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 |
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