This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently.
Excluding Mediterranean
Includes North Sea, Arctic Convoys and actions against naval vessels in harbour
- '' Alpha '' (1944) — improvement of the defences of Kunming against Japanese threats
- '' August Storm '' (1945) — Soviet invasion of Manchuria and other Japanese occupied territories
- '' Ichigo '' (1944) — Japanese campaign in eastern China to secure overland routes to Indo-China and airfields
- '' Matterhorn '' — establishment of bases for US B-29 bomber aircraft
European operations involving the Soviet Union.
- '' Aster '' (1944) — German withdrawal from Estonia
- '' Bagration '' (1944) — Large-scale Russian offensive against German forces in Belorussia
- '' Barbarossa '' (1941) — German invasion of the Soviet Union
- --- '' Haifisch '' ("Shark") (1941) — deception operation for ''Barbarossa'', feinting an attack on Scotland and north-east England from Norway
- --- '' Harpune '' ("Harpoon") (1941) — deception operation for ''Barbarossa'', feinting an attack on southern England from France
- --- '' Taifun '' ("Typhoon") (1941) — German autumn offensive to capture Moscow before winter.
- '' Beowulf I & II'' (1941) — two separate German plans to assault the Estonian islands of Saaremaa , Hiiumaa and Muhu
- --- '' Nordwind '' (1941) — Diversionary plan for ''Beowulf II''
-- '' Lel '' (1941) — sub-plan of ''Nordwind''
-- '' Nau '' (1941) — sub-plan of ''Nordwind''
-- '' Stimmung '' (1941) — sub-plan of ''Nordwind''
- --- '' Siegfried '' (1941) — German assault on Hiiumaa
-- '' Ost '' (1941) — sub-plan of ''Siegfried''
-- '' Mitte '' (1941) — sub-plan of ''Siegfried''
-- '' West '' (1941) — sub-plan of ''Siegfried''
- --- '' Sodwind '' (1941) — Diversionary plan for ''Beowulf II''
- --- '' Weststurm '' (1941) — German naval bombardment in support of ''Beowulf II''
- --- '' Westwind '' (1941) — Diversionary plan for ''Beowulf II''
- '' Blau '' ("Case Blue") (1942) — German offensive in the southern Soviet Union
- --- '' Blücher '' (1942) — German campaign into the Caucasus
- --- '' Edelweiss '' (1942) — German advance through the Caucasus to the Baku oil fields and Black Sea coast
- --- '' Kremlin '' (1942) — German deception operation to conceal southern offensive
- '' Braunschweig 1'' ("Brunswick") (1942) — German offensive towards Stalingrad and the Caucasus
- --- '' Fischreiher '' ("Heron") (1942) — German offensive to capture Stalingrad
- '' Delphin '' ("Dolphin") (1944) — German withdrawal from Saaremaa , Estonia
- '' Donnerschlag '' ("Thunderclap") (1942) — planned breakout of the German 6th Army from Stalingrad
- '' Eisenhammer '' (1943) — plan to destroy Soviet power generators in Moscow and Gorky (not the same as '' Iron Hammer '')
- '' Eisstoss '' (1942) — Luftwaffe operation against Soviet warships near Leningrad
- '' Feuerzauber '' ("Fire Magic") (1942) — planned German capture of Leningrad
- '' Frühlingserwachen '' ("Spring Awakening") (1945) — German counterattack against Soviet forces in Hungary
- '' Hubertus '' (1942) — German attack in Stalingrad
- '' Keelhaul '' (1945) — forced repatriation to the Soviet Union, by the western Allies, of Soviet prisoners of war
- '' Kutuzov '' (1943) — Russian attack on German 2nd Panzer Army, north of the Kursk salient
- '' Laura '' (1944) — proposed German evacuation of Courland
- '' Lyuban '' (1942) — failed Soviet attempt to relieve Leningrad .
- '' Margarethe '' (1944) — German operation to keep Hungary from defecting
- '' Mars '' (1942) — failed major Soviet offensive against Rzhev salient
- --- '' Jupiter '' (1942) — second phase of failed major Soviet offensive against Rzhev salient
- '' Nordlicht '' {Link without Title} ("Northern Lights") (1942) — planned German assault on Leningrad
- '' Polkovodets Rumyantsev '' (1943) — Russian attack on German positions south of the Kursk salient.
- '' Saturn '' (1942) — Proposed major Soviet attack following the Stalingrad enciclement; adapted to become Operation ''Little Saturn''.
- '' Prague Offensive '' (1945) the last major battle of the Eastern Front. During the operation Prague was liberated.
- '' Sinyavino '' (1941) & (1942) — separate failed Soviet attempts to relieve Leningrad
- '' Sonnenwende '' ("Winter Solstice") (1945) — German offensive to relieve Pomerania from Russian forces and halt advance on Berlin
- '' Spark '' (1943) — successful Soviet counter-offensive around Leningrad
- '' Uranus '' (1942) — successful Russian encirclement of German 6th Army in Stalingrad .
- '' Wintergewitter '' ("Winter Storm") (1942) — German attempt to relieve encircled 6th Army at Stalingrad .
- '' Zitadelle '' ("Citadel") (1943) — German counteroffensive at Kursk
Naval operations and land operations in bordering regions.
- '' Achse '' ("Axis") (1943) — German responses to Italian defection
- --- '' Alarich '' (1943) — German plan to occupy northern Italy (see also ''Achse'')
- '' Adler '' ("Eagle") (1943) — German and Croation anti-partisan operation on the Dalmatian coast
- '' Aida '' (1942) — Rommel's advance into Egypt
- '' Agreement '' (1942) — British, Rhodesian and New Zealand raids on several North African targets
- ---'' Daffodil '' (1942) — Tobruk raid
- ---'' Hyacinth '' (1942) — Barce raid
- ---'' Snowdrop '' (1942) — Benghazi raid
- ---'' Tulip '' (1942) — Jalo Oasis recapture
- '' Anvil '' (1944) — Allied invasion of Southern France. Name later changed to '' Dragoon ''
- '' Alpenveilchen '' ("Alpine Violet"} (1941) — planned German intervention in Albania
- '' Avalanche '' (1943) — Allied landings near Salerno , Italy
- --- '' Boardman '' (1943) — deception operation for '' Avalanche ''
- '' Battleaxe '' (1941) — Failed British attack on Axis forces in North Africa to relieve Tobruk
- '' Baytown '' (1943) — Allied landings in Calabria , Italy
- --- '' Slapstick '' (1944) — British landings at Taranto
- '' Begonia '' (1943) — airborne part of attempted British POW rescue in Italy
- '' Brevity '' (1941) — British capture of Halfaya Pass , Egypt
- '' Candytuft '' (1943) — SAS operation to destroy rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano
- '' Capri '' (1943) — counter-attack by Afrika Korps at Medenine , Tunisia
- '' Cold Comfort '' (1945) — Cold Comfort/Zombie failed SAS raid to block railway through Brenner Pass
- '' Collar '' (1940) — Convoy from Gibraltar to Malta and then to Egypt .
- '' Colossus '' (1941) — experimental airborne raid on Italian aqueduct near Calitri in southern Italy
- '' Compass '' (1940) — British counteroffensive in North Africa
- '' Corkscrew '' (1943) — Allied occupation of Pantellaria
- '' Crossword '' (1945) — negotiations leading to German surrender in Italy
- '' Crusader '' (1941) — British relief of Tobruk
- '' Diadem '' (1944) — Successful Allied assault on German Gustav Line defences in Italy.
- ---'' Strangle '' (1944) — Allied bombing of German supply lines, in preparation for operation Diadem .
- '' Dragoon '' (1944) — Allied landing in southern France
- --- '' Dove '' — gliderborne component of '' Dragoon ''
- --- '' Span '' — deception operation in support of '' Dragoon ''
- '' Driftwood '' (1944) — failed raid on rail targets north of Rome
- '' Encore '' (1945) — Allied assault on mountain positions in Italy
- '' Excess '' (1941) — Malta Convoy
- '' Exporter '' (1941) — Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria
- '' Felix '' (1940–41) — planned German invasion of Gibraltar
- '' Fustian '' (1943) — British airborne capture of a bridge on Sicily
- '' Gertrud '' — planned German response in case Turkey joined the Allies
- '' Gisela '' — second German response plan in case of British invasion of Iberian Peninsula
- '' Guillotine '' (1941) — transfer of troops to Cyprus
- '' Guillotine '' (1943) — Allied advance from Cyrenaica to Tripolitania
- '' Gymnast '' — early name for Operation Torch
- '' Halberd '' (1941) — Malta Convoy from Gibraltar
- '' Harpoon '' (1942) — Malta Convoy from Gibraltar
- '' Herbstnebel 2'' (1944) — rejected proposal to withdraw German troops in Italy behind the Po River
- '' Herkules '' (1942) — planned Axis airborne invasion of Malta
- '' Husky '' (1943) — Allied invasion of Sicily
- --- '' Chestnut '' 1943 — SAS raid supporting Sicily invasion.
- --- '' Ladbroke '' (1943) — British glider landing near Syracuse , Sicily
- --- '' Mincemeat '' (1943) — Disinformation operation prior to the invasion of Sicily
- --- '' Narcissus '' (1943) — British SAS raid on a lighthouse in Sicily
- '' Isabella '' (1941) — German plans for operations on the Iberian Peninsula should the Soviet Union collapse.
- --- '' Ilana '' (1942) — amended ''Isabella''
- --- '' Gisella '' (1942) — ''Isabella'' renamed
- --- '' Nurnberg '' (1943) — third and final German plan in case of Allied landings in the Iberian Peninsula
- '' Jonquil '' (1943) — seaborne part of attempted British POW rescue in Italy (see also: ''Begonia'')
- '' Judgement '' (1940) — British air attack on Italian fleet in Taranto harbour
- '' Lightfoot '' (1942) — first attack by the British and Australians at El Alamein
- --- '' Bertram '' (1942) — deception operation in preparation for the Second Battle Of El Alamein
- --- '' Supercharge '' (1942) — second stage attack by British and New Zealanders at El Alamein
- '' Lustre '' (1941) — Allied reinforcement of Greece
- '' Marita '' (1941) — German invasion of Greece
- '' Merkur '' ("Mercury") (1941) — German invasion of Crete
- '' Mittelmeer '' (1940–1941) — German reinforcement of Regia Aeronautica in Mediterranean
- '' Morgenrote '' ("Dawn") (1944) — German counterattack against Anzio landings
- '' Nurnberg '' (1943) — third and final German response plan in case of an Allied invasion of the Iberian Peninsula
- '' Pedestal '' (1942) — Allied Convoy from Gibraltar to Malta.
- '' Portcullis '' (1942) — Convoy from Alexandria to Malta
- '' Pugilist '' (1943) — Allied attack on Mareth Line and advance to Sfax
- '' Roast '' (1945) — action by British Commandos at Comacchio Lagoon , north east Italy
- '' Saxifrage '' (1943) — four parties from 2 SAS to destroy the railway line between Ancona and Pescara
- '' Shingle '' (1944) — Allied landings at Anzio
- --- '' Baobab '' (1944) — SAS operation to destroy rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano
- --- '' Chettyford '' — deception plan to support ''Shingle''
- --- '' Pomegranate '' (1944) — SAS raid in support of ''Shingle''
- '' Slapstick '' (1943) — British landings at Taranto , Italy
- '' Sonnenblume '' (''Sun Flower'') — movement of German troops ('' Afrika Korps '') to North Africa as a result of the British ''Compass''
- '' Speedwell '' (1945) — Behind enemy lines operation by the British Special Air Service to disrupt rail communications in northern Italy.
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- '' Substance '' (1941) — Malta Convoy
- '' Sunrise '' (1945) — negotiations leading to German surrender in Italy
- '' Theseus '' (1942) — German offensive to drive Allies out of Cyrenaica and Egypt
- '' Tiger '' (1941) — Malta Convoy
- '' Tombola '' (1945) — SAS raid in Italy
- '' Torch '' (1942) — Allied landings in French Morocco and Algeria
- --- '' Blackstone '' (1942) — US assault on Safi, Morocco
- --- '' Brushwood '' (1942) — US assault on Fedala
- --- '' Goalpost '' (1942) — US assault on Port Lyautey (now Kenitra )
- --- '' Perpetual '' (1942) — British landings at Cap Carbon
- --- '' Reservist '' (1942) — failed Allied attack on Oran
- '' Vigorous '' (1942) — Malta Convoy from Alexandria
- '' Vulcan '' (1943) — Final Allied assault on Axis forces trapped around Tunis .
- '' Zombie '' (1945) — Operation '' Cold Comfort '', renamed
Iran, India, Burma, Malaya and Indo-China, and the Indian Ocean
- '' Canned '' (1944) — search and destroy operation for German supply tanker
- '' Cockpit '' (1945) — Allied naval airstrike on Sabang , Sumatra
- '' Culverin '' (1943) — Proposed allied invasion of northern Sumatra
- '' Countenance '' (1941) — Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
- '' Crimson '' (1945) — British naval airstrike and bombardment of Sabang , Sumatra
- '' Dracula '' (1945) — British amphibious assault on Rangoon , Burma .
- --- '' Bishop '' (1945) — covering operation for ''Dracula''
- '' Diplomat '' (1944) — Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese
- '' Dukedom '' (1945) — British search and destroy operation for Japanese cruiser '' Haguro ''
- '' Ha-Go '' (1944) — Japanese action to isolate and destroy Anglo-Indian forces in Burma
- '' Jaywick '' (1943) — Anglo-Australian attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour
- '' Krohcol '' (1942) — British move into Thailand to pre-empt expected Japanese action
- '' Matador '' (1941) — Planned British pre-emptive move into Siam from Malaya
- '' Sleuth '' (1944) — pursuit of German commerce raider in Indian Ocean
- '' Struggle '' (1945) — destruction of IJN cruiser ''Takao'' in Singapore harbour, using midget submarines
- '' Talon '' (1945) — British capture of Akyab island and construction of supply airbase in support of Burma Campaign .
- '' Transom '' (1944) — Allied naval air raid on Surabaya , Java
- '' U-Go '' (1944) — Japanese assault on Imphal and Kohima
- '' Zipper '' (1945) Planned British seaborne landing in Malaya.
- --- '' Slippery '' (1945) deception operation for ''Zipper''
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
Western Europe, by year
- '' Anton '' (1942) — Nazi-German occupation of Vichy France during World War II: ''Attila'' renamed, with Italian support.
- '' Basalt '' (1942) — British raid on Sark
- '' Biting '' (1942) — Commando raid on radar site in France
- '' Cerberus '' (1942) — escape of German capital ships from Brest to home ports in Germany ( Channel Dash )
- '' Chariot '' (1942) — British raid on Saint Nazaire
- '' Clawhammer '' (1942) — planned commando raid on a Radar site in France
- '' Frankton '' (1942) — commando raid on shipping port in France
- '' Jubilee '' (1942) — unsuccessful large scale British and Canadian raid on Dieppe (northern France) starting on August 19, 1942. Successor to Operation Rutter.
- '' Millennium '' (1942) — British 1000 bomber raid on Cologne .
- '' Rutter '' (1942) — planned British and Canadian raid on Dieppe , northern France, in July 1942. Abandoned due to unfavourable weather conditions and revived as Jubilee .
- '' Sledgehammer '' (1942) — Allied contingency plan for capture of Cherbourg or Brest in 1943 (shelved)
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