LETHAL. Cancelled due needs of HUSKY. |
Cocksure | N | British | 1943 Summer | NW Europe | Plan for a parachute raid in Norway, cancelled |
Contour | N | British | 1943 Summer | NW Europe | Plan for Combined Operations landing in Brittany, France. Cancelled due HUSKY. |
Coughdrop | N | British | 1943 Summer | NW Europe | Plan for parachute attack on Lorient U-boat bases. Cancelled due needs of HUSKY and deemed impractical. |
Hadrian | N | British | 1943 Summer | NW Europe | Plan to capture Cherbourg in france by a Combined Operations attack. Cancelled due to HUSKY. |
Juggler | Y | US | 1943 Summer | NW Europe | Coordinated operations against German fighter aircraft factories by 8th Air Force and North African Air Force. |
Kleptomania | N | British | 1943 Summer | NW Europe | Plan to attack Ushant with Combined Operations forces. Canceled due deemed utterly impractical. |
Lethal | N | British | 1943 Summer | NW Europe | Plan formally known as ARABIAN to capture britany U-boat bases. Cancelled due to HUSKY. |
Arena | ? | Allied | 1944 - 1945 | NW Europe | Proposed airborne operation in the Kassel-Fritzlau-Hofgeisar area, Germany |
Baseball | Y | US | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | England to Russia air shuttle |
Caliph | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Plan to land at Bordeaux following an OVERLORD landing in order to provide help to the Resistance forces. |
Crossbow | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Allied air-campaign against V-1 launch sites on the continent. |
Crosskeys | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Naval plans for landings in Denmark. |
Eclipse | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Allied contingency plans in the case of a German collapse in Europe after the launching of OVERLORD. (Formally known as RANKIN, then TALISMAN |
Fortitude (North & South) | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Deception operations which gave the impression of Allied threats against Norway (Fortitude North) and the Pas-de-Calais (F. South), France. |
Jael | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | A deception plan related to OVERLORD |
Mespot | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Cover and deception policy for Western Europe from 1 January 1944 until NEPTUNE plus 21 |
Noball | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Air interdiction campaign against V-1 launching sites. |
Pheasant | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Operation in Holland |
Quicksilver | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Alternative name for FORTITUDE SOUTH |
Ramrod | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Bomber escort missions by fighters ? |
Tandem | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Contingency plan for disturbances in Germany or Austria. |
Torrent | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Cover operations to conceal OVERLORD. |
Triangle | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | NW Europe | Contingency plans in the event of a major uprising in Germany. |
Valediction | N | Allied | 1944 . | NW Europe | Proposed offensive by Canadian First Army to clear the area between the Maas and Rhine rivers on the Dutch- German border. See VERITABLE. |
Bodyguard | Y | Allied | 1944 01 | NW Europe | Deception blueprint for operations used to cover up allied plans for the invasion of NW Europe |
Carpetbagger | Y | Allied | 1944 01 04 | NW Europe | USAAF supply missions too partisans in Western Europe. |
Papoose | N | British | 1944 02 | NW Europe | Proposal to launch a series of short labdings to destroy German rocket sites on near the French coast. Cancelled to sites destroyed by bombing. |
Argument | Y | Allied | 1944 02 20-25 | NW Europe | Full air offensive against German factories, also known as “Big week” |
Premium | Y | British | 1944 02 24/25 | NW Europe | Unsucessful raid landing attempt at Scheveningen, Holland. Attempted previously as MADONNA ABLE. |
Nunton | Y | Allied | 1944 03 | NW Europe | Allied cover and deception operation in conjunction with OVERLORD. |
Scarf | Y | British | 1944 04 15 | NW Europe | The landing of six SOE personel at Beg-an-Fry, Brittany, France by RN Special Operations MTBs. |
Cockade | Y | Allied | 1944 04 26 | NW Europe | Deceptions plans created to imply a threat against Boulogne and Brittany in France. See also STARKEY and HARLEQUIN |
Jackpot | Y | US | 1944 05 | NW Europe | Air sweeps of France by allied tactical air forces. |
Tarbrush | Y | Allied | 1944 05 15 - 18 | NW Europe | Final series of last minute raids launced across Northern France to get up to the minute intelligence prior to NEPTUNE/OVERLORD |
Neptune | Y | Allied | 1944 06 | NW Europe | Actual operations within OVERLORD, after Sep. 1943, to be used instead of OVERLORD only in communications and documents which disclose directly or by inference (a) target area, (b) precise dates of assaults, (c) the total scale of assaults. |
Reflection | Y | British | 1944 06 | NW Europe | RN Special Forces operation to drop French agents in St. Brieue Bay, Brittany. |
Frantic | Y | US | 1944 06 02 | NW Europe | Bombing raids begun on this date involving US bomber formations flying from Italy, carrying out their missions and then flying on to the Ukraine. |
Bulbasket | Y | Allied | 1944 06 05-06 | NW Europe | A blocking operation carried out by British SAS forces on the Paris - Bordeaux rail-line near Poitiers. |
Gain | Y | British | 1944 06 05-06 | NW Europe | Ambushes mounted by SAS units in the area south of Paris in support of OVERLORD. |
Glimmer | Y | Allied | 1944 06 05-06 | NW Europe | Deception raids mounted by RAF on the Boulogne area in concert with OVERLORD. |
Houndsworth | Y | British | 1944 06 05-06 | NW Europe | SAS operation in the Foret de Morvan, North Burgundy, in conjunction with OVERLORD |
Samwest | Y | French | 1944 06 05-06 | NW Europe | Operation carried out by 4 SAS in support of OVERLORD |
Taxable | Y | Allied | 1944 06 06 | NW Europe | Airborne deception plan against Le Harve, France in conjunction wth OVERLORD |
Squable | Y | British | 1944 06 12 | NW Europe | Moral boasting raid by a single Beaufighter of RAF Coastal Command on Paris. |
Zebra | Y | US | 1944 06 25 | NW Europe | An operation involving the air-dropping of supplies to French resistance forces by US Airforce. |
Hurdy | Y | Allied | 1944 07 | NW Europe | SAS jeep raid behind German lines in France. |
Cormorant | Y | Allied | 1944 07 14 | NW Europe | Attack by British 15th, 49th and 59 Divisions south of Raurey, Normandy. |
Cobra | Y | US | 1944 07 25 | NW Europe | Offensive mounted by the US First Army with the object of breaking out of the Normandy beachhead and spreading out into Brittany. |
Swordhilt | ? | Allied | 1944 08 | NW Europe | Plan to land and capture the Brest area with an air and sea assault. |
Wallace | Y | British | 1944 08 | NW Europe | SAS jeep raid behind German lines in France. |
Buick | Y | US | 1944 08 01 | NW Europe | USAAF B-17 mission that dropped supplies to French Resistance units at four areas in SE of France. |
Barker | Y | Allied | 1944 08 13 | NW Europe | French SAS mission to Salorney, Eastern France, to harass the reatreat of German forces from southern France. |
Grayling | Y | British | 1944 08 14 | NW Europe | Heavy bomber raid on Nuremburg. One the heaviest deafeats of any bombing mission. |
Rugby | Y | Allied | 1944 08 15 | NW Europe | The airborne operation against the south of France by the Allied Provisional Airborne Division. |
Garden | Y | Allied | 1944 08 17 | NW Europe | See MARKET-GARDEN |
Brutus | Y | Allied | 1944 09 | NW Europe | Parachute landing by Belgium SAS force near Yvoir, Belgium, to assist the local Resistance forces there. |
Knockout | Y | British | 1944 09 | NW Europe | Supply drop to FFI forces at Benodet, near Brest, France, by RN Special Operations MTB. |
Fusilade | Y | Allied | 1944 09 01 | NW Europe | The assault on Dieppe by force under 2nd Canadian Div. Town fell with no fighting. |
Linnet | ? | Allied | 1944 09 03 | NW Europe | Plan to carry out an airborne drop Norht of Tournai to aid the advance into Belgium. Cancelled days before being operation. |
Comet | ? | Allied | 1944 09 07 planned | NW Europe | A plan to use airborne forces to capture Dutch bridges during the advance into that country. |
Grassy | Y | US | 1944 09 09 | NW Europe | USAAF bomber supply mission to French resistance forces south of Besancon. |
Astonia | Y | British | 1944 09 10 | NW Europe | The attack on Le Havre by British I Corps. |
Market-Garden | Y | Allied | 1944 09 17 | NW Europe | Combined airborne and land offensive launched by 21st Army Group North into Holland. Market being the airborne componant. |
Wellhit | Y | Allied | 1944 09 17 | NW Europe | 1st Canadian Army attack on Boulogne. |
Rebound | Y | Allied | 1944 10 | NW Europe | Operation by 4th Can. Arm., 49th Brit. & 104th US Infantry Divisons against Roosendaal, Holland. |
Thruster | Y | Allied | 1944 10 | NW Europe | Assault on the town of Roosendaal, Holland by Canadian First Army |
Switchback | Y | Allied | 1944 10 02 | NW Europe | The attack by Canadian First Army on the Breskens pocket behind the Leopold Canal in Holland. |
Vitality | Y | Allied | 1944 10 02 | NW Europe | Assault by Can. First Army on the Beveland Peninsula, Holland. |
Angus | Y | Allied | 1944 10 13 | NW Europe | Attack by 1st Candian Corps to atack west of Antwerp and seal off the route to Walcheren Island. See also INFATUATE. |
Suitcase | Y | Canadian | 1944 10 20 | NW Europe | Attack by 1st Canadian Army north of Antwerp with the aim of assisting the isolation of Walcheren Island. |
Corona | Y | Allied | 1944 10 22 | NW Europe | An electronic warfare campaign of communications jamming launched against Luftwaffe night fighter control system. |
Humid | Y | Allied | 1944 11 | NW Europe | Advance to the Hollandsche Diep by Candian First Army after REBOUND |
Noah | ? | Allied | 1944 11 | NW Europe | Contingency plan for the evacuation of the Maas river line in the event of a German attack or of severe flooding of the area. |
Sailmaker | N | Allied | 1944 11 | NW Europe | Plan to capture the German held island of Schouwen, in the Maas river. Planned for late 1944 but still considered in 1945. |
Siesta | N | Allied | 1944 11 | NW Europe | Plan to attack German positions west of Arnhem on the Betuwe river. |
Infatuate | Y | British | 1944 11 01 | NW Europe | Capture of Walcheren I., Scheldt river by Can. Second Army. |
Madison | Y | US | 1944 11 03 | NW Europe | USAAF XIX Tactical Air Command air support operations in support of US Third Army. |
Thunderbolt | Y | US | 1944 11 06 | NW Europe | Operation carried out by US Third Army near Metz |
Independence | Y | French | 1944 11 14 | NW Europe | Offensive mounted towards Belfort by the French I Corps |
Mallard | Y | British | 1944 11 14 | NW Europe | Assault by British Second Army in the Venlo sector on the Muese river. |
Queen | Y | US | 1944 11 16 | NW Europe | Offensive by Third army before Achen, Germany. |
Clipper | Y | British | 1944 11 18 | NW Europe | Offensive by UK XXXth Corps at Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Pounce | Y | Allied | 1944 12 | NW Europe | Deception operation carried out to cover preparations for VERITABLE. Designed to give Germans impression an attack was to be launced north into Holland. |
Alphabet | Y | Allied | 1944 12 03 | NW Europe | (Air) Operation against Flying bomb and E-boat targets. |
Aloes | Y | France | 1944 Autumn | NW Europe | Consolidation of all French Resistance forces in the Brittany Pennensula under a single French Commander. |
Casanova | Y | US | 1944 Autumn | NW Europe | Diversioonary operation by US 95th Inf. Div. During Thrid Army attacks on Metz, France. |
Cover | Y | Allied | 1944 Spring | NW Europe | The air-interdiction and isolation of the area of the Normandy beach-head in the weeks leading up to the invasion. |
Anvil | ? | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | Original plans for the invasion of Southern France by Forces in the Mediterranean. Renamed DRAGOON on 27 Jul. 1944. |
Beneficiary | ? | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | A plan to breakout of the initial OVERLORD bridgehead by an airborne - amphibious assault on St. Malo. |
Chastity | Y | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | A plan to build a makeshift fort port in Quiberon Bay, Brittany, France following the OVERLORD Operation to supply the invasion armies. |
Dingson | Y | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | Operations by 4th SAS Reg. In Brittany, France in support of OVERLORD. |
Diver | Y | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | Allied campaign to counter the German V-weapons campaign. |
Hands-Up | ? | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | Allied plan to break out of the Normandy beachhead by mounting an assault in Quiberon Bay, Brittany |
Lucky Strike | ? | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | 21st Army Group plan to break out of the Normandy beachhead to the Seine ports. |
Maple | Y | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | Mine-laying operations in connection with OVERLORD |
Skye | Y | Allied | 1944 Summer | NW Europe | Alternative name for operation FORTITUDE NORTH, the deception aimed at Norway. |
Choker I | ? | US | 1945 (circa) | NW Europe | Planned airborne operation against the Siegfried Line in the vicinity of Saarbrucken, Ger. |
Choker II | ? | US | 1945 (circa) | NW Europe | Planned airborne operation to cross the Rhine near Frankfurt, Ger. |
Effective | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | NW Europe | Proposed airborne operation by Allied First Airborne Army, to seize the airfield in the Bisingen area, Ger. |
Eruption | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | NW Europe | Proposed Allied airborne assault on the German naval base of Kiel 1945, involving British 6th Airborne and US 82nd Airborne Divisions |
Goldflake | Y | Allied | 1945 (circa) | NW Europe | The transfer of Canadian I Corps from Italy to 21st Army Group. |
Jubilant | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | NW Europe | Airborne operations by 1st Allied Airborne Army under XXXX conditions to safeguard and supply prisoners-of-war camps. |
Talisman | Y | Allied | 1945 (circa) | NW Europe | Plan for post hostillieties operations in Europe. |
Vicarage | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | NW Europe | Project to drop airborne prisoner-of-war contact and reconnaissance teams into Germany under ECLIPSE conditions |
Turbinate II | Y | British | 1945 01 | NW Europe | Deception operation to maintain teh impression that an attack was to be launced North into Holland to mask VERITABLE. ELEPHANT is part of this operation. See also POUNCE. |
Wallstreet | N | Allied | 1945 01 | NW Europe | Plan for a direct assault across the Neder-Rijn River against Apeldoorn. Planned for early 1945. |
Trojan | y | Allied | 1945 01 05 | NW Europe | Raid by Polish troops supported by Artillary on the Mass River near Heusden in order to determine German mortar and gun strenght. |
Blackcock | Y | Allied | 1945 01 16 | NW Europe | Offensive by Brit. 2nd Army to eliminate the salient between the Meuse and the Roer-Wurm Rivers from Roermund southward. |
Elephant | Y | Allied | 1945 01 26 | NW Europe | Attack by 10th Canadian Bdg. On the German bridgehead at Kapelscheveer, on the river Maas, Holland. |
Jericho | Y | British | 1945 02 01 | NW Europe | The air attack by RAF Mosquito bombers against the walls of the Amiens Prison, France. |
Veritable | Y | British | 1945 02 08 | NW Europe | Offensive by Can. First Army to clear the area between the Maas and the Rhine. Launced as northern pincer, with GRENADE, to destroy German forces in front of Brit. Second Army. |
Cheerful | Y | French | 1945 02 09 | NW Europe | Attack by French First Army against the German Colmar Pocket. |
Thunderclap | Y | Allied | 1945 02 13 | NW Europe | Allied air campaign launced against German cities in the areas in front of the Russian advance in Eastern Germany. Included the devastating raid on Dresden |
Grenade | Y | US | 1945 02 23 | NW Europe | US Ninth Army offensive north around Dusseldorf, Germany. Launched as the southern pincer, with VERITABLE, to destroy German forces facing Brit, Second Army and gain the bank of the Rhine. |
Blockbuster | Y | Allied | 1945 02 26 | NW Europe | Assault on the city of Xanten by Can. II Corps. |
Flashpoint | Y | US | 1945 03 | NW Europe | The crossing of the Rhine by US Ninth Army, part of PLUNDER. |
Lumberjack | ? | Allied | 1945 03 01-07 | NW Europe | US offensive N of the Moselle, between Cologne and Coblenz, by First & Third Armies to gain the bank of the Rhine. |
Undertone | Y | US | 1945 03 11 | NW Europe | Advance to the Rhine by US Third Army South of the Moselle River, France. |
Choler | Y | US | 1945 03 23 | NW Europe | USAAF air operations in conjunction with VARSITY-PLUNDER |
Plunder | Y | Allied | 1945 03 23 | NW Europe | Assault by the 21st Army Group across the Rhine N. Of the Ruhr. Also see VARSITY |
Varsity | Y | Allied | 1945 03 23 | NW Europe | Airborne operation by Allied XVIII Airborne Corps to secure bridgehead on east bank of Rhine River between Emmerich and Wesel, Germany. |
Banknote | Y | Allied | 1945 03 24 | NW Europe | The Rhine river crossing by ** Army |
Independence | Y | Allied | 1945 03 28 | NW Europe | Blockade of German occupied ports on the Bay of Biscay coast. |
Kaput | Y | US | 1945 04 | NW Europe | US Ninth Army OPERATION on the Elbe River, Germany. |
Quick Anger | Y | Allied | 1945 04 12 | NW Europe | Assault on Arnhem by Canadian First Army resulting in the capture of the town. |
Dutch Cleanser | Y | Allied | 1945 04 17 | NW Europe | Planned offensive by Canadian First Army intended to advance from Arnhem to the Zeider Zee, cancelled to prevent flooding of the country by German forces |
Clarion | Y | Allied | 1945 04 22 | NW Europe | Air interdiction campaign mounted against German communications system. |
Nestegg | Y | British | 1945 05 | NW Europe | Occupation of the Channel Is. following the German surrender. |
Coldstream | Y | US | 1945 05-06 | NW Europe | The relief of Brit. V Corps units by US Third Army units in the Linz-Spittsl-Tamsweg-Judeberg area, S. Austria. |
Ventilate | N | British | 1945 Spring | NW Europe | Proposed offensive by Brit. Second Army accross the Maas river following suceddful outcomes of GRENADE and VERITABLE. Not carried out due to lack of resources. |
Pecan | Y | US | 1943 - 1944 | Pacific | US coast defence of Peru. |
Fireplace | Y | US | 1943 (circa) | Pacific | Occupation of Adak Island, Aluetian Islands, at Rulah Bay and construction of airfield. |
Landcrab | Y | Allied | 1943 (circa) | Pacific | The recapture of Attu I, Aleutian Is. |
Fuddle | Y | US | 1943 . | Pacific | Followed by name of target (e.g. Fuddle Truk) denoted a hit and run strike on the designated target. |
Cottage | Y | US | 1943 08 15 | Pacific | The operation to re-capture Kiska Island. |
Glacier | Y | US | 1944 . | Pacific | Air operations against Japan from the North Pacific area. |
Jugulated | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | Pacific | Strategic positions selected for occupation in the event of a Japanese collapse or surrender. |
Broadaxe | ? | Allied | 1945 06 | Pacific | JCS deception plan to create impression of offensive against Formosa, Hokkaido, Sumatra & Indo China instead of the Japanese home islands. |
Pastel II | Y | US | 1945 08 | Pacific | Deception plans to mask landings on the home islands with plans to land at Shanhai and later Shikoku island. |
Silverplate | Y | US | 1945 08 | Pacific | The nuclear bomb raids mounted against Hiroshima (6th) and Nagasaki (9th). |
Blacklist | Y | Allied | 1945 09 | Pacific | Operations by CinC, Air Forces Pacific, to occupy Japanese held territory after the surrender. |
Magic Carpet | Y | US | 1945 Autumn | Pacific | The demobilisation of the armed forces |
Causeway | Y | US | 1945? | Pacific | Logistic movement to collect supplies at Guadalcanal and Purvis Ihiya Jima (?) |
King | ? | US | 1944 10 | Philippines | Original plan to land on Mindanao Island as the first step in the re-capture of the Philipines. |
King II | Y | US | 1944 10 20 | Philippines | Revised plan to land initially on Leyte Island, due to the lack of Japanese airforces in the PI. |
Love | ? | US | 1945 (circa) | Philippines | Operation on Luzon |
Mike 1- 7 | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Philippines | The series of air and sea landings on Luzon island by US forces. |
Victor I | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Philippines | Landing on Panay and western Negros. |
Victor II | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Philippines | Landings on Cebu, Bohol, and Eastern Negros |
Victor III | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Philippines | Landings on Palawan |
Victor IV | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Philippines | Landings on Zambuanga and against the Sulu Arch. |
Victor V | Y | US | 1945 (circa) | Philippines | Landings on Parang and Malabang |
Victor | Y | US | 1945 01 | Philippines | Landings in the Philippines Islands by US Sixth and Eighth Armies. |
Mike I | Y | US | 1945 01 09 | Philippines | Sixth Army landings in the Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, P. I. |
Mike VII | Y | US | 1945 01 29 | Philippines | Invasion of the Zambales Coast, near San Antonio by US XI Corps |
Mike IV | Y | US | 1945 01 31 | Philippines | Invasion of Nasugbu and Balayan bay |
Mike VI | Y | US | 1945 01 31 | Philippines | Invasion of Batangas and Tayabas Bay. |
Gypsy | Y | US | 1945 06 23 | Philippines | Airborne attack by the 511th Para Reg. At Appari on Luzon, PI. |
Mike II | Y | US | 1945 Feb. | Philippines | Invasion of Dingalan bay. |
Mike III | Y | US | 1945 Spring | Philippines | Invasion of Vigan |
Exploration | ? | Allied | 1945 . | Russia - NW Europe | Transfer of air-units (US?) eastward through Russia to the Pacific. |
Opium | Y | US | 1942 (circa) | S Pacific | Transfer of US 3rd Mar. Reg. to Samoa. |
Phalanx | Y | US | 1942 (circa) | S Pacific | Plan to send US Marines to the south Pacific. |
Picador | Y | US | 1942 (circa) | S Pacific | Plan to send US Marine forces to Samoa. |
Pyramid | Y | US | 1942 (circa) | S Pacific | Plan to send forces to Auckland, NZ. |
Bobcat | Y | US | 1942 01 | S Pacific | The occupation of Bora Bora Is. B US forces. |
Scatterbrain | Y | Allied | 1943 (circa) | S Pacific | Operations on the Arafura Sea, Australia. |
Abbey | ? | US | 1941 (circa) | SEA | Policy in the event of a Japanese occupation of the Kra Isthmus, Thailand |
Etonian | ? | British | 1941 (circa) | SEA | Early plan to invade Thailand from Malaya in the event of Japanese involvement there. Replaced by MATADOR |
Sloane | ? | British | 1941 (circa) | SEA | Policy in the event of a Japanese occupation of the Kra Isthmus, Thailand |
Sandwich | ? | British | 1941 08 11 | SEA | Proposed protective invasion of Southern Thailand against Japanese. |
Matador | Y | British | 1941 12 | SEA | The plan to prempt any landing in Northern Malaya with an advance into Thailand, partially carried out following the Japanese landings. |
Fettle | Y | Allied | 1943 - 1944 | SEA | The building up of India as a base of operations in SEA. |
Jaywick | Y | British | 1943 09 02 - 10 19 | SEA | Special forces raid on Singapore Harbour. |
Aquila | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | SEA | Air project for India. Subsequently cancelled. ?? |
Broadsword | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | SEA | Operation for the liberation of Malaya and the reopening of the Malacca Straits. |
Drake | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | SEA | Plan to bomb Japan with B-29 aircraft based in Bengal, operating through forward airfields in Kweilin area of China. |
Repeatedly | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | SEA | Mining of Singapore |
Rimau | Y | Allied | 1944 (circa) | SEA | Allied Commando style raid on Singapore harbour. |
Bunkum | Y | British | 1944 04 23-24 | SEA | Recconaisance on the beaches of Sumatra, DEI. |
Millet | Y | British | 1944 10 17-19 | SEA | Diversionary operation in the form of an carrier air strike on Nicobar Island, to coincide with major operations by U.S. Forces in the Philippines |
Outflank | Y | British | 1944 11 20 | SEA | BPF carrier attack on Pangkalan Brandan, DEI. |
Robson | Y | British | 1944 12 20 | SEA | First carrier strike by RN on Pangkalan Brandon, DEI. |
Boisterous | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | SEA | Operations for the recapture of Malaya |
Stacey | Y | British | 1945 02 26-28 | SEA | Royal Navy photo recon missions flown over Southern Malaya and Northern Sumatra. |
Sunfish | Y | British | 1945 04 14-15 | SEA | Royal Navy photo recon missions flown over the Port Swetenham and Fort Dickson areas of Malaya. |
Collie | Y | British | 1945 07 05-10 | SEA | RN minesweeping off the Nicobar Is. |
Livery | Y | British | 1945 07 24 | SEA | RN minesweeping operation off Phuket Island, Malaysia. |
Foil | Y | British | 1945 07 31 | SEA | RN X-craft attack on underwater cables in Lamma Channel, Hong Kong. |
Sabre | Y | British | 1945 07 31 | SEA | RN X-craft attack on underwater cables off Cap St. Jacques, Saigon harbour. |
Struggle | Y | British | 1945 07 31 | SEA | RN X-craft attack on the Japanese cruiser Takao in Singapore harbour. |
Birdcage | Y | Allied | 1945 08 | SEA | The dropping of leaflets on selected targets such as POW camps to let the inhabitants know of the end of the war. |
Roger | ? | British | 1945 09 | SEA | Plan to make a landing on Phuket Island, Malaya. |
Jurist | Y | Allied | 1945 09 03 | SEA | Occupation of Penang, Malaya after the Japanese surrender. Originall planned as an invasion for August 30th. |
Zipper | ? | British | 1945 09 09 | SEA | Operations for the capture of Port Swettenham, Port Dickson area of Malaya and development of this area preparatory to an advance southward to Singapore. Operation used following the Japanese surrender. |
Mailstrom | Y | British | 1945 09 13 | SEA | Occupation of Saigon, Indo China |
Masterdom | Y | British | 1945 09 13 | SEA | Occupation of Saigon, Indo China |
Mailfist | ? | British | 1945 12 | SEA | Plan for British Fourteenth Army to recapture Singapore, planned for December 1945. |
Axiom | ? | Allied | 1945 (circa) | SEA / DEI | Outline for operations involving the recapture of Malaya, Sumatra and Hong Kong |
Squarepeg | Y | Allied | 1944 02 15 | Solomans | Landings on the Nissan Is by 14 NZ Brig. |
Pestilance | Y | US | 1942 07 16 | Solomon’s | Original plan of operations in the Southern Soloman's leading to the invasion of Guadalcanal. |
Watchtower | Y | US | 1942 07 31 - 09 01 | Solomon’s | Capture and occupation of Tulagi and Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands |
Huddle | Y | US | 1942 08 | Solomon’s | Occupation of Nedni I., Santa Cruz Is. |
Ringbolt | Y | US | 1942 08 07 | Solomon’s | Landing on Tulagi Island. |
Watchtower | Y | US | 1942 08 07 | Solomon’s | The offensive mounted against Guadalcanal and Tulagi |
Drygoods | Y | US | 1943 02 | Solomon’s | Assembly of supplies in the Guadalcanal - Tulagi area for an offensive in the Russell Is., Solomon Is. |
Peacock | Y | US | 1943 04 18 | Solomon’s | The air ambush operation mounted to intercept and shoot down the aircraft carrying japanese Admiral Yamamoto. |
Toenails | Y | US | 1943 06 30 | Solomon’s | The invasion of the New Georgia Island area by US forces |
Goodtime | Y | Allied | 1943 10 27 | Solomon’s | The occupation of the Treasury Is by New Zealand 3rd Division |
Blissful | Y | US | 1943 10 28 | Solomon’s | Feint assault on Choiseul I. Sols |
Cactus | Y | US | 1942 08 07 | Solomon's | The capture of Guadalcanal Island, a sub-plan of WATCHTOWER. |
Cleanslate | Y | US | 1943 02 21 | Solomon's | Landings on the Russell Islands north of Guadalcanal. |
Balsam | Y | US | 1943 07 14 | Solomon's | LCT landing inside Onorisi Pass, Munda area, New Georgia, Solomon Islands |
Cherryblossom | Y | US | 1943 11 1 | Solomon's | Landing on Bougainville Island by US 1st Marine Division. |
Cartwheel | Y | Allied | 1943 06 30 | SW Pac | Offensive launched in order to encircle the Japanese base at Rabaul by the allied forces in the Solomon's and New Guinea. |
Appease | Y | US | 1944 03 01 | SW Pac | Landings on New Britain by XXX Div. |
Globetrotter | Y | US | 1941 07 30-31 | SW Pac. | Capture of Cape Sansapor, NEI by elements of US 6th Div. |
Tulsa | ? | Allied | 1942 06 27 | SW Pac. | Initial plan for operations against the Japanese base at Rabaul, New Britain Island. |
Lilliput | ? | Allied | 1942 08 | SW Pac. | The operations mounted against the Buna positions by I Australian Corps. |
Providence | Y | Allied | 1942 08 | SW Pac. | Plan to occupy the Buna area of Papua New Guinea at earliest date. Cancelled due to subsequent Japanese landing there. |
Plymouth | ? | Allied | 1942 Summer | SW Pac. | Plan for landing in area south of Buna |
Prejudice | ? | Allied | 1943 - 1944 | SW Pac. | Operations for control of Celebes-Sulu Seas. |
Anchorage | Y? | US | 1943 (circa) | SW Pac. | Plan to assault Hansa Bay, New Guinea buy US Sixth Army |
Boston | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | SW Pac. | Plan to capture the Abau - Mullins Harbour area of New Guinea. |
Dayton | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | SW Pac. | Seizure of the North Coast of New Guinea to Include the Madang area |
Knucklehead | Y | US | 1943 (circa) | SW Pac. | Aerial patrols over the Russell Is. |
Lockjaw | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | SW Pac. | Plan for operations against Kavieng, New Ireland |
Longshop | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | SW Pac. | Plans for operations against Manus Island |
Princeton | Y | US | 1943 (circa) | SW Pac. | The first plan of operations involving the recapture of the southern areas, Philipines, DEI & Borneo. (Renamed MUSKETEER) |
Towpath | ? | Allied | 1943 (circa) | SW Pac. | Plans for operations against Rabaul, New Britain. |
Chronicle | Y | US | 1943 06 30 | SW Pac. | US landings on the Kiriwini and Woodlark Is with the purpose of building airfields on them. |
Broccoli | Y | US | 1943 07 | SW Pac. | Marine Raider (Olson’s) landing on Munda Area?, New Georgia, Solomon Islands |
Postern | ? | Allied | 1943 09 | SW Pac. | Operations planned against the Lae - Finschafen - Madang area New Guinea. |
Director | Y | US | 1943 12 15 | SW Pac. | The landing by 112th Cav. Reg. On Cape Merkus, Arawe Peninsula, New Britain. Diversion for BACKHANDER. |
Backhander | Y | US | 1943 12 26 | SW Pac. | Landings by 1st Marine Div. On Cape Gloucester, New Britain. |
Elkton | Y | US | 1943 Spring | SW Pac. | January 1943 strategic plan to push the Soloman Island chain and capture New Georgia, Bougainville, Kaveing and eventually Rabaul. Partially carried out in CARTWHEEL |
Scorpion | ? | Australian | 1943 Summer | SW Pac. | Planned commando raid on shipping in Rabaul Harbour, New Britain |
Annuity | Y | US | 1944 (circa) | SW Pac. | Follow on plan from HOTPLATE, in the New Guinea area. |
Hotplate | Y | US | 1944 (circa) | SW Pac. | Operations against New Guinea. |
Kinggrab | Y | US | 1944 (circa) | SW Pac. | Operations against Wewak, New Guinea. |
Marfa | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | SW Pac. | Outline Plans for Occupation of Western New guinea |
Reno | Y | US | 1944 (circa) | SW Pac. | Outline plan for operations in Southwest Pacific Area for 1944 involving landings on the New Guinea coast and the Bismarcks following on to Mindanao Island, PI. |
Satinwood | ? | Allied | 1944 (circa) | SW Pac. | Operations to occupy remaining enemy held areas in the Southwest Pacific area upon collapse or surrender of Japan. |
Dexterity | Y | US | 1944 01 02 | SW Pac. | Operation against western New Britain and at Saidor on New Guinea. |
Fishnet | Y | US | 1944 02 | SW Pac. | Operations in the Bismarck Arch., Admiralty Is., Northern New Guinea area. |
Brewer | Y | US | 1944 02 29 | SW Pac. | Operations in the Admiralty Is. |
Desecrate | Y | US | 1944 04 22 | SW Pac. | Carrier strike by TF XX in support of RECKLESS |
Persecution | Y | US | 1944 04 22 | SW Pac. | Landings by US forces at Aitape, New Guinea. |
Reckless | Y | US | 1944 04 22 | SW Pac. | US Sixth Army landing at Hollandia, NG. |
Straight-line | Y | US | 1944 05 17 | SW Pac. | Capture of Wakde Island, NEI. |
Tornado | Y | US | 1944 05 17 | SW Pac. | Landings by 41st Div. At Wakde Island - Sarmi, Dutch New Guinea |
Hurricane | Y | US | 1944 05 27 | SW Pac. | Landings by US I Corps forces on Biak Island, DNG. |
Cyclone | Y | US | 1944 07 02 | SW Pac. | Landings at Noemfor on the New Guinea Coast. |
Table-Tennis | Y | US | 1944 07 03-04 | SW Pac. | Airborne drop by 503rd Para. Reg. On Noemfor island off the coast of DNG |
Typhoon | Y | US | 1944 07 30 | SW Pac. | Landings at Sansapor - Mar on the Vogelkop Pennensula, DNG |
Tradewind | Y | US | 1944 09 15 | SW Pac. | Landings by 31st Division on Morotai Island |
Horlicks | Y | US | 1944 09 27 | SW Pac. | Capture of Biak I., NEI and the seizure of hostile airdromes and the establishment of air facilities for Allied aircraft. |
Montclair | Y | Allied | 1945 04 | SW Pac. | Final plan for operations to reoccupy the Visayas-Mindanao-Borneo-Netherlands East Indies area. (Final version of the PRINCETON plan) |
Musketeer | Y | US | 1945 Summer | SW Pac. | Renamed MONTCLAIR plan, resulting in Luzon landings. |
Rainbow | ? | US | 1941 10 | USA | The collection of war plans prepared by the US in the event of different war situations. RAINBOW 5 realeased in Oct. 1941 |