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Acme::MetaSyntactic::invasions - The naval and airborne invasions theme
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This list gives some codenames for naval invasions, paradrops and operations with both a naval invasion component and an airborne component during World War II. The list includes some operations which were planned but not executed.
Sources, among others:
the Codeword Dictionnary, Paul Adkins, Motorbooks International (ISBN 0-7603-00368-1)
Strategy & Tactics #160, May 1993
- Al
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Diversionary invasion of the Aleutians, in support of the invasion of Midway. Executed on 7th June 1942.
- Anvil
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Invasion of the South of France, near Toulon and Marseille. Executed as "Dragoon" on 15th August 1944.
- Avalanche
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Invasion on Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943.
- Barracuda
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Invasion of the Naples region, also known as Gangway or Mustang. Planned but never executed.
- Baytown
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Diversionary invasion of Calabria near Reggio Calabria, executed on 3rd September 1943, in support of Avalanche and Slapstick.
- Brimstone
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Invasion of Sardinia. Planned but never executed.
- Buttress
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Invasion of Calabria near Cetrano, Almantea and Pizzo. Planned but never executed.
- Coronet
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Invasion of Honshu, in the Tokyo Plain. Planned for December 1945 or March 1946, but the war ended before.
- Detachment
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Invasion of Iwo Jima. Executed on 19th February 1945.
- Dragoon
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Invasion of the South of France, near Toulon. Executed on 15th August 1944. Also known as "Anvil".
- Eclipse
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Paradrop on Berlin. Planned but never executed.
- Firebrand
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Invasion of Corsica. Planned but never executed.
- Flintlock
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Invasion of Kwajalein. Executed on 31st January 1944.
- Gangway
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Invasion of the Naples region, also known as Barracuda or Mustang. Planned but never executed.
- Giant_I
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Paradrop on Caserta, Capua and the Volturno river, in support of Avalanche. Planned but never executed.
- Giant_II
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Paradrop on Rome. Planned but never executed.
- Goblet
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Invasion of Calabria near Crotone. Planned but never executed.
- Gruener_Pfeil
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German invasion of Jersey and Guernsey. Executed on 1st July 1940. The islands were occupied until 8th May 1945.
- Herkules
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German airborne invasion of Malta. Planned but never executed.
- Husky
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Invasion of Sicily, executed on 10th July 1943.
- Iceberg
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Invasion of Okinawa. Executed on 1st April 1945.
- Ikarus
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German invasion of Iceland. Planned but never executed.
- Jubilee
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Probing invasion of Dieppe. Executed on 19th August 1942.
- Leopard
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German invasion of the Greek island Leros. Executed on 12th November 1943.
- Market_Garden
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Joint airborne + armored invasion of the Netherlands. Executed on 7th September 1944.
- Menace
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Invasion of Dakar by British and Free French troops. Attempted on 23rd September 1940.
- Merkur
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German paradrop on Crete. Executed on 20th May 1941.
- Mi
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Japanese invasion of Midway. Attempted on 3rd June 1942.
- Mo
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Japanese plan including operation Al and operation Mi.
- Musket
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Invasion of Southern Italy. Planned but never executed.
- Mustang
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Invasion of the Naples region, also known as Barracuda or Gangway. Planned but never executed.
- Oboe
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A series of landings by American and Australian troops on Borneo and neighbour islands. Executed between May 1945 and July 1945.
- Olympic
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Invasion of Kyushu. Planned for 1st November 1945, but the war ended before this date.
- Overlord
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Invasion of Normandy. Executed on 6th June 1944.
- Roundhammer
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Invasion of Northern France. The plan was proposed but never adopted.
- Roundup
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Invasion of Northern France in 1943. Planned but never executed.
- Seeloewe
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German invasion of Great Britain. Planned for September 1940, but never executed.
- Shingle
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Invasion on Anzio, executed on 22nd January 1944.
- Shoestring
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Invasion of Guadalcanal. Executed on 7th August 1942. Its official name is "Watchtower".
- Slapstick
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Invasion on the Gulf of Taranto, executed on 9th September 1943.
- Sledgehammer
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Invasion of Western Europe. Considered in 1942 but never planned.
- Torch
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Invasion of North Africa. Executed on 8th November 1942.
- Varsity
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Paradrop across the Rhine. Executed on 23rd March 1945.
- Victor
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Series of amphibious landings on the Philippine Islands. Executed in 1945.
- Watchtower
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Invasion of Guadalcanal. Executed on 7th August 1942. Nicknamed as "Shoestring".
CONTRIBUTOR
Jean Forget
CHANGES
2015-02-02 - v1.001
Include names from Strategy & Tactics #160.
Use the "POD inside here-doc" trick to give some historical tidbits about the various names.
Published in Acme-MetaSyntactic-Themes v1.045.
2012-05-07 - v1.000
Received its own version number in Acme-MetaSyntactic-Themes version 1.000.
2006-09-18
Introduced in Acme-MetaSyntactic version 0.92, on the 62nd anniversary of Market-Garden.
2006-06-14
Submitted by Jean Forget.