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 Accolade	1943 - British attack on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece [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 Agreement	1942 - British and Commonwealth attacks against targets in Libya
Operation Alacrity	1943 - Allied naval patrols near the Azores
Operation Alpha	1944 - Allied build-up of defenses at Kunming, China
Operation Alphabet	1940 - British evacuation from Norway [Read More]
Operation Alsos	1940-1945 - Allied nuclear fission research
Operation Amherst	1945 - Free French airborne attack in the Netherlands to capture canals, bridges, and airfields, sponsored by the British Special Air Service (SAS)
Operation Anklet	1941 - British raid on German positions at Lofoten Islands, Norway
Operation Anthropoid	1942 - British Special Operations Executive (SOE) assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
Operation Anvil	1944 - Allied invasion of Southern France; later changed to Operation Dragoon [Read More]
Operation Aphrodite	1944 - American research on remote-controlling B-17 bombers
Operation Archery	1941 - British commando raid on Vågsøy, Norway
Operation Archway	1945 - British Special Air Service (SAS) operation
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 Astrologer	1941 - British convoy to Malta [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 Backfire	1945 - British test launches of captured German V-2 rockets
Operation Balsam	1945 - British photographic reconnaissance of southern Malaya and airstrikes against Sumatran airfields
Operation Baobab	1944 - British Special Air Service (SAS) operation to destroy a rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano, Italy; part of Operation Shingle
Operation Basalt	1942 - British commando raid on German-occupied Sark, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Britain
Operation Battleaxe	1941 - British and Commonwealth attack in North Africa in attempt to relieve Tobruk, Libya
Operation Baytown	1944 - Allied diversionry landings near the tip of Calabria, Italy; part of Operation Avalanche [Read More]
Operation Begonia	1943 - British airborne rescue operation for POWs in Italy, in conjunction with Operation Jonquil
Operation Berlin	1944 - Allied withdrawal after failure of Operation Market Garden [Read More]
Operation Bertram	1942 - British deceptive operation for Operation Lightfoot
Operation Big	1945 - Allied capture of the atomic pile at Haigerloch, Germany
Operation Bishop	1945 - British naval operation to provide cover for Operation Dracula
Operation Biting	1942 - British commando raid at Bruneval, France to capture a German Würzburg radar set
Operation Blackcock	1945 - British attack on the towns of the Roer (Rur) Triangle (Roermond, Sittard, and Heinsberg) in the Netherlands
Operation Blackstone	1942 - American attack on Safi, Morocco; part of Operation Torch [Read More]
Operation Blockbuster	1945 - Canadian advance toward the Rhine River
Operation Bluecoat	1944 - Allied attack on River Vire, France; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Boarding Party	1943 - British raid against German ships interned in neutral Portuguese port of Goa, India
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 Bolero	1942 - The build-up of American forces and supplies for Operation Roundup
Operation Bolero	1943-1944 - The build-up of American forces and supplies for Operation Overlord [Read More]
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 Brawn	1944 - Canceled British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Brevity	1941 - British attack on Halfaya Pass on the border of Libya and Egypt
Operation Brushwood	1942 - American attack on Fedala, Morocco; part of Operation Torch [Read More]
Operation Burza	1944 - Polish local uprisings organized by the Polish Home Army
Operation Calendar	1942 - Allied delivery of Spitfire fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Candytuft	1943 - British Special Air Service (SAS) operation against the rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano, Italy
Operation Canned	1940 - British naval bombardment of Banda Alula, Italian Somaliland
Operation Canned	1944 - British search and destroy operation for German supply tanker
Operation Canter	1943 - Preliminary assault on forward Mareth Line positions
Operation Canuck	1945 - British Special Air Service (SAS) operation near Turin, Italy to train and organize Italian resistance fighters
Operation Capital	1943 - Allied invasion of northern Burma
Operation Carpetbagger	1943 - American paradrop to supply anti-German resistant groups
Operation Carthage	1945 - British Royal Air Force bombing of the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark
Operation Cartwheel	1943 - Allied attacks against Japanese targets in the Southwest Pacific Ocean
Operation Catapult	1940 - British Royal Navy operation to seize, disable, or destroy the French fleet
Operation Catchpole	1944 - American invasion of Eniwetok, Marshall Islands; part of Operation Flintlock
Operation Catechism	1944 - British RAF attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Catherine	1939 - British plan to gain control of Baltic Sea
Operation Chariot	1942 - British commando raid on the German docks at St. Nazaire, Normandy, France
Operation Charmwood	1944 - Allied attack on Caen, France; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Chastise	1943 - British bombing of Ruhr dams [Read More]
Operation Chastity	1944 - Canceled Allied plan to build artificial harbors at Quiberon Bay, Brittany, France
Operation Chestnut	1943 - British Special Air Service (SAS) raid in Sicily, Italy; part of Operation Husky
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 Clawhammer	1942 - Planned British commando raid on a radar site near Cherbourg, France
Operation Claymore	1941 - British raid on Lofoten Islands, Norway
Operation Cleanslate	1943 - American landings on the Russell Islands, Solomon Islands [Read More]
Operation Clipper	1944 - Allied attack on the German Siegfried Line at Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Operation Coat	1940 - British Admiralty codeword given to the passage of a reinforcement force from Force H, consisting of the Battleship Barham, the cruisers Berwick and Glasgow and three destroyers, based at one end of the Mediterranean, to the Mediterranean Fleet at the other end. The force was late and only arrived one day before the already planned attack on Taranto.
Operation Cobra	1944 - American breakout of the Normandy beachhead that laid foundations for the Falaise Pocket; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Cockpit	1944 - Allied naval airstrike on Sabang, Sumatra [Read More]
Operation Cold Comfort	1945 - Failed British Special Air Service (SAS) operation to block the railway through Brenner Pass on the Italy-Austria border; alternative name of Operation Zombie
Operation Collar	1940 - Brtiish convoy from Gibraltar to Malta and then to Egypt [Read More]
Operation Colossus	1941 - British airborne raid in Calitri, Italy
Operation Comet	1944 - Planned Allied airborne attack in the Netherlands; replaced by Operation Market Garden [Read More]
Operation Compass	1940 - British and Commonwealth counteroffensive in Libya and Egypt
Operation Concertina	1943 - Planned British invasion of Alderney in the English Channel
Operation Condor	1943 - Planned British invasion of Jersey in the English Channel
Operation Constellation	1943 - Planned British invasion of German-occupied Channel Islands
Operation Cooney	1944 - French commando operation sponsored by British Special Air Service (SAS) to destroy German railroad targets in Brittany, France; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Corkscrew	1943 - British invasion of Pantellaria, Italy [Read More]
Operation Cornflakes	1945 - American plan to insert propaganda into the German mail system
Operation Corona	1943 - British Royal Air Force actions to deceive German air defenses
Operation Coronet	1945 - Planned American invasion of Japanese home islands; part of Operation Downfall [Read More]
Operation Cottage	1943 - Allied attack of Kiska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States [Read More]
Operation Coullie	1945 - British air attacks against the Nicobar Islands and air cover for minesweeping forces near Phuket Island
Operation Countenance	1941 - Allied invasion of neutral Iran [Read More]
Operation Coverlet	1943 - Planned British invasion of Guernsey in the English Channel
Operation Crimson	1944 - Allied naval air attack on Sabang, Sumatra
Operation Cromwell	1940 - British codename to warn that a German invasion of Great Britain was imminent.
Operation Croquet	1944 - Allied anti-shipping patrols off Norway
Operation Crossbow	1943-1944 - British raids against German rocket research, production, and launch sites
Operation Crossword	1945 - Negotiations which led to the German surrender in Italy; known as Operation Sunrise for Americans
Operation Crucible	1940 - British codename to warn of a potential Luftwaffe attack on London.
Operation Crusader	1941 - British attempt to relieve Tobruk, Libya
Operation Culverin	1943 - Proposed Allied invasion of northern Sumatra
Operation Cupola	1944 - British anti-shipping patrols off Norway
Operation Cycle	1940 - Allied evacuation from Le Havre, France
Operation Cyclone	1944 - American airborne landings on Noemfoor, New Guinea [Read More]
Operation Daffodil	1942 - British and Commonwealth raid against Tobruk, Libya; part of Operation Agreement
Operation Dauntless	1944 - British Army action during Operation Overlord
Operation Deadlight	1945 - Post-war scuttling of German submarines
Operation Defoe	1944 - British Special Air Service (SAS) reconnaissance operation in the Argentan area of Normandy, France; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Dervish	1941 - The first British Arctic convoy to Russia
Operation Detachment	1945 - American invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan [Read More]
Operation Devon	1943 - British No.3 Commando amphibious landing to outflank the German lines at Termoli, Italy
Operation Diadem	1944 - Allied attack on the German Gustav Line in Italy [Read More]
Operation Dingson	1944 - French commando operation sponsored by British Special Air Service (SAS) to organize and arm French Resistance fighters; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Diplomat	1944 - Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese
Operation Diver	1944 - Defense of London, England, Britain against German V-1 rocket attack
Operation Double Strike	1943 - American air raid on Regensburg and Schweinfurt, Germany
Operation Dove	1944 - Allied gliderborne attack in Southern Frace; part of Operation Dragoon [Read More]
Operation Downfall	1945 - Planned American invasion of Japanese home islands [Read More]
Operation Dracula	1945 - British amphibious assault on Rangoon, Burma
Operation Dragoon	1944 - Allied invasion of Southern France; original name was Operation Anvil [Read More]
Operation Driftwood	1944 - Failed British raid on rail targets north of Rome, Italy
Operation Dukedom	1945 - British search and destroy operation for Japanese cruiser Haguro
Operation Dunhill	1944 - Aborted British Special Air Service (SAS) operation to support Operation Cobra
Operation Dunlop	1941 - British delivery of 24 Hurricane fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Dynamo	1940 - Allied evacuation from Dunkirk, France [Read More]
Operation EJ	1941 - British anti-shipping operation off Norway
Operation Encore	1945 - Allied attack on German mountain positions in Italy
Operation Epsilon	1945 - British evesdropping on imprisoned German scientists
Operation Epsom	1944 - Failed British attack on Caen, France; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Excess	1941 - British convoy to Malta [Read More]
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 Flintlock	1944 - American invasion of Marshall Islands [Read More]
Operation Foil	1945 - British operation to cut the submarine telephone cables off Hong Kong
Operation Forager	1944 - American invasion of Mariana Islands [Read More]
Operation Fork	1940 - British invasion of Iceland [Read More]
Operation Fortitude	1944 - Allied deceptive operations to hint two false invasions before the start of Operation Overlord
Operation Foxchase	1945 - British anti-shipping operation off Norway
Operation Frankton	1942 - British commando raid on German shipping in the harbor of Bordeaux, France
Operation Frantic	1943 - The use of Soviet airfields by bombers of Western Allies
Operation Freshman	1942 - Attempted British raid on a heavy water plant at Vemork, Norway
Operation Fustian	1943 - British airborne attack on Primasole Bridge over River Simeto south of Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
Operation Gaff	1944 - British Special Air Service (SAS) assassination attempt on Erwin Rommel
Operation Galvanic	1943 - American invasion of Gilbert Islands [Read More]
Operation Gambit	1944 - Allied usage of X-Craft midget submarines as navigation beacons off Sword and Juno beaches; part of Operation Neptune
Operation Garden	1944 - British armor attack along highway 69 in the Netherlands; part of Operation Market Garden [Read More]
Operation Gauntlet	1941 - British raid on Spitzbergen, Svalbard Islands, Norway
Operation Giant II	1944 - Canceled landing of US 82nd Airborne near Rome, Italy; part of Operation Avalanche [Read More]
Operation Goalpost	1942 - American attack on Port Lyautey (now Kenitra), Morocco; part of Operation Torch [Read More]
Operation Goldflake	1945 - Canadian administrative operation that moved troops from Italy to northwestern Europe
Operation Gomorrah	1943 - British bombing of Hamburg, Germany
Operation Goodwood	1944 - British armor breakout attempt from the Normandy beachhead/attempt to tie down German units in support of Operation Cobra [Read More]
Operation Goodwood I	1944 - British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Goodwood II	1944 - British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Goodwood III	1944 - British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Goodwood IV	1944 - British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Greenline	1944 - British attack on Caen, France; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Grenade	1945 - American crossing of the Roer (Rur) River
Operation Grouse	1942 - Norwegian guide party for Operation Freshman
Operation Guillotine	1941 - British transfer of troops to Cyprus
Operation Guillotine	1943 - British advance from Cyrenaica to Tripolitania, Libya
Operation Gunnerside	1943 - Second British raid on a heavy water plant at Vemork, Norway
Operation Gymnast	1943 - Early name for Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa [Read More]
Project Habakkuk	1943 - British project to construct an aircraft carrier from ice for North Atlantic defense
Operation Hailstone	1944 - American air attack on Truk, Caroline Islands [Read More]
Operation Halbred	1941 - British convoy from Gibraltar to Malta [Read More]
Operation Hambone/Copperhead	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to hint a false invasion of Southern France before the start of Operation Overlord
Operation Harborage	1945 - American capture of German atomic materials ahead of French occupation
Operation Harpoon	1942 - British convoy from Gibraltar to Malta [Read More]
Operation Hats	1940 - British convoy from Alexandria to Malta [Read More]
Operation Hawkeye	1944 - American naval radar research
Operation Heckle	1944 - British attack on the floating U-boat dock in Puddefjord, Bergen harbour, Norway by miniature submarine X-24 (Lt. H.P.Westacott RN).
Operation Holder	1943 - British special naval transport to Murmansk
Operation Houndsmith	1944 - British Special Air Service (SAS) commando action near Dijon, France
Operation Hurricane	1944 - Allied bombing of Duisburg and Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Operation Hurry	1940 - British delivery of Hurricane fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Husky	1943 - Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy [Read More]
Operation Hyacinth	1942 - British and Commonwealth raid against Barce, Libya; part of Operation Agreement
Operation Hydra	1943 - British air raid on rocket research facilities at Peenemünde, Germany; part of Operation Crossbow
Operation Iceberg	1945 - American invasion of Okinawa, Japan [Read More]
Operation Infatuate	1944 - Allied assault on Walcheren Island, Zeeland, the Netherlands
Operation Inmate	1945 - British and New Zealand naval bombardment of Truk, Caroline Islands
Operation Ironclad	1942 - British invasion of Madagascar [Read More]
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 Jonquil	1943 - British seaborne rescue operation for POWs in Italy, in conjunction with Operation Begonia
Operation Jubilee	1942 - Allied invasion of Dieppe, France [Read More]
Operation Judgment	1940 - British air attack on the Italian fleet in Taranto harbor, Italy
Operation Juggler	1943 - 8th USAAF disastrous attack on the German ball-bearing factories concentrated at Schweinfurt in Southern Germany.
Operation Juneau	1945 - American minesweeping operations off Okinawa, Japan [Read More]
Operation Jupiter	1942 - Planned British invasion of Norway
Operation Jupiter	1944 - British attack on Hill 112 near Caen, France; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Keelhaul	1945 - American and British forced repatriation of Soviet prisoners of war back to the Soviet Union
Operation Kitten	1944 - Allied advance to the Seine River, France; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Krohcol	1942 - British pre-emptive strike into Siam
Operation Ladbroke	1943 - British gliderborne attack near Syracuse, Sicily, Italy; part of Operation Husky [Read More]
Operation LB	1942 - British delivery of Spitfire fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Lentil	1945 - British air attack on Pangkalan Brandan, Eastern Sumatra
Operation Lightfoot	1942 - British and Commonwealth attack of El Alamein, Egypt
Operation Livery	1945 - British naval air strikes on northern Malaya and air cover for minesweeping operations
Operation Longcloth	1943 - British deployment of Chindit forces into Burma
Operation Lost	1944 - British Special Air Service (SAS) operation to lead French Resistance fighters to disrupt German forces; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Loyton	1944 - Failed British Special Air Service (SAS) action at the Vosges Mountains in eastern France
Operation Lucid	1940 - Canceled British attempt to use fire ships to destroy German barges that could be used for a British invasion
Operation Lustre	1941 - Allied reinforcement of Greece
Operation Lusty	1945 - American capture of German scientific documents
MAGIC	1939-1945 - American code name for decoded Japanese cipher system
Operation Magic Carpet	1945-1946 - American operation to transport American servicemen back to the United States
Operation Majestic	1945 - Planned Allied invasion of Japanese home islands; scrapped in favor of Operation Olympic
Manhattan Project	1941-1945 - American nuclear weapon research [Read More]
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 Mascot	1944 - The failed British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Matador (1941)	1941 - Planned British pre-emptive strike into Siam from Malaya
Operation Matador (1945)	1945 - British occupation of Ramree Island, Burma [Read More]
Operation Matterhorn	1944 - American build-up of long range bomber bases in China and India
Operation Meetinghouse	1945 - Incendiary bombing of Tokyo, Japan [Read More]
Operation Menace	1940 - British and French attack on Dakar, French West Africa [Read More]
Operation Meridian	1945 - British air attack on Palembang, Southern Sumatra
Operation Millennium	1942 - The first British 1,000 bomber raid on Cologne, Germany
Operation Mincemeat	1943 - Allied deceptive operation for Operation Husky [Read More]
Mission Boston	1944 - American parachute assault near Merderet River in Normandy, France; part of Operation Neptune [Read More]
Mission Chicago	1944 - American glider-borne attack in Normandy, part of Operation Neptune [Read More]
Mission Detroit	1944 - American glider-borne airborne assault near Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, France; part of Operation Neptune [Read More]
Operation Most III	1944 - The transfer of captured V-2 rocket components from Poland to Britain; also known as Operation Wildhorn III
Mulberry	1944 - Allied construction of artificial anchorages off Normandy, France using block ships
Operation Musketoon	1942 - British and Norwegian destruction of a power station in Norway
Operation Narcissus	1943 - British Special Air Service (SAS) raid on a lighthosue in Sicily, Italy; part of Operation Husky
Operation Nation	1945 - Successful SOE mission (Force 136) involving Karen guerrillas to attack Japanese forces in Southern Burma. Estimates suggest that the Japanese suffered 4,000 casualties for the loss of only 70 guerrillas.
Operation Navvy	1943 - Allied building of the Tiddim road across the Chin hills in Central Burma.
Operation Nelson	1944 - Canceled British Special Air Service (SAS) action in France
Operation Neptune	1944 - Allied attack on the Normandy, France beaches; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Newton	1944 - Free French jeep-mounted patrol in Champagne-Burgundy, France, sponsored by the British Special Air Service (SAS)
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 Obviate	1944 - British RAF air attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Olympic	1945 - Planned American invasion of Japanese home islands; part of Operation Downfall [Read More]
Operation Outing I	1944 - British anti-shipping operation in the Aegean Sea
Operation Outing II	1944 - British anti-shipping operation in the Aegean Sea
Operation Overcast/Paperclip	1945 - American capture of German rocket technology
Operation Overlord	1944 - Allied invasion of Normandy, France [Read More]
Operation Paddle	1944 - Canadian pursuit of German rear guard near the Seine River, France; part of Operation Overlord
Operation Pamphlet	1943 - Australian convoy transporting troops from Suez, Egypt to Australia
Operation Paravane	1944 - British RAF air attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Passport	1945 - Amphibious landing by 25th Indian Division and 3rd Commando Brigade on the Myebon penninsula to cut Japanese lines of communication.
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 Peking	1939 - Polish naval withdraw to Britain prior to German invasion [Read More]
Operation Perianth	1944 - American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) supported operation in Sweden; also named Operation Sepals
Operation Perpetual	1942 - Allied landing at Cap Carbon, Algeria; part of Operation Torch [Read More]
Operation Pied Piper	1939 - British evacuation of women and children from major cities
Operation Pike	1939-1941 - British plan to invade the Soviet Union
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 Planet	1944 - Canceled British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Plunder	1945 - British crossing of the Rhine River [Read More]
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 Pomegranate	1944 - British attack in Normandy in support of Operation Goodwood [Read More]
Operation Pomegranate	1944 - British Special Air Service (SAS) raid against the airfield at San Egidio, Italy in support of Operation Shingle
Operation Portcullis	1942 - British convoy from Alexandria, Egypt to Malta [Read More]
Operation Postage Able	1944 - Allied survey of Normandy, France beaches using X-Craft and divers; in preparation to Operation Neptune
Operation Posthorn	1944 - British naval air attack on shipping off Norway
Operation Potluck	1944 - British anti-shipping patrol off Norway
Operation Primrose	1941 - British capture of German submarine U-110's Enigma cypher machine and documents by HMS Bulldog
Operation Pugilist	1943 - British and Commonwealth attack on the Mareth Line in Libya
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 Regatta	1941 - British invasion of Iraq from Basra up the Tigris River; part of Operation Sabine [Read More]
Operation Regulta	1941 - British invasion of Iraq from Basra up the Euphrates River; part of Operation Sabine [Read More]
Operation Reservist	1942 - Failed Allied attack on Oran, Algeria; part of Operation Torch [Read More]
Operation Roast	1945 - British commando attack at Comacchio lagoon, Northeastern Italy
Operation Romeo	1944 - Free French attack on a German coastal battery in Southern France; part of Operation Dragoon
Operation Roundel	1945 - British convoy escort to Murmansk
Operation Roundhammer	1942 - Revised planning of Operation Roundup, the planned Allied invasion of Europe
Operation Roundup	1942 - Planned Allied invasion of Europe
Operation Royal Marine	1940 - First British mining of the Rhine River, Germany
Operation Royal Marine	1944 - Second British mining of the Rhine River, Germany
Operation Ruthless	1939-1941 - British Admiralty plan to capture an Enigma encryption machine
Operation Rutter	1942 - Planned British invasion of Dieppe, France
Operation Sabine	1941 - Allied invasion of Iraq [Read More]
Operation Sabre	1945 - British cutting of submarine communications cable off Saigon, Vietnam
Operation Sandcrab	1943 - American attack on Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States [Read More]
Operation Sankey	1945 - British Royal Marines invasion against Cheduba Island, Burma
Operation Satin	1943 - Allied plan to drive between German armies in Tunisia
Operation Savannah	1941 - Free French attempt to ambush and kill Luftwaffe pathfinder pilots in France
Operation Saxifrage	1943 - British Special Air Service (SAS) raid on the rail line between Ancona and Pescara, Italy
Operation Sepals	1944 - American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) supported operation in Sweden; also named Operation Perianth
Operation Shingle	1944 - Allied invasion of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy [Read More]
SIGSALY	1943-1945 - American-developed secure speech system for highest-level Allied communications
Operation Skye	1944 - Allied deceptive operation to hint a false invasion of Norway before the start of Operation Overlord; part of Operation Fortitude
Operation Slapstick	1943 - British 1st Airborne Division landing at Taranto, Italy
Operation Sledgehammer	1942 - Planned Allied invasion of Cherbourg or Brest, France; part of Operation Roundup
Operation Sleuth	1944 - British pursuit of German raider in the Indian Ocean
Operation Slippery	1945 - Planned British deceptive operation for Operation Zipper
Operation Snowdrop	1942 - British and Commonwealth raid against Benghazi, Libya; part of Operation Agreement
Operation Source	1943 - British X-class midget submarine attacks on German warships based in Norway [Read More]
Operation Source	1945 - British response to German Operaiton Sizilien
Operation Span	1944 - Allied deceptive operation for Operation Dragoon [Read More]
Operation Speedwell	1945 - British Special Air Service (SAS) raid to disrupt rail communications in Northern Italy
Operation Spotter	1942 - British delivery of Spitfire fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Spring	1944 - Canadian attack near Caen, France; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Stalemate	1944 - American attack invasion of Palau Islands [Read More]
Operation Starvation	1945 - American aerial mining of Japanese ports and waterways
Operation Stone Age	1942 - British convoy from Alexandria, Egypt to Malta [Read More]
Operation Stonewall	1943 - Allied operation to intercept blockade runners in the Bay of Biscay
Operation Strangle	1944 - American bombing of German supply lines prior to Operation Diadem
Operation Strike	1943 - Final phase of the Allied assault on Tunis and Bizerte in North Africa
Operation Struggle	1945 - British midget submarine attack on Japanese cruiser Takao in Singapore Harbor
Operation Substance	1941 - British convoy to Malta [Read More]
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 Supercharge	1942 - British and Commonwealth attack of El Alamein, Egypt
Operation Supercharge II	1942 - Brtiish attack on Tebaga Gap, Tunisia
Operation Supply	1941 - British anti-submarine naval patrol off Madagascar
Operation Surgeon	1945 - British capture of German rocket technology
Operation Sussex	1944 - French reconnaissance operation to monitor German troop movements in Normandy, France, sponsored by American Office of Strategic Services (OSS); part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Switchback	1944 - Canadian offensive against the Breskens Pocket of German resistance on the southern shore of the Scheldt estuary in the southern Netherlands
Operation Tabarin	1943 - British Antarctic expedition for the possibility of establishing bases
Operation Talon	1945 - British invasion of Akyab Island, Burma
Operation Tasma	1943-1944 - Action of the Polish Home Army against German border guarding stations
Operation Thursday	1944 - British deployment of Chindit units into Burma
Operation Tiger	1941 - British convoy to Malta [Read More]
Operation Tiger	1944 - Allied training exercise at Slapton, England, Britain; in preparation of Operation Neptune
Operation Tiger Claw	1944 - Canceled British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Tombola	1945 - British Special Air Service (SAS) raid near Bologna, Italy
Operation Tonga	1944 - British airborne attack east of the Orne River, Normandy, France; part of Operation Neptune [Read More]
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 Tracer	1941 - British delivery of Hurricane fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Tractable	1944 - Canadian operation against German defenses along the Caen-Falaise road to allow an Allied break out of the Normandy, France beachhead; follow-up to Operation Totalise and 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 Tube	1940 - Delivery of equipment and aircraft spare parts to Malta via British submarines. [Read More]
Operation Tulip	1942 - British and Commonwealth attack on Jalo oasis in Cyrenaica, Libya; part of Operation Agreement
Operation Tungsten	1944 - British carrier air attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Operation Tunnel	1943 - British plan to intercept German blockade runners
Ultra	1939-1945 - British code name for decoded German Enigma messages
Operation Varsity	1945 - Allied airborne operation east of the Rhine River; part of Operation Plunder
Operation Vengeance	1943 - American interception of Japanese aircraft carrying Isoroku Yamamoto [Read More]
Operation Veritable	1945 - Canadian crossing of the Roer (Rur) River
Operation Vigorous	1942 - British convoy from Alexandria, Egypt to Malta [Read More]
Operation Vitality	1944 - Canadian offensive down the South Beveland peninsula near the Scheldt estuary in the southern Netherlands
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 Watchtower	1942 - American invasion of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands [Read More]
Operation White	1940 - British delivery of Hurricane fighters to Malta [Read More]
Operation Wieniec	1942 - Polish Zwiazek Odwetu sabotage against German railway transport
Operation Wildhorn III	1944 - The transfer of captured V-2 rocket components from Poland to Britain; also known as Operation Most III
Operation Wilfred	1940 - Failed British Admiralty plan to lay two live and one fake minefields in Norwegian waters.
Operation Windsor	1944 - Canadian attack on Carpiquet, France near Caen; part of Operation Overlord [Read More]
Operation Wop	1943 - American occupation of Gafsa, Tunisia
Operation Worek	1939 - Polish naval defense of the Polish coast
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
Operation Zipper	1945 - Planned British amphibious invasion of Malaya
Operation Zombie	1945 - Failed British Special Air Service (SAS) operation to block the railway through Brenner Pass on the Italy-Austria border; alternative name of Operation Cold Comfort