Cancelled military operations
Baltic Project
The Baltic Project was a plan promoted by the Admiral Lord Fisher to procure a speedy victory in a war with Germany.
The Baltic Project was a plan promoted by the Admiral Lord Fisher to procure a speedy victory in a war with Germany.
British anti-invasion preparations of World War II
British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilisation in response to the threat of invasion by German armed forces in 1...
British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilisation in response to the threat of invasion by German armed forces in 1...
Operation Bramble Bush
Operation Bramble Bush was an Israeli plan to assassinate Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1992.
Operation Bramble Bush was an Israeli plan to assassinate Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1992.
Operation Catherine
Operation Catherine was the name of a proposed Baltic Sea offensive by the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom to be undertaken in the spring of 1940.
Operation Catherine was the name of a proposed Baltic Sea offensive by the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom to be undertaken in the spring of 1940.
Operation Clawhammer
During World War II, Operation Clawhammer was a planned British Commandos raid on a German radar and communication site near Cherbourg, France.
During World War II, Operation Clawhammer was a planned British Commandos raid on a German radar and communication site near Cherbourg, France.
Operation Desert Thunder
Operation Desert Thunder was a response to threats by Iraq's president Saddam Hussein to shoot down U-2 spy planes, and violate the no-fly zone set up over his country.
Operation Desert Thunder was a response to threats by Iraq's president Saddam Hussein to shoot down U-2 spy planes, and violate the no-fly zone set up over his country.
Operation Foxley
Operation Foxley was a 1944 plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler, made by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Operation Foxley was a 1944 plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler, made by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Operation Herbstnebel (Northwest Europe)
Unternehmen Herbstnebel ("Operation Autumn Mist") was an offensive planned by German Field Marshal Walter Model and his Army Group B operational staff in late 1944 during World War II. It envisa...
Unternehmen Herbstnebel ("Operation Autumn Mist") was an offensive planned by German Field Marshal Walter Model and his Army Group B operational staff in late 1944 during World War II. It envisa...
Operation Innkeeper
Operation Innkeeper ("Unternehmen Gastwirt" in German) was an aborted plan devised in Autumn 1941 to send two Irish Abwehr agents to London on a sabotage mission.
Operation Innkeeper ("Unternehmen Gastwirt" in German) was an aborted plan devised in Autumn 1941 to send two Irish Abwehr agents to London on a sabotage mission.
Operation Isabella
During World War II, Operation Isabella was a Nazi German plan to be put into effect after the collapse of the Soviet Union to secure bases in Spain and Portugal for the continuation of the stra...
During World War II, Operation Isabella was a Nazi German plan to be put into effect after the collapse of the Soviet Union to secure bases in Spain and Portugal for the continuation of the stra...
Operation Lobster
This plan was given the codename Operation Lobster (Unternehmen Hummer).
This plan was given the codename Operation Lobster (Unternehmen Hummer).
Operation Lobster I
Operation Lobster I (Unternehmen Hummer I in German) was an Abwehr plan to infiltrate three German agents into Ireland, (the territory formerly known as the Irish Free State), in July 1940.
Operation Lobster I (Unternehmen Hummer I in German) was an Abwehr plan to infiltrate three German agents into Ireland, (the territory formerly known as the Irish Free State), in July 1940.
Operation Noah's Ark (1943)
Operation Noah's Ark was a World War II plan instigated by the Special Operations Executive to harass German troops as they withdrew from Greece.
Operation Noah's Ark was a World War II plan instigated by the Special Operations Executive to harass German troops as they withdrew from Greece.
Operation Northwoods
Operation Northwoods was a series of false-flag proposals that originated within the United States government in 1962 that were rejected by the Kennedy administration.
Operation Northwoods was a series of false-flag proposals that originated within the United States government in 1962 that were rejected by the Kennedy administration.
Operation Osprey
Operation Osprey ("Unternehmen Fischadler" in German) was a plan conceived by the German Foreign Ministry and Abwehr II. mid 1942.
Operation Osprey ("Unternehmen Fischadler" in German) was a plan conceived by the German Foreign Ministry and Abwehr II. mid 1942.
Operation Pike
Operation Pike refers to a planned strategic bombing campaign, overseen by Air Commodore John Slessor, against the Soviet Union by the Anglo-French alliance.
Operation Pike refers to a planned strategic bombing campaign, overseen by Air Commodore John Slessor, against the Soviet Union by the Anglo-French alliance.
Operation Sea Eagle
Operation Sea Eagle ("Unternehmen Seeadler" in German) sometimes referred to as Operation Dove II ("Unternehmen Taube II" in German) was a German Foreign Ministry plan conceived in May 1...
Operation Sea Eagle ("Unternehmen Seeadler" in German) sometimes referred to as Operation Dove II ("Unternehmen Taube II" in German) was a German Foreign Ministry plan conceived in May 1...
Operation Seagull (Ireland)
Operation Seagull ("Unternehmen Möwe" or "Seemöwe" in German) was an Abwehr II/Brandenburger Regiment sanctioned mission launched in September 1940.
Operation Seagull ("Unternehmen Möwe" or "Seemöwe" in German) was an Abwehr II/Brandenburger Regiment sanctioned mission launched in September 1940.
Operation Seagull I
Operation Seagull I ("Unternehmen Möwe I" or "Seemöwe" in German) was an Abwehr II sanctioned mission devised in May 1942.
Operation Seagull I ("Unternehmen Möwe I" or "Seemöwe" in German) was an Abwehr II sanctioned mission devised in May 1942.
Operation Seagull II
Operation Seagull II ("Unternehmen Möve II" or "SeeMöve" in German) was an Abwehr II. sanctioned mission planned in June 1942 as a refinement of Operation Seagull I. The plan envisioned ...
Operation Seagull II ("Unternehmen Möve II" or "SeeMöve" in German) was an Abwehr II. sanctioned mission planned in June 1942 as a refinement of Operation Seagull I. The plan envisioned ...
Operation Vulture
Operation Vulture (Opération Vautour in French) was the name of the proposed American operation that would rescue French forces at battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 via B-29 raids based in the...
Operation Vulture (Opération Vautour in French) was the name of the proposed American operation that would rescue French forces at battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 via B-29 raids based in the...
Operation Whale
Operation Whale ("Unternehmen Wal" or "Unternehmen Walfisch" in German) was the name of two separate German Intelligence (Abwehr) plans conceived in 1940.
Operation Whale ("Unternehmen Wal" or "Unternehmen Walfisch" in German) was the name of two separate German Intelligence (Abwehr) plans conceived in 1940.
Plan W
Plan W, during the Second World War, was a plan of joint military operations between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland devised between 1940 and 1942, to be ex...
Plan W, during the Second World War, was a plan of joint military operations between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland devised between 1940 and 1942, to be ex...
Project Danny
Project Danny was a World War II plan for United States Marine Corps F4U Corsair fighter aircraft to attack German V-1 flying bomb launch sites in northern France.
Project Danny was a World War II plan for United States Marine Corps F4U Corsair fighter aircraft to attack German V-1 flying bomb launch sites in northern France.
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