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This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently.
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Operations
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World War I
- Albion (1917) — German capture of Oesel, Dago and Moon Islands (now Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu)
- Hush planned Allied amphibious landing on the Belgian coast.
- Kaiserschlacht ('Kaiser's battle') (1918) — German Spring offensive using armies released from the Eastern Front.
- Blucher-Yorck (1918) —
- Gneisenau (1918) —
- Georgette (1918) —
- Michael (1918) —
- Blucher-Yorck (1918) —
- Strafexpedition (Punitive Expedition) (1916) — operation by the Austro-Hungarian Army against Italy (Italian northern front): the largest mountain battle fought in human history.
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World War II
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Africa
Excluding Mediterranean
- Canned (1940) — naval bombardment of Banda Alula, Italian Somaliland
- Ironclad (1942) — The Battle of Madagascar
- Menace (1940) — seaborne Free French and British attack on Dakar, French West Africa (Senegal)
- Supply (1941) — Allied anti-submarine naval patrol off Madagascar
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Atlantic Ocean
Includes North Sea, Arctic convoys and actions against naval vessels in harbour
- Alacrity (1943) — Allied naval patrols around Azores
- Berlin (1941) — Atlantic cruise of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
- Catechism (1944) — final RAF air attack on Tirpitz
- Croquet (1944) — Allied anti-shipping off Norway
- Cupola (1945) — British anti-shipping operation off Norway
- Deadlight (1945) — postwar scuttling of U-boats
- Domino (1943) — second aborted Arctic sortie by Scharnhorst, Prinz Eugen and destroyers
- Doppelschlag ("Double blow") (1942) — German anti-shipping operation off Novaya Zemlya by Admiral Scheer and Admiral Hipper
- Drumbeat ("Paukenschlag" ("Beat of the Kettle Drum")); "Second Happy Time]") (1942) — German U-boat campaign against shipping off the United States east coast
- EJ (1941) — British anti-shipping operation off Norway
- Foxchase (1945) — British anti-shipping operation off Norway
- Fronttheater (1943) — first aborted Arctic sortie by Scharnhorst, Prinz Eugen and destroyers
- Goodwood I, II, III & IV (1944) — sequence of 4 carrier-borne air attacks on Tirpitz
- Holder (1943) — British special naval transport to Murmansk
- Husar (1943) — cancelled German anti-shipping operation in Kara Sea by Lutzow
- Mascot (1944) — failed carrier-borne air attack on Tirpitz
- Nordseetour (1940) — first Atlantic operation of Admiral Hipper
- Obviate (1944) — RAF air attack on Tirpitz
- Ostfront (1943) — final operation of Scharnhorst to intercept convoy JW-55B
- Paderborn (1943) — third and successful transfer of Scharnhorst and destroyers to Norway
- Potluck (1944) — Allied anti-shipping patrol off Norway
- Paravane (1944) — RAF air attack on Tirpitz
- Planet, Brawn, Tiger Claw and Mascot (1944) — cancelled carrier-borne air attacks on the Tirpitz
- Posthorn (1944) — British naval air attack on shipping off Norway
- Regenbogen ("Rainbow") (1942) — failed German attack on Arctic convoy JW-51B, by Admiral Hipper and Lutzow
- Rheinübung ("Exercise Rhine") (1941) — planned German attacks on Allied shipping conducted by Bismarck and Prinz Eugen
- Rösselsprung [1] ("Knights Move") (1942) — German naval operation (including Tirpitz) to attack Arctic convoy PQ-17
- Roundel (1945) — British convoy escort to Murmansk
- Source (1943) — British X class submarine (midget submarine) attacks on German warships based in Norway
- Sportpalast (1942) — aborted German naval operation (including Tirpitz) to attack Arctic convoys PQ-12 and QP-8
- Zauberflöte ("Magic Flute") (1942) — return of damaged Prinz Eugen from Trondheim to Germany
- Stonewall (1943) — Allied operation to intercept blockade runners in the Bay of Biscay
- Tungsten (1944) — carrier-borne air attack on Tirpitz
- Wikinger (1940) — foray by German destroyers into the North Sea
- Wunderland (1942) — German anti-shipping operation in Kara Sea by Admiral Scheer
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China
- Alpha (1944) — improvement of the defences of Kunming against Japanese threats
- August Storm (1945) — Soviet invasion of Manchuria and other Japanese occupied territories
- Ichigo (1944) — Japanese campaign in eastern China to secure overland routes to Indo-China and airfields
- Matterhorn — establishment of bases for US B-29 bomber aircraft
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Eastern Front
European operations involving the Soviet Union.
- Aster (1944) — German withdrawal from Estonia
- Bagration (1944) — Large-scale Russian offensive against German forces in Belorussia
- Barbarossa (1941) — German invasion of the Soviet Union
- Haifisch ("Shark") (1941) — deception operation for Barbarossa, feinting an attack on Scotland and north-east England from Norway
- Harpune ("Harpoon") (1941) — deception operation for Barbarossa, feinting an attack on southern England from France
- Taifun ("Typhoon") (1941) — German autumn offensive to capture Moscow before winter.
- Beowulf I & II (1941) — two separate German plans to assault the Estonian islands of Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu
- Blau ("Case Blue") (1942) — German offensive in the southern Soviet Union
- Braunschweig 1 ("Brunswick") (1942) — German offensive towards Stalingrad and the Caucasus
- Fischreiher ("Heron") (1942) — German offensive to capture Stalingrad
- Delphin ("Dolphin") (1944) — German withdrawal from Saaremaa, Estonia
- Donnerschlag ("Thunderclap") (1942) — planned breakout of the German 6th Army from Stalingrad
- Eisenhammer (1943) — plan to destroy Soviet power generators in Moscow and Gorky (not the same as Iron Hammer)
- Eisstoss (1942) — Luftwaffe operation against Soviet warships near Leningrad
- Feuerzauber ("Fire Magic") (1942) — planned German capture of Leningrad
- Frühlingserwachen ("Spring Awakening") (1945) — German counterattack against Soviet forces in Hungary
- Hubertus (1942) — German attack in Stalingrad
- Keelhaul (1945) — forced repatriation to the Soviet Union, by the western Allies, of Soviet prisoners of war
- Kutuzov (1943) — Russian attack on German 2nd Panzer Army, north of the Kursk salient
- Laura (1944) — proposed German evacuation of Courland
- Lyuban (1942) — failed Soviet attempt to relieve Leningrad.
- Margarethe (1944) — German operation to keep Hungary from defecting
- Mars (1942) — failed major Soviet offensive against Rzhev salient
- Nordlicht [1] ("Northern Lights") (1942) — planned German assault on Leningrad
- Polkovodets Rumyantsev (1943) — Russian attack on German positions south of the Kursk salient.
- Saturn (1942) — Proposed major Soviet attack following the Stalingrad enciclement; adapted to become Operation Little Saturn.
- Prague Offensive (1945) the last major battle of the Eastern Front. During the operation Prague was liberated.
- Sinyavino (1941) & (1942) — separate failed Soviet attempts to relieve Leningrad
- Sonnenwende ("Winter Solstice") (1945) — German offensive to relieve Pomerania from Russian forces and halt advance on Berlin
- Spark (1943) — successful Soviet counter-offensive around Leningrad
- Uranus (1942) — successful Russian encirclement of German 6th Army in Stalingrad.
- Wintergewitter ("Winter Storm") (1942) — German attempt to relieve encircled 6th Army at Stalingrad.
- Zitadelle ("Citadel") (1943) — German counteroffensive at Kursk
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Mediterranean Sea
Naval operations and land operations in bordering regions.
- Achse ("Axis") (1943) — German responses to Italian defection
- Alarich (1943) — German plan to occupy northern Italy (see also Achse)
- Adler ("Eagle") (1943) — German and Croation anti-partisan operation on the Dalmatian coast
- Aida (1942) — Rommel's advance into Egypt
- Agreement (1942) — British, Rhodesian and New Zealand raids on several North African targets
- Anvil (1944) — Allied invasion of Southern France. Name later changed to Dragoon
- Alpenveilchen ("Alpine Violet"} (1941) — planned German intervention in Albania
- Avalanche (1943) — Allied landings near Salerno, Italy
- Battleaxe (1941) — Failed British attack on Axis forces in North Africa to relieve Tobruk
- Baytown (1943) — Allied landings in Calabria, Italy
- Begonia (1943) — airborne part of attempted British POW rescue in Italy
- Brevity (1941) — British capture of Halfaya Pass, Egypt
- Candytuft (1943) — SAS operation to destroy rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano
- Capri (1943) — counter-attack by Afrika Korps at Medenine, Tunisia
- Cold Comfort (1945) — Cold Comfort/Zombie failed SAS raid to block railway through Brenner Pass
- Collar (1940) — convoy from Gibraltar to Malta and then to Egypt.
- Colossus (1941) — experimental airborne raid on Italian aqueduct near Calitri in southern Italy
- Compass (1940) — British counteroffensive in North Africa
- Corkscrew (1943) — Allied occupation of Pantellaria
- Crossword (1945) — negotiations leading to German surrender in Italy
- Crusader (1941) — British relief of Tobruk
- Diadem (1944) — Successful Allied assault on German Gustav Line defences in Italy.
- Dragoon (1944) — Allied landing in southern France
- Driftwood (1944) — failed raid on rail targets north of Rome
- Encore (1945) — Allied assault on mountain positions in Italy
- Excess (1941) — Malta convoy
- Exporter (1941) — Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria
- Felix (1940–41) — planned German invasion of Gibraltar
- Fustian (1943) — British airborne capture of a bridge on Sicily
- Gertrud — planned German response in case Turkey joined the Allies
- Gisela — second German response plan in case of British invasion of Iberian peninsula
- Guillotine (1941) — transfer of troops to Cyprus
- Guillotine (1943) — Allied advance from Cyrenaica to Tripolitania
- Gymnast — early name for Operation Torch
- Halberd (1941) — Malta convoy from Gibraltar
- Harpoon (1942) — Malta convoy from Gibraltar
- Herbstnebel 2 (1944) — rejected proposal to withdraw German troops in Italy behind the Po River
- Herkules (1942) — planned Axis airborne invasion of Malta
- Husky (1943) — Allied invasion of Sicily
- Isabella (1941) — German plans for operations on the Iberian peninsula should the Soviet Union collapse.
- Ilana (1942) — amended Isabella
- Gisella (1942) — Isabella renamed
- Nurnberg (1943) — third and final German plan in case of Allied landings in the Iberian peninsula
- Jonquil (1943) — seaborne part of attempted British POW rescue in Italy (see also: Begonia)
- Judgement (1940) — British air attack on Italian fleet in Taranto harbour
- Lightfoot (1942) — first attack by the British and Australians at El Alamein
- Bertram (1942) — deception operation in preparation for the Second Battle of El Alamein
- Supercharge (1942) — second stage attack by British and New Zealanders at El Alamein
- Lustre (1941) — Allied reinforcement of Greece
- Marita (1941) — German invasion of Greece
- Merkur ("Mercury") (1941) — German invasion of Crete
- Mittelmeer (1940–1941) — German reinforcement of Regia Aeronautica in Mediterranean
- Morgenrote ("Dawn") (1944) — German counterattack against Anzio landings
- Nurnberg (1943) — third and final German response plan in case of an Allied invasion of the Iberian peninsula
- Pedestal (1942) — Allied convoy from Gibraltar to Malta.
- Portcullis (1942) — convoy from Alexandria to Malta
- Pugilist (1943) — Allied attack on Mareth Line and advance to Sfax
- Roast (1945) — action by British Commandos at Comacchio lagoon, north east Italy
- Saxifrage (1943) — four parties from 2 SAS to destroy the railway line between Ancona and Pescara
- Shingle (1944) — Allied landings at Anzio
- Baobab (1944) — SAS operation to destroy rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano
- Chettyford — deception plan to support Shingle
- Pomegranate (1944) — SAS raid in support of Shingle
- Slapstick (1943) — British landings at Taranto, Italy
- Sonnenblume (Sun Flower) — movement of German troops (Afrika Korps) to North Africa as a result of the British Compass
- Speedwell (1945) — Behind enemy lines operation by the British Special Air Service to disrupt rail communications in northern Italy.
- Stone Age (or: Stoneage) (1942) — Malta convoy from Alexandria
- Substance (1941) — Malta convoy
- Sunrise (1945) — negotiations leading to German surrender in Italy
- Theseus (1942) — German offensive to drive Allies out of Cyrenaica and Egypt
- Tiger (1941) — Malta convoy
- Tombola (1945) — SAS raid in Italy
- Torch (1942) — Allied landings in French Morocco and Algeria
- Blackstone (1942) — US assault on Safi, Morocco
- Brushwood (1942) — US assault on Fedala
- Goalpost (1942) — US assault on Port Lyautey (now Kenitra)
- Perpetual (1942) — British landings at Cap Carbon
- Reservist (1942) — failed Allied attack on Oran
- Vigorous (1942) — Malta convoy from Alexandria
- Vulcan (1943) — Final Allied assault on Axis forces trapped around Tunis.
- Zombie (1945) — Operation Cold Comfort, renamed
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Pacific Ocean
- A-Go (1944) — Japanese plan to engage and destroy the US Fleet during the Saipan landings
- AL (1942) — Japanese invasion of the western Aleutians
- Cartwheel (1943) — Allied thrusts in the South West Pacific Area, aimed at isolating the major Japanese base at Rabaul.
- Chronicle (1943) — Allied landings at Woodlark Island and Kiriwina, New Guinea in support of Cartwheel
- Cleanslate (1943) — US landings on the Russell Islands
- Cottage (1943) — US and Canadian operation to recapture Kiska in the Aleutians
- Cyclone (1944) — US airborne landings on Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea
- Detachment (1945) — US invasion of Iwo Jima
- Downfall (1945) — planned invasion of Japan
- Ferdinand (1942) coast-watchers on Japanese-occupied islands
- Flintlock (1944) — US assault on Marshall Islands.
- Forager (1944) — US assault on Marianas Islands.
- Galvanic (1943) — US assault on Gilbert Islands.
- I (1943) — major Japanese air offensive to halt Allied advances on New Guinea and Guadalcanal
- Iceberg (1945) — US invasion of Okinawa
- Inmate (1945) — British and New Zealand naval bombardment of Truk
- Juneau (1945) — US minesweeping operations at Okinawa.
- K-1 (1942) — Japanese reconnaissance and air-raid on Pearl Harbor
- KA (1942) — Japanese plan to destroy the US Fleet and recapture Guadalcanal
- KE (1943) — Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal
- KE-GO (1943) — Japanese evacuation of Kiska, Aleutians
- Ketsu-Go (Decisive) (1945) — Japanese plans to counter US led invasion of Japan
- MO (1942) — aborted Japanese invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea
- PM (1945) — removal of defensive minefield off Auckland, New Zealand
- Sandcrab (1943) — US operation to recapture Attu in the Aleutians
- Sho-Go (1945) — Japanese naval reaction to US invasion of Leyte
- Starvation (1945) — American aerial mining of Japanese ports and waterways.
- Stalemate (1944) — US assault on Peleliu and Palau Islands
- Ten-Go (1945) — Japanese naval sortie to defend Okinawa.
- Vengeance (1943) — The assassination of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- Watchtower (1942) — U.S. invasion of Guadalcanal
- Z (1941) — the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
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Resistance Movements
- Anthropoid (1942) — Czech-British assassination of top Nazi Reinhard Heydrich in Prague.
- Braunschweig ("Brunswick") (1944) — German anti-partisan action in Istria
- Burza ("Plan Burza", "Operation Tempest") (1944) — a series of local uprisings prepared by the Polish Home Army
- Canuck (1945) — SAS operation near Turin to train and organise Italian resistance fighters.
- Carpetbagger (1943) — US airdrops to several national Resistance forces
- Delphin ("Dolphin") (1943) — German anti-partisan action on central Dalmatian islands
- Eisbär ("Polar bear") (1943) — German counter-landings on Kos
- Feuerzange (1944) — German action against Dalmatian Islands in the Adriatic
- Ozren (1941 & 1942) — two attempts to suppress partisans in Ozren region, Bosnia, Yugoslavia
- Ratweek (1944) — combined air (Balkan Air Force} and ground (Yugoslav partisans) attack on German transport and airfields in Yugoslavia
- Risnjak (1942) — Italian counter-partisan operation in coastal Croatia and Montenegro, in occupied Yugoslavia
- Rösselsprung ("Knights Move") (1944) — German attempt to capture Josip Broz Tito
- Schwarz (1943) — German counter-partisan operation in occupied Yugoslavia
- Trio (1942) — Axis counter-partisan operation in southern Bosnia, in occupied Yugoslavia
- Weiss (1943) — German counter-partisan operations in occupied Yugoslavia
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South and South East Asia
Iran, India, Burma, Malaya and Indo-China, and the Indian Ocean
- Canned (1944) — search and destroy operation for German supply tanker
- Cockpit (1945) — Allied naval airstrike on Sabang, Sumatra
- Culverin (1943) — Proposed allied invasion of northern Sumatra
- Countenance (1941) — Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
- Crimson (1945) — British naval airstrike and bombardment of Sabang, Sumatra
- Dracula (1945) — British amphibious assault on Rangoon, Burma.
- Bishop (1945) — covering operation for Dracula
- Diplomat (1944) — Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese
- Dukedom (1945) — British search and destroy operation for Japanese cruiser Haguro
- Ha-Go (1944) — Japanese action to isolate and destroy Anglo-Indian forces in Burma
- Jaywick (1943) — Anglo-Australian attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour
- Krohcol (1942) — British move into Thailand to pre-empt expected Japanese action
- Matador (1941) — Planned British pre-emptive move into Siam from Malaya
- Sleuth (1944) — pursuit of German commerce raider in Indian Ocean
- Struggle (1945) — destruction of IJN cruiser Takao in Singapore harbour, using midget submarines
- Talon (1945) — British capture of Akyab island and construction of supply airbase in support of Burma campaign.
- Transom (1944) — Allied naval air raid on Surabaya, Java
- U-Go (1944) — Japanese assault on Imphal and Kohima
- Zipper (1945) Planned British seaborne landing in Malaya.
- Slippery (1945) deception operation for Zipper
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Scandinavia
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
- Alphabet (1940) evacuation of British troops from Norway
- Archery (1941) — British commando raid on Vågsøy, Norway
- Anklet (1941) — raid on German positions on Lofoten Islands, Norway
- Birke ("Birch") (1944) — German plan to withdraw from northern Finland prior to the Lapland War
- Birkhahn ("Black Cock") (1945) — German withdrawal from Norway
- Büffel (1940) — German operation to relieve troops in Narvik, Norway.
- Catherine (1939) British plan to gain control of Baltic Sea
- Claymore (1941) — British raid on Lofoten Islands, Norway
- Freshman (1942) — attempted raid on a Norwegian heavy water plant at Vemork, see Gunnerside
- Grouse (1942) — Norwegian guide party for Freshman
- Gunnerside (1943) — 2nd raid on a Norwegian heavy water plant at Vemork
- Gauntlet (1941) — raid on Spitzbergen
- Ikarus (1940) — planned German invasion of Iceland
- Juno (1940) — German naval operation to disturb allied supplies to Norway.
- Jupiter (1942) — suggested invasion of Norway
- Lachsfang (1942) — Proposed combined German and Finnish attack against Kandalaksha and Belomorsk.
- Musketoon (1942) — British/ Norwegian destruction of a power station in Norway
- Nordlicht [2] ("Northern Lights") (1944) — German withdrawal from the Kola Peninsula into Norway
- Renntier ("Reindeer") (1941) — German occupation of Finnish Petsamo
- Silberfuchs ("Silver Fox") (1941) — German operations in the Arctic, including:
- Blaufuchs 1 ("Blue Fox 1") (1941) — Staging of German forces from Germany to northern Finland.
- Blaufuchs 2 ("Blue Fox 2") (1941) — Staging of German forces from Norway to northern Finland.
- Platinfuchs ("Platinum Fox") (1941) — German attack towards Murmansk from Finnish Petsamo
- Polarfuchs ("Polar Fox") (1941) — German attack towards Kandalaksha from Finnish Lapland
- Renntier ("Reindeer") (1941) — German occupation of Petsamo.
- Sizilien (1943) — German raid upon allied occupied Spitzbergen (Svalbard)
- Tanne Ost (1944) — failed German attempt to capture Suursaari from Finland
- Tanne West (1944) — planned German attempt to capture the Åland Islands from Finland
- Weserübung ("Weser Exercise") (1940) — German invasion of Denmark and Norway
- Weserübung Nord ("Weser Exercise") (1940) — German invasion of Trondheim and Narvik
- Weserübung Sud ("Weser Exercise") (1940) — German invasion of Bergen, Kristiansand and Oslo
- Zitronella (1943) — German raid against a Norwegian/British station on Svalbard.
- Norwegian military operations abroad
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Western Front
Western Europe, by year
- Fall Rot ("Case Red") (1935) — German defense plan in case of an incursion by France when Czechoslovakia is invaded
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1939
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1940
- Aerial (1940) — British and Allied evacuations from French ports between Cherbourg and the Spanish border
- Ambassador (1940) — British commando raid on Guernsey
- Attila (1940) — German seizure and occupation of Vichy France, without Italian support
- Cycle (1940) — British and Allied evacuation from Le Havre
- Dynamo (1940) — British evacuation from Dunkirk
- Adler ("Eagle" in English) (1940) — German effort to destroy the RAF prior to invasion, which gave rise to the Battle of Britain
- Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow") (1940) — German offensive against western Europe
- Granit (Granite) German paratrooper attack on Eben Emael
- Grün [2] ("Green") (1940) — decoy invasion of Ireland in conjunction with Seelöwe
- Herbstreise ("Autumn Journey") (1940) — decoy invasion of Scotland
- Mondscheinsonate ("Moonlight Sonata") (1940) — German aerial raid on Coventry
- Seelöwe ("Sea Lion") (1940) — planned German invasion of Britain
- Adler ("Eagle") — German air offensive known to history as the Battle of Britain
- Grün [2] ("Green") (1940) — decoy invasion of Ireland in conjunction with Seelöwe
- Herbstreise ("Autumn Journey") — decoy invasion of Scotland in conjunction with Seelöwe.
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1941
- Artur ("Arthur") (1941) — German plan to support IRA activities
- Savannah (1941) — Free French attempt to ambush and kill Luftwaffe pathfinder pilots in France
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1942
- Anton (1942) — Nazi-German occupation of Vichy France during World War II: Attila renamed, with Italian support.
- Basalt (1942) — British raid on Sark
- Biting (1942) — Commando raid on radar site in France
- Cerberus (1942) — escape of German capital ships from Brest to home ports in Germany (Channel Dash)
- Chariot (1942) — British raid on Saint Nazaire
- Clawhammer (1942) — planned commando raid on a radar site in France
- Frankton (1942) — commando raid on shipping port in France
- Jubilee (1942) — unsuccessful large scale British and Canadian raid on Dieppe (northern France) starting on August 19, 1942. Successor to Operation Rutter.
- Millennium (1942) — British 1000 bomber raid on Cologne.
- Rutter (1942) — planned British and Canadian raid on Dieppe, northern France, in July 1942. Abandoned due to unfavourable weather conditions and revived as Jubilee.
- Sledgehammer (1942) — Allied contingency plan for capture of Cherbourg or Brest in 1943 (shelved)
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1943
- Bolero (1943/1944) — build-up of US forces and materiel in Britain in preparation for D-Day
- Chastise (1943) — British air attack on German dams (the "Dambuster" raid}
- Constellation (1943) — one of several proposals to liberate the Channel Islands
- Crossbow (1943/1944) — British plan to destroy German rocket production and launch sites
- Gomorrah (1943) British air attack on Hamburg.
- Project Habbakuk (1943) — project to construct an aircraft carrier out of ice
- Hydra (1943) — RAF bombing of Peenemünde on the night of 16/17 August.
- Roundup (1943) — alternative invasion contingency plan to Sledgehammer
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1944
- Bluecoat (1944) — Anglo-Canadian advance to the River Vire to hamper German redeployment
- Charnwood (1944) — Canadian assault on Caen
- Chastity (1944) — unexecuted plan to liberate port facilities in Quiberon Bay, southern Brittany
- Cobra (1944) — American breakout from Normandy
- Dunhill (1944) — SAS operations in Normandy to support Cobra
- Constellation (1944) — occupation of Venraij and Venlo by the British VIII Corps
- Defoe (1944) — SAS patrols in Normandy
- Diver (1944) — Defence of London against V-1 attack.
- Epsom (1944) — British assault west of Caen, Normandy
- Goodwood (1944) — British breakout attempt from Normandy
- Pomegranate (1944} — preparation for Goodwood
- Operation Herbstnebel 1 (1944) — unused alternative to Wacht am Rhein
- Houndsmith (1944) — large SAS patrol near Dijon to disrupt German supply routes
- Infatuate (1944) taking of Walcheren Island, third and final phase of the Battle of the Scheldt.
- Jericho (1944) — precision air-raid on Amiens prison to release French Resistance prisoners
- Kitten (1944) — British and Canadian advance to the Seine.
- Lost (1944) — British raid on Brittany
- Loyton (1944) — unsuccessful large SAS patrol in Vosges mountains
- Market Garden (1944) — Allied airborne attempt to cross the lower Rhine
- Nelson (1944) — cancelled SAS patrol in France
- Newton (1944) — Free French SAS raid in Burgundy, France
- Overlord (1944) — Allied landings in Normandy
- Bodyguard — overall deception plan, including:
- Ferdinand (1944) —
- Fortitude (1944) — two deception operations to mislead over location of landings
- Glimmer (1944) — feint attack towards Pas de Calais
- Hambone (1944) — also known as Copperhead
- Jael
- Quicksilver
- Bolero (1943/1944) — build-up of US forces and materiel in Britain in preparation for D-Day
- Chicago — American airdrop in Normandy
- Cooney (1944) — Free French SAS raid in St Malo area, France
- Detroit — American airdrop in Normandy
- Dingson — Free French commando raid
- Mulberry (1944) — creation of safe anchorages using block ships
- Jupiter — British attack to occupy and hold Hill 112, near Caen
- Lüttich — German counter-offensive at Mortain
- Neptune — landing phase of Overlord
- Accumulator (1944) — diversionary naval operation near to the Channel Islands
- Bravado (1944) — mine-laying around Kiel Canal to inhibit German naval reaction
- Gambit (1944) — use of X-Craft midget submarines as navigation beacons off Sword and Juno beaches
- Maple — Allied naval minelaying operations to inhibit German naval reaction
- Postage Able (1944) — landing beach surveys using X-Craft and divers
- Spring — Canadian attack on high ground, south of Caen
- Sussex — insertion of French OSS operatives into France to report German troop movements
- Tonga — British airdrop in Normandy, east of the River Orne
- Bodyguard — overall deception plan, including:
- Pegasus (1944) — Allied rescue of troops after failure of Market Garden
- Pluto (1944) — construction of undersea oil pipelines between England and France
- Queen (1944) — aerial close-support operation in Hurtgen Forest, east of Aachen
- Switchback (1944) taking of Breskens pocket, first phase of the Battle of the Scheldt.
- Tiger (1944) — Allied training exercise prior to D-Day, near Slapton, England
- Totalize (1944) — Allied effort to trap German armor in Normandy
- Tractable (1944) — continuation of Totalise to close the Falaise pocket
- Vitality (1944) taking of South Beveland, second phase of the Battle of the Scheldt.
- Wacht am Rhein ("Watch on the Rhine") (1944) — German counteroffensive in the Ardennes (in Belgium, Luxembourg and France); the Battle of the Bulge
- Greif ("Grab") (1944) — German troops disguised as Allied soldiers during Battle of the Bulge
- Stösser (1944) — airborne drop in support of the Wacht am Rhein
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1945
- Amherst (1945) — British airborne raid in the Netherlands
- Bodenplatte ("Baseplate") (1945) — German aerial attack on 27 Allied airbases
- Goldflake (1945) — 1 Canadian Corps moves from Italy to northwest Europe under command of Canadian First Army
- Grenade (1945) — US Ninth Army crossing of the Roer (see also Veritable)
- Plunder (1945) — British crossing of the Rhine
- Schneeman (1945) — German attempt to open a second front in Holland
- Veritable (1945) — Canadian First Army crossing of the Roer (see also Grenade)
- Schneeman (1945) — German attempt to open a second front in Holland
- Nordwind ("North Wind") (1945) — German attempt to open a second front in Alsace
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Diplomatic
- Arcadia (1941) — Washington Conference between FDR and Winston Churchill
- Argonaut (1945) — linked sequence of conferences
- Cricket (1945) — pre-Yalta Conference at Malta between FDR and Winston Churchill
- Magneto (1945) — Yalta Conference between FDR, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill
- Eureka (1943) — conference between FDR, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Tehran
- Octagon (1944) — conference between