Allied List of Operations of World War II

Name	Description
Operation Aberlour	1944 - Allied attack on Galmanche, France; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Accumulator	1944 - Diversionary Allied naval operation near the Channel Islands before the start of Operation Overlord; part of Operation Neptune [Read More]
Operation Alacrity	1943 - Allied naval patrols near the Azores
Operation Alpha	1944 - Allied build-up of defenses at Kunming, China
Operation Alsos	1940-1945 - Allied nuclear fission research
Operation Anvil	1944 - Allied invasion of Southern France; later changed to Operation Dragoon [Read More]
Operation Ariel	1940 - Allied retreat from France using ports between Cherbourg and the Spanish border
Operation Astonia	1944 - Allied attack on Le Havre, France; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Atlantic	1944 - Canadian attack on Caen, France in support of Operation Goodwood [Read More]
Operation Avalanche	1943 - Allied landing at Salerno, Italy [Read More]
Operation Baytown	1944 - Allied diversionry landings near the tip of Calabria, Italy; part of Operation Avalanche [Read More]
Operation Berlin	1944 - Allied withdrawal after failure of Operation Market Garden [Read More]
Operation Big	1945 - Allied capture of the atomic pile at Haigerloch, Germany
Operation Bluecoat	1944 - Allied attack on River Vire, France; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Boardman	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to create false threat of invasion in Balkans; part of Operation Avalanche [Read More]
Operation Bodyguard	1944 - Diversionary Allied attack in support of Operation Overlord
Operation Bowery	1942 - Allied delivery of Spitfire fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Bravado	1944 - Allied mine-laying operation around the Kiel Canal to prevent German naval reaction; part of Operation Neptune
Operation Calendar	1942 - Allied delivery of Spitfire fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Canter	1943 - Preliminary assault on forward Mareth Line positions
Operation Capital	1943 - Allied invasion of northern Burma
Operation Cartwheel	1943 - Allied attacks against Japanese targets in the Southwest Pacific Ocean
Operation Charmwood	1944 - Allied attack on Caen, France; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Chastity	1944 - Canceled Allied plan to build artificial harbors at Quiberon Bay, Brittany, France
Operation Chettyford	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to hint a false invasion of the Balkans before the start of Operation Shingle
Operation Chronicle	1943 - Allied landings at Woodlark and Kiriwina Islands off New Guinea in support of Operation Cartwheel [Read More]
Operation Clipper	1944 - Allied attack on the German Siegfried Line at Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Operation Cockpit	1944 - Allied naval airstrike on Sabang, Sumatra [Read More]
Operation Comet	1944 - Planned Allied airborne attack in the Netherlands; replaced by Operation Market Garden [Read More]
Operation Cottage	1943 - Allied attack of Kiska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States [Read More]
Operation Countenance	1941 - Allied invasion of neutral Iran [Read More]
Operation Crimson	1944 - Allied naval air attack on Sabang, Sumatra
Operation Croquet	1944 - Allied anti-shipping patrols off Norway
Operation Crossword	1945 - Negotiations which led to the German surrender in Italy; known as Operation Sunrise for Americans
Operation Culverin	1943 - Proposed Allied invasion of northern Sumatra
Operation Cycle	1940 - Allied evacuation from Le Havre, France
Operation Deadlight	1945 - Post-war scuttling of German submarines
Operation Diadem	1944 - Allied attack on the German Gustav Line in Italy [Read More]
Operation Diplomat	1944 - Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese
Operation Dove	1944 - Allied gliderborne attack in Southern Frace; part of Operation Dragoon [Read More]
Operation Dragoon	1944 - Allied invasion of Southern France; original name was Operation Anvil [Read More]
Operation Dynamo	1940 - Allied evacuation from Dunkirk, France [Read More]
Operation Encore	1945 - Allied attack on German mountain positions in Italy
Operation Exporter	1941 - Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon [Read More]
Operation Ferdinand	1942 - Allied coastwatchers operating on Japanese-occupied islands in the Pacific Ocean
Operation Ferdinand	1944 - Diversionary Allied attack to create the deception of an attack on Genoa, Italy before the start of Operation Dragoon
Operation Flax	1943 - Allied air operation to disrupt the Axis system of air transport to Africa
Operation Fortitude	1944 - Allied deceptive operations to hint two false invasions before the start of Operation Overlord
Operation Frantic	1943 - The use of Soviet airfields by bombers of Western Allies
Operation Gambit	1944 - Allied usage of X-Craft midget submarines as navigation beacons off Sword and Juno beaches; part of Operation Neptune
Operation Gymnast	1943 - Early name for Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa [Read More]
Operation Hambone/Copperhead	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to hint a false invasion of Southern France before the start of Operation Overlord
Operation Hurricane	1944 - Allied bombing of Duisburg and Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Operation Husky	1943 - Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy [Read More]
Operation Infatuate	1944 - Allied assault on Walcheren Island, Zeeland, the Netherlands
Operation Jael	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to hint continued Allied focus in the Mediterranean Sea when the Allies had already decided on a cross-Channel invasion
Operation Jaywick	1943 - Anglo-Australian attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore harbor
Operation Jericho	1944 - Low-level Allied air raid on Amiens, France prison to release French Resistance and political prisoners
Operation Jubilee	1942 - Allied invasion of Dieppe, France [Read More]
Operation Kitten	1944 - Allied advance to the Seine River, France; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Lustre	1941 - Allied reinforcement of Greece
Operation Majestic	1945 - Planned Allied invasion of Japanese home islands; scrapped in favor of Operation Olympic
Operation Manna	1945 - Allied paradrop of food to German-occupied Netherlands
Operation Maple	1944 - Allied mine-laying operation in and at the entrances to the English Channel; part of Operation Neptune
Operation Market	1944 - Allied airborne attack in the Netherlands; part of Operation Market Garden [Read More]
Operation Market Garden	1944 - Failed Allied attempt to secure bridges over the main rivers of Netherlands
Operation Mincemeat	1943 - Allied deceptive operation for Operation Husky [Read More]
Operation Most III	1944 - The transfer of captured V-2 rocket components from Poland to Britain; also known as Operation Wildhorn III
Operation Musketoon	1942 - British and Norwegian destruction of a power station in Norway
Operation Navvy	1943 - Allied building of the Tiddim road across the Chin hills in Central Burma.
Operation Neptune	1944 - Allied attack on the Normandy, France beaches; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Nipoff	1946-1947 - The repatriation of 70,000 surrendered Japanese from Burma. About half were repatriated over a three week period in June 1946. The remainder between March and June 1947.
Operation Overlord	1944 - Allied invasion of Normandy, France [Read More]
Operation Pedestal	1942 - Allied convoy from Gibraltar to Malta [Read More]
Operation Pegasus	1944 - Allied rescue mission of airborne troops after the failure of Operation Market Garden [Read More]
Operation Perpetual	1942 - Allied landing at Cap Carbon, Algeria; part of Operation Torch [Read More]
Operation Pirate	1944 - Allied training exercise at Studland Bay, England, Britain; in preparation to Operation Neptune
Plan W	1942 - Planning between the Allied countries and Ireland to counter a potential German invasion
Operation Pluto	1944 - Allied construction of undersea oil pipelines between Britain and France
Operation PM	1945 - Allied removal of own naval mines off Auckland, New Zealand
Operation Pointblank	1943-1944 - Allied bombing missions aimed at softening German coastal defenses in France
Operation Postage Able	1944 - Allied survey of Normandy, France beaches using X-Craft and divers; in preparation to Operation Neptune
Operation Queen	1944 - Allied offensive operation in and near Roer (Rur) valley, Germany
Operation Quicksilver	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to hint a false invasion of Pas de Calais, France before the start of Operation Overlord; part of Operation Fortitude
Operation Reservist	1942 - Failed Allied attack on Oran, Algeria; part of Operation Torch [Read More]
Operation Roundhammer	1942 - Revised planning of Operation Roundup, the planned Allied invasion of Europe
Operation Roundup	1942 - Planned Allied invasion of Europe
Operation Sabine	1941 - Allied invasion of Iraq [Read More]
Operation Satin	1943 - Allied plan to drive between German armies in Tunisia
Operation Shingle	1944 - Allied invasion of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy [Read More]
Operation Skye	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to hint a false invasion of Norway before the start of Operation Overlord; part of Operation Fortitude
Operation Sledgehammer	1942 - Planned Allied invasion of Cherbourg or Brest, France; part of Operation Roundup
Operation Span	1944 - Allied deceptive operation for Operation Dragoon [Read More]
Operation Stonewall	1943 - Allied operation to intercept blockade runners in the Bay of Biscay
Operation Strike	1943 - Final phase of the Allied assault on Tunis and Bizerte in North Africa
Operation Sunrise	1945 - Negotiations which led to the German surrender in Italy; also known as Operation Crossword for non-American Allies
Operation Super Gymnast	1943 - Early name for Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa [Read More]
Operation Tiger	1944 - Allied training exercise at Slapton, England, Britain; in preparation of Operation Neptune
Operation Torch	1942 - Allied invasion of French Morocco and Algeria [Read More]
Operation Totalize	1944 - Allied break out from the Normandy, France beachhead along the Caen-Falaise road; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Transom	1944 - Allied naval air raid on Surabaya, Java [Read More]
Operation Trousers	1944 - Allied training exercise at Slapton, England, Britain; in preparation of Operation Neptune
Operation Varsity	1945 - Allied airborne operation east of the Rhine River; part of Operation Plunder
Operation Vulcan	1943 - Final Allied attack on Tunis, Tunisia
Operation Walk	1943 - UK Guards Brigade attack on Horseshoe Hill at Mareth Line in Tunisia
Operation Wildhorn III	1944 - The transfer of captured V-2 rocket components from Poland to Britain; also known as Operation Most III
Operation Zeppelin	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to hint a false invasion of Crete, western Greece, or the Romanian Black Sea coast before the start of Operation Overlord