Operatienamen Geallieerden

  • Naam Jaar/periode Omschrijving
  • MAGIC 1939-1945 American code name for decoded Japanese cipher system
  • Manhattan Project 1941-1945 American nuclear weapon research
  • Mission Boston 1944 American parachute assault near Merderet River in Normandy, France; part of Operation Neptune
  • Mission Chicago 1944 American glider-borne attack in Normandy, part of Operation Neptune
  • Mission Detroit 1944 American glider-borne airborne assault near Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, France; part of Operation Neptune
  • Mulberry 1944 Allied construction of artificial anchorages off Normandy, France using block ships
  • Operation Aberlour 1944 Allied attack on Galmanche, France; part of Operation Overlord
  • Operation Accolade 1943 British attack on the Dodecanese Islands, Greece
  • Operation Accumulator 1944 Diversionary Allied naval operation near the Channel Islands before the start of Operation Overlord; part of Operation Neptune
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Astrologer 1941 British convoy to Malta
  • Operation Atlantic 1944 Canadian attack on Caen, France in support of Operation Goodwood
  • Operation Avalanche 1943 Allied landing at Salerno, Italy
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Bowery 1942 Allied delivery of Spitfire fighters to Malta
  • 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
  • Operation Burza 1944 Polish local uprisings organized by the Polish Home Army
  • Operation Calendar 1942 Allied delivery of Spitfire fighters to Malta
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Cockpit 1944 Allied naval airstrike on Sabang, Sumatra
  • 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
  • Operation Colossus 1941 British airborne raid in Calitri, Italy
  • Operation Comet 1944 Planned Allied airborne attack in the Netherlands; replaced by Operation Market Garden
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Cottage 1943 Allied attack of Kiska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Downfall 1945 Planned American invasion of Japanese home islands
  • Operation Dracula 1945 British amphibious assault on Rangoon, Burma
  • Operation Dragoon 1944 Allied invasion of Southern France; original name was Operation Anvil
  • 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
  • Operation Dynamo 1940 Allied evacuation from Dunkirk, France
  • 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
  • Operation Excess 1941 British convoy to Malta
  • Operation Exporter 1941 Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon
  • 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
  • Operation Foil 1945 British operation to cut the submarine telephone cables off Hong Kong
  • Operation Forager 1944 American invasion of Mariana Islands
  • Operation Fork 1940 British invasion of Iceland
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Goalpost 1942 American attack on Port Lyautey (now Kenitra), Morocco; part of Operation Torch
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Hailstone 1944 American air attack on Truk, Caroline Islands
  • Operation Halbred 1941 British convoy from Gibraltar to Malta
  • 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
  • Operation Hats 1940 British convoy from Alexandria to Malta
  • 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
  • Operation Husky 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Jupiter 1942 Planned British invasion of Norway
  • Operation Jupiter 1944 British attack on Hill 112 near Caen, France; part of Operation Overlord
  • 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
  • Operation Krohcol 1942 British pre-emptive strike into Siam
  • Operation Ladbroke 1943 British gliderborne attack near Syracuse, Sicily, Italy; part of Operation Husky
  • Operation LB 1942 British delivery of Spitfire fighters to Malta
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Matterhorn 1944 American build-up of long range bomber bases in China and India
  • Operation Meetinghouse 1945 Incendiary bombing of Tokyo, Japan
  • Operation Menace 1940 British and French attack on Dakar, French West Africa
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Pegasus 1944 Allied rescue mission of airborne troops after the failure of Operation Market Garden
  • Operation Peking 1939 Polish naval withdraw to Britain prior to German invasion
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Planet 1944 Canceled British carrier attack on German battleship Tirpitz
  • Operation Plunder 1945 British crossing of the Rhine River
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Regulta 1941 British invasion of Iraq from Basra up the Euphrates River; part of Operation Sabine
  • Operation Reservist 1942 Failed Allied attack on Oran, Algeria; part of Operation Torch
  • 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
  • Operation Sabre 1945 British cutting of submarine communications cable off Saigon, Vietnam
  • Operation Sandcrab 1943 American attack on Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Source 1945 British response to German Operaiton Sizilien
  • Operation Span 1944 Allied deceptive operation for Operation Dragoon
  • 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
  • Operation Spring 1944 Canadian attack near Caen, France; part of Operation Overlord
  • Operation Stalemate 1944 American attack invasion of Palau Islands
  • Operation Starvation 1945 American aerial mining of Japanese ports and waterways
  • Operation Stone Age 1942 British convoy from Alexandria, Egypt to Malta
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Torch 1942 Allied invasion of French Morocco and Algeria
  • Operation Totalize 1944 Allied break out from the Normandy, France beachhead along the Caen-Falaise road; part of Operation Overlord
  • Operation Tracer 1941 British delivery of Hurricane fighters to Malta
  • 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
  • Operation Transom 1944 Allied naval air raid on Surabaya, Java
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Operation Veritable 1945 Canadian crossing of the Roer (Rur) River
  • Operation Vigorous 1942 British convoy from Alexandria, Egypt to Malta
  • 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
  • Operation White 1940 British delivery of Hurricane fighters to Malta
  • 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
  • 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
  • Plan W 1942 Planning between the Allied countries and Ireland to counter a potential German invasion
  • Project Habakkuk 1943 British project to construct an aircraft carrier from ice for North Atlantic defense
  • SIGSALY 1943-1945 American-developed secure speech system for highest-level Allied communications
  • Ultra 1939-1945 British code name for decoded German Enigma messages