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List of World War II military operations

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Africa
Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Front
Mediterranean Sea
South West Pacific and Pacific Ocean
China
South West, South, and South East Asia
Scandinavia and Finland
Axis Allies Other
Western Front
Technology
Axis Allies
Special Operations Executive
Partisan operations
Anti-partisan operations
Intelligence
Axis Allies
Uncategorized
Propaganda, war crimes, and genocide
References
External links

This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations, and missions commonly associated with World War II. {{As of|2008}} this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states. Operations are categorised according to the theater of operations, and an attempt has been made to cover all aspects of significant events. Operations contained in the Western Front category have been listed by year. Operations that follow the cessation of hostilities and those that occurred in the pre-war period are also included. Operations are listed alphabetically, and where multiple aspects are involved these are listed inline.

Flags used are those of the time period.

Africa

Excluding North African campaigns (see below, under Mediterranean Sea)

Appearance (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British India}} — Seaborne assault on Italian-held Berbera, in British Somaliland
Atmosphere (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — base established at Mersa Kuba to aid the capture of Massawa from the Italians
Begum (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — naval actions to deny supplies to Italian forces in Italian Somaliland
- Breach (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — mining of Mogadishu by FAA aircraft
Camilla (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British disinformation operation to mask action against Eritrea
Canned (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British naval bombardment of Banda Alula, Italian Somaliland
Canvas (1941) {{flagicon|Union of South Africa}} — Allied invasion of Italian Somaliland
Chapter (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British India}} — capture of Cape Guardafui lighthouse and adjacent area
Chronometer (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British India}} — Anglo-Indian capture of Assab
Composition (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — FAA attack on Massawa
Ironclad (1942) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Union of South Africa}} — Allied landings on Madagascar
- Streamline Jane (1942) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Union of South Africa}} — ground campaign on Madagascar
Menace (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Free French Forces}} — seaborne Free French and British attack on Dakar, French West Africa (Senegal)
Postmaster (1942) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — SOE operation to capture three Axis vessels in the neutral Spanish island of Fernando Po
Supply (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Allied anti-submarine naval patrol off Madagascar

Atlantic Ocean

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

Alacrity (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Allied naval patrols around Azores
Berlin (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Atlantic cruise of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
Catechism (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — final RAF air attack on Tirpitz
Cerberus (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — escape of German capital ships from Brest to home ports in Germany (Channel Dash)
Croquet (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Allied anti-shipping off Norway
Cupola (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British anti-shipping operation off Norway
Deadlight (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — postwar scuttling of U-boats
Dervish (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — first of the Arctic Convoys to the Soviet Union
Domino (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — second aborted Arctic sortie by Scharnhorst, Prinz Eugen and destroyers
Doppelschlag ("Double blow") (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German anti-shipping operation off Novaya Zemlya by Admiral Scheer and Admiral Hipper
Drachenhohle (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — aborted attack on Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, using Mistel composite aircraft
Drumbeat (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — part of "Second Happy Time" (Paukenschlag)
EJ (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British anti-shipping operation off Norway
Enclose (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British anti-submarine air offensive in Bay of Biscay (also Enclose II)
Foxchase (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British anti-shipping operation off Norway
Fronttheater (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — first aborted Arctic sortie by Scharnhorst, Prinz Eugen and destroyers
Goodwood I, II, III & IV (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — sequence of 4 carrier-borne air attacks on Tirpitz
Holder (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British special naval transport to Murmansk
Husar (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — cancelled German anti-shipping operation in Kara Sea by Lutzow
Leader (1943) {{flagicon|US|1912}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — antishipping operation off Norway by USS Ranger
Lucid (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — attempt to destroy German invasion barges
Mascot (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — failed carrier-borne air attack on Tirpitz
Nordseetour ("North Sea Tour") (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — first Atlantic operation of Admiral Hipper
Obviate (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — RAF air attack on Tirpitz
Ostfront (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — final operation of Scharnhorst to intercept convoy JW-55B
Paderborn (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — third and successful transfer of Scharnhorst and destroyers to Norway
Paravane (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — RAF air attack on Tirpitz
Paukenschlag {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} ("Drumbeat", "Beat of the Kettle Drum", "Second happy time") (1942) — German U-boat campaign against shipping off the United States east coast
Planet, Brawn and Tiger Claw (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — cancelled carrier-borne air attacks on the Tirpitz
Posthorn (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British naval air attack on shipping off Norway
Potluck (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Allied anti-shipping patrol off Norway
Primrose (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — capture of {{GS|U-110|1940|2}}'s Enigma cypher machine and documents by HMS Bulldog
Regenbogen ("Rainbow") (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Germany — failed German attack on Arctic convoy JW-51B, by Admiral Hipper and Lutzow
Rheinübung ("Exercise Rhine") (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Germany — planned German attacks on Allied shipping conducted by Bismarck and Prinz Eugen
Rösselsprung ("Knights Move") (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German naval operation (including Tirpitz) to attack Arctic convoy PQ 17
Roundel (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British convoy escort to Murmansk
Source (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British X class submarine (midget submarine) attacks on German warships based in Norway
Sportpalast (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — aborted German naval operation (including Tirpitz) to attack Arctic convoys PQ-12 and QP-8
- Zauberflöte ("Magic Flute") (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — return of damaged Prinz Eugen from Trondheim to Germany
Stonewall (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} {{flagicon|US|1912}} {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} {{flagicon|Canada|1921}} — Allied operation to intercept blockade runners in the Bay of Biscay
Teardrop (1945) {{flagicon|US|1912}} — anti u-boat operation
Tungsten (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — carrier-borne air attack on Tirpitz
Tunnel (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — standard British plan to intercept German blockade runners
Wikinger (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — foray by German destroyers into the North Sea
Wunderland (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German anti-shipping operation in Kara Sea by Admiral Scheer
Zarin (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German mining action off Novaya Zemlya by Admiral Hipper and destroyers

Eastern Front

{{Main|List of military operations on the Eastern Front of World War II}}

Mediterranean Sea

{{Main|List of naval and land-based operations in Mediterranean Sea area during World War II}}

South West Pacific and Pacific Ocean

{{Main|List of naval and land-based operations in Pacific Theater during World War II}}

China

Alpha (1944) {{flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)}} {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — improvement of the defences of Kunming against Japanese threats
Ichigo (1944) {{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} — Japanese campaign in eastern China to secure overland routes to Indo-China and airfields
- TO (1942) {{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} — plan to capture US airfields at Hengyang, Lingling, Lweilin and Liuchow
Matterhorn (1944) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — establishment of bases for US B-29 bomber aircraft
Sankō (1942–1944) {{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} — Japanese campaign in five provinces of northeastern China to crush the Chinese resistance following the Hundred Regiments Offensive

South West, South, and South East Asia

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

Anakim (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|US|1912}} {{flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)}} — proposed strategy to retake Burma and reopen the land route to China
Bajadere (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German special forces operation in India, including Free India Legion personnel
Balsam (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — photographic reconnaissance of southern Malaya and airstrikes against Sumatran airfields
BAN (1943) {{flagicon|Japan}} — defensive scheme for Mandalay and Meiktila
Birdseed (1944) {{flagicon|British Raj}} — anti-shipping raid against Ramree harbour area
Boarding Party (1943) {{flagicon|British Raj}} — raid against German ships interned in neutral port of Goa.
Boomerang (1944) {{flagicon|US|1912}} air raid on Palembang
C (1942) {{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} — major Japanese naval incursion into Indian Ocean
Canned (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — search and destroy operation for German supply tanker
Capital (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Allied capture of northern Burma
Cockpit (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States|1912}} {{flagicon|Free French Forces}} {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} — Allied naval airstrike on Sabang, Sumatra
Collie (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — naval airstrikes against the Nicobar Islands and air cover for minesweeping forces near Phuket Island
Corkscrew (1944) {{flagicon|British Raj}} — anti-shipping raid against Gwa area
Countenance (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} — Allied invasion of neutral Iran
- Dover (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} — occupation of Abadan
- Crackler (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} —
- Marmalade (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} —
- Mopup (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} —
- Rapier (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} —
- Bishop (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} — mopping up of Abadan Island
Crimson (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Free French Forces}} {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} — Allied naval airstrike and bombardment of Sabang, Sumatra
Culverin (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — proposed allied invasion of northern Sumatra
Curtain (1944) {{flagicon|British Raj}} — naval bombardment of coast near Indin
Dracula (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British amphibious assault on Rangoon, Burma.
- Bishop (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — covering operation for Dracula
Diplomat (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States|1912}} {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} — Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese
Dukedom (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British search and destroy operation for Japanese cruiser Haguro
Exporter (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|British India}} {{flagicon|Free French Forces}} — British and Commonwealth invasion of Vichy French-held Syria
Foil (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — cutting of submarine telephone cables off Hong Kong
Franz (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — proposal to establish sabotage teams in Iran
Ha-Go (1944) {{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} — Japanese action to isolate and destroy Anglo-Indian forces in Burma
Jaywick (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Australia}} — Anglo-Australian attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour
Krohcol (1942) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British move into Thailand to pre-empt expected Japanese action
Lentil (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — naval air attack on refineries on Sumatra
Livery (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — naval air strikes on northern Malaya and air cover for minesweeping operations
Longcloth (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Chindits advance into Burma
Matador (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Planned British pre-emptive move into Siam from Malaya
Matador (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British occupation of Ramree Island
Meridian (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — naval air attacks on installations on Sumatra
Pamphlet (1943) {{flagicon|Australia}} — convoying of Australian troops from Suez to Australia
Pike (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|France}} — planned air attack on Soviet oil installations at Baku
Pioneer (1944) {{flagicon|British Raj}} — aborted anti-shipping raid against Kyaukpyu harbour
Rathunt (1944) {{flagicon|British Raj}} — naval patrol of coast near Gwa
Rimau (1942) {{flagicon|UK}} {{flagicon|Australia}} — anti-shipping raid by special forces on Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour
Sabine (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British India}} — British and Commonwealth invasion of the Kingdom of Iraq to restore government ousted by Rashid Ali; including;
- Regatta {{flagicon|British India}} — 21 Brigade advance from Basra by boat up the Tigris.
- Regulta {{flagicon|British India}} — "Euphrates Brigade" (20 Indian Brigade) deployment from Basra to Kut by steamer and barge.
Sabre (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — cutting of submarine communications cable off Saigon
Sankey (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — landings by Royal Marines on Cheduba Island
Screwdriver (1944) {{flagicon|British Raj}} — combined operations raid against a Japanese headquarters at Sitaparokia Rock
Scupper (1944) {{flagicon|British Raj}} — anti-shipping sweep north of Gwa
Sheikh Mahmut (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — failed attempt to establish bases in Iraq
Sleuth (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} — pursuit of German commerce raider in Indian Ocean
Struggle (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — destruction of IJN cruiser Takao in Singapore harbour, using midget submarines
Talon (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} — Anglo-Indian capture of Akyab island and construction of supply airbase in support of Burma campaign
- Lightning (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} — landings on Akyab island
Thursday (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Chindits operation in Burma
Transom (1944) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States|1912}} {{flagicon|Free French Forces}} {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} — Allied naval air raid on Surabaya, Java
Turret (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|British Raj}} — Anglo-Indian landings and capture of Taungup
U-Go (1944) {{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} — Japanese assault on Imphal and Kohima
Zipper (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Planned British seaborne landing in Malaya.
- Slippery (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} deception operation for Zipper
Broadsword {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Planned offensive to northern Malaya following Operation Zipper.
Mailfist {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Planned offensive to liberate southern Malaya and Singapore following Operation Zipper.

Scandinavia and Finland

Axis

Birke ("Birch") (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German plan to withdraw from northern Finland prior to the Lapland War.
Birkhahn (1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German evacuation from Norway.^[1]
Büffel ("Buffalo") (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German operation to relieve troops in Narvik, Norway.
Holzauge ("Wood knot") (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — activities in Greenland
Ikarus (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — planned German invasion of Iceland in response to British Operation Fork
Juno (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German naval operation to disturb allied supplies to Norway.
Kilpapurjehdus ("Regatta") (1941) {{flagicon|Finland}} — Finnish naval operation for the militarization of the Åland islands.
Lachsfang (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} {{flagicon|Finland}} — Proposed combined German and Finnish attack against Kandalaksha and Belomorsk.
Nordlicht [2] ("Aurora Borealis") (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German withdrawal from the Kola Peninsula into Norway
Renntier ("Reindeer") (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German occupation of Finnish Petsamo
Silberfuchs ("Silver Fox") (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German operations in the Arctic, including:
- Blaufuchs 1 ("Blue Fox 1") (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Staging of German forces from Germany to northern Finland.
- Blaufuchs 2 ("Blue Fox 2") (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Staging of German forces from Norway to northern Finland.
- Platinfuchs ("Platinum Fox") (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German attack towards Murmansk from Finnish Petsamo
- Polarfuchs ("Polar Fox") (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German attack towards Kandalaksha from Finnish Lapland
- Renntier ("Reindeer") (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German occupation of Petsamo.
Sizilien (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German raid upon allied occupied Spitsbergen (Svalbard)
Tanne Ost (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — failed German attempt to capture Suursaari from Finland
Tanne West (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — planned German attempt to capture the Åland Islands from Finland
Weserübung ("Weser Exercise") (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German invasion of Denmark and Norway
- Weserübung Nord ("Weser Exercise") (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German invasion of Trondheim and Narvik
- Weserübung Sud ("Weser Exercise") (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German invasion of Bergen, Kristiansand and Oslo
Zitronella ("Lemon flavour") (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German raid against a Norwegian/British station on Svalbard.

Allies

Alphabet (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} evacuation of British troops from Norway
Archery (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British commando raid on Vågsøy, Norway
- Anklet (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — raid on German positions on Lofoten Islands, Norway
Banquet (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Reallocation of RAF training aircraft
Carthage (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — RAF bombing of the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark
Catherine (1939) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} British plan to gain control of Baltic Sea
Claymore (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British raid on Lofoten Islands, Norway
Freshman (1942 {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}) — attempted raid on a Norwegian heavy water plant at Vemork, see Gunnerside
- Grouse (1942) {{flagicon|Norway}} — Norwegian guide party for Freshman
- Gunnerside (1943) {{flagicon|Norway}} — 2nd raid on the Norwegian heavy water plant at Vemork
Fork (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Invasion of Iceland by British.
Gauntlet (1941) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Canada|1921}} {{flagicon|Norway}} — raid on Spitsbergen
Ibrox (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — cancelled SAS raid to destroy railway bridge near Trondheim
Halfback (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Naval operation that led to the Action of 28 January 1945
Jupiter (1942) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — suggested invasion of Norway
Musketoon (1942) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Norway}} — British/ Norwegian destruction of a power station in Norway
R 4 (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Planned British invasion of Norway
Source (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Norway}} — British response to German operation Sizilien
The Sepals/Perianth Operation (1944) — OSS supported operation in Sweden
Wilfred (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British plan to mine the Norwegian coast

Other

Rädda Danmark ("Save Denmark") (1945) {{flagicon|Sweden}} — Swedish plan to liberate Denmark before the country was occupied by the Soviet Union (cancelled because of German surrender)
- Rädda Själland (1945) {{flagicon|Sweden}} — Swedish landings on Zealand
- Rädda Bornholm (1945) {{flagicon|Sweden}} — Swedish landings on Bornholm

Western Front

{{Main|List of military operations in the West European Theater during World War II by year}}

Technology

Axis

Caesar (1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — transfer of technical plans and strategic materials to Japan, using {{GS|U-864||2}}.
Beethoven (1941–1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German programme to develop composite aircraft (Mistel)
Prüfstand XII ("Test stand") (1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German programme to develop submarine-launched V-2

Allies

Alsos ("Grove") (1940–1945) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Allied efforts to gather data on German nuclear fission developments.
- Big (1945) — capture of an atomic pile at Haigerloch.
- Harborage (1945) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — US sweep up of German atomic assets ahead of French occupation.
- Epsilon (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Eavesdropping on incarcerated German scientists.
Aphrodite (1944) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} The use of B-17 bombers as radio-controlled missiles.
Backfire (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — launches of captured V-2 rockets.
Hawkeye (1944) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — Radar research by US Navy.
Lusty (1945) {{flagicon|United States|1912}}{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — US actions to capture German scientific documents, facilities and aircraft.
Manhattan Project (1941–1945) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — program to build an atomic bomb.
Most III ("Bridge III") (1944) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — transfer of captured V-2 components from occupied Poland to Britain. Also known as Wildhorn III.
Paperclip (1945–) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — capture of scientists, technical and German rocketry. Originally Operation Overcast sometimes called Project Paperclip.
Surgeon (1945–) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Similar to Paperclip; program to exploit German aeronautical scientific advances.
Stella Polaris (1944–) {{flagicon|Finland}} {{flagicon|Sweden}} transfer of Finnish SIGINT, equipment, and personnel to Sweden following end of Continuation war in 1944.
TICOM ("Target Intelligence Committee") (1945–) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — seizure of intelligence apparatus, in particular cryptographic assets. See also Stella Polaris.

Special Operations Executive

{{Main|List of Special Operations Executive operations in World War II}}

Partisan operations

Includes some operations by regular forces in support of partisans.

Anthropoid (1942) {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague.
Burza ("Tempest") (1944){{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — a series of local uprisings by the Polish Home Army
- Ostra Brama (1944){{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — battle for Wilno (Vilnius)
Canuck (1945) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — SAS operation near Turin to train and organise Italian resistance fighters.
Carpetbagger (1943) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — US airdrops to several national Resistance forces
Główki ("Heads") (1943–1944) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — a series of assassinations of Nazi personnel by the Home Army
- Bürkl (1943) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — assassination of Franz Bürkl
- Hunting (1944) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — assassination of Ludwig Fischer
- Kutschera (1944) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — assassination of Franz Kutschera
Montagnards (1944) {{flagicon|Free French Forces}} — FFI action to establish base in Vercors Massif
- Cadillac (1944) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — airborne supply operation to FFI in Vercors Massif
- Eucalyptus (1944) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — airdrop into Vercors Massif of liaison teams
- Zebra (1944) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — airborne supply operation to FFI in Vercors Massif
Josephine B (1941) {{flagicon|Free French Forces}} — Free French attack the transformer station at Pessac
Savannah (1941) {{flagicon|Free French Forces}} — Free French attempt to ambush and kill Luftwaffe pathfinder pilots in France
Taśma ("Belt") (1943–1944) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — action of the Home Army against German border guarding stations
Wieniec ("Garland") (1942){{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — action of the Polish Związek Odwetu against German railway transport
Zamość Uprising (1942–1944){{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — series of operations of the Polish resistance against the Germans

Anti-partisan operations

Intelligence

Axis

Bernhard (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}}— German plan to damage British economy using forged British banknotes.
Elster ("Magpie") (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — landings of German agents on the US east coast with objective of gathering intelligence on Manhattan Project
Haudegen ("Broadsword") (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German intelligence collection in Spitzbergen, Norway
Hummer ("Lobster") series (1940 onwards) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — insertion of German agents into Britain. See also Hummer I
Kadella (1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — airdrop of agents near Marseilles
Plan Kathleen (1941) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — plan sent by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to Germany seeking support for activities. Dubbed "Artus" by German Foreign Ministry. See IRA Abwehr World War II for all IRA Abwehr involvement.
Karneval (1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — airdrop of agents near Brussels and Waal
Mosul (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — air drop of agents and supplies near Mosul
Pastorius (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — separate landings of German agents on the US east coast with objective of industrial sabotage.
Perlen-fischer (1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — airdrop of agents near Paris
Salaam (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — insertion of German agents into the British-occupied Kingdom of Egypt
Seemöwe ("Seagull") series (1940 onwards) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — insertion of German agents into Britain and Ireland. See also Seagull I and Seagull II.
Taube ("Dove/Pigeon") (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — mission to transport IRA Chief of Staff Seán Russell from Germany back to Ireland.
Wal ("Whale") (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — aborted German plan to foster links with Scottish and Welsh nationalist groups.
Walfisch ("Whale") (1940) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — aborted German plan to land an agent in Ireland.

Allies

Cornflakes (1945) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — insertion of propaganda into the German mail system.
SIGSALY (1943—1945) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — secure speech system for highest-level Allied communications.
MAGIC (1939 —) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — SIGINT resulting from Japanese cipher system PURPLE.
Ruthless (194?) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Admiralty plan to capture an Enigma encryption machine.
Venona (1940—) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — intelligence sharing resulting from spying on Soviets.
Ultra {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — SIGINT resulting from German cipher system Enigma.

Uncategorized

Alpenfestung {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — plan for Nazi national Redoubt in Alps.
- Werwolf (1945–50) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — guerrilla force to resist occupation by Allies.
Big Bang (1947) {{flagicon|UK}} — demolition of defences of Heligoland
Bracelet (1942) {{flagicon|UK}} — Churchill's flight to Cairo and Moscow.
Catapult (1940) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — Royal Navy actions to seize, disable or destroy the French fleet after France's surrender.
Operation Sunrise (1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Switzerland}} {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — negotiations leading to German surrender in Italy.
Eiche ("Oak") (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German rescue from custody of Benito Mussolini
Frantic (1943) — The use of Soviet airfields by western Allied bombers.
Feuerzauber ("Fire Magic") (1936–39) — Transfer of planes, engineers, and pilots to nationalist forces during Spanish Civil War.
- Rügen (1937) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Bombing of Guernica.
- Bodden (1937–43) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Abwehr intelligence gathering system operating from Spain and Morocco.
- Ursula (1936–1939) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Kriegsmarine Uboat operations in support of Francoist and Italian navies.
Gaff (1944) — attempt to kill Erwin Rommel
Keelhaul (1945) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — forced repatriation to the Soviet Union, by the western Allies, of Soviet prisoners of war
Magic Carpet (1945–1946) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — American post-war operation to transport US military personnel home
Manna (1945) — Allied air drops of food to famine-ravaged Netherlands, with German cooperation
Margarethe (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German occupation of Hungary. Döme Sztójay, an avid supporter of the Nazis, become the new Hungarian Prime Minister with the aid of a Nazi military governor.
Panzerfaust/Eisenfaust ("Armored Fist") (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Kidnap of Hungarian leader Miklós Horthy's son to prevent defection of Hungary from Axis.
Peking (1939) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — removal of Polish warships to Britain, in advance of German invasion
Pied Piper (1939) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — evacuation of children from British cities.
Rabat (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Plan to kidnap the Pope and diplomatic corp. from Vatican City.
Regenbogen ("Rainbow") (1945) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — rescinded order to scuttle Kriegsmarine.
Rösselsprung ("Knights Move") (1944) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — German attempt to capture Josip Broz Tito
Safehaven (1944) — allied efforts to capture fleeing Nazis and seize German resources abroad
Symbol (1943) {{flagicon|UK}} — Churchill's flight to Casablanca.
Tabarin (1943) {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} — British Antarctic expedition.
Operation Walküre ("Valkyrie") (194?) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Plan to deal with general breakdown of civil order within Germany following the death of Hitler and the seizure of power by other Nazi officials or the SS; a cover for clandestine action by the German resistance.
Worek ("Sack") (1939) {{flagicon|Poland|1928}} — Polish naval defence of the Polish coast
Rainbow War Plans (1920s–30s) {{flagicon|United States|1912}} — Global US War planning between the World Wars.

Propaganda, war crimes, and genocide

Operation Himmler (1939) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — A false flag SS & SD operation. Attacks were made against German buildings, near the Polish-German border, to create the appearance of Polish aggression against Germany. This was to then be used as propaganda to justify the German invasion of Poland.
Reinhard (1943) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — Phase I of the "Final Solution" targeting Jews across Europe.
Tannenberg (1939) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} — plan to exterminate Polish intelligentsia involving Einsatzgruppen.
Sonderaktion Krakau (1939) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Operation to murder members of the intelligentia at universities in Kraków.
Generalplan Ost (1942) {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} plan for ethnic cleansing across Europe. See Also Barbarossa.

References

1. ^pp. 138–139, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand

External links

WW2DB: List of Axis Operations
WW2DB: List of Allied Operations
Operations lists (contains inaccuracies) hier auch erscheinen.

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