Code Names
| ABC-1 | Agreements reached at Washington Conference, January-March 1941 |
| ANVIL | The planned 1944 Allied invasion of Southern France in the Toulon-Marseille area |
| ARCADIA |
U.S.-British staff conference at Washington, December 1941-January 1942 |
| BOLERO |
The build-up of troops and supplies in the United Kingdom in preparation for a cross-Channel attack |
| BUCCANEER |
Operation planned against the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal, 21 June-15 November 1943 |
| COCKADE |
Diversionary operations in 1943 to pin down German forces in the west |
| CROSSBOW |
The anticipated enemy pilotless aircraft offensive against England in 1944 |
| DRAGOON |
Allied invasion of southern coast of France, 15 August 1944, planned under the code name ANVIL |
| ECLIPSE |
Plan for the initial phase of military occupation of Germany |
| EUREKA |
The Tehran Conference, 26 November-2 December 1943 |
| FABIUS |
Amphibious landing exercises of all assault forces except Force U, early May 1944 |
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FORTITUDE |
Threat operation in 1944 directed against the
Pas-de-Calais area
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| GYMNAST |
1941 plan for invasion of North Africa |
| HARLEQUlN |
Loading exercise in connection with operation COCKADE, September 1943 |
|
JUPITER |
Plan to attack Norway
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MAGNET |
1942 build-up of U.S. forces in Northern Ireland
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| MULBERRIES |
Artificial harbors for OVERLORD. |
| NEPTUNE |
Actual 1944 operations within OVERLORD. This code name was used for security reasons after September 1943 on all OVERLORD planning papers which referred to the target area and date. |
| OMAHA |
Beach assaulted by troops of U.S. V Corps, 6 June 1944 |
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OVERLORD |
Plan for the invasion of northwest Europe, spring
1944
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| PIRATE |
1943 exercise by Force J (British and Canadian) |
| POINTBLANK |
The Combined Bomber Offensive from the United Kingdom against Germany |
| QUADRANT |
The first Quebec Conference, August 1943 |
| RANKIN |
Plan for return to the Continent in the event of German deterioration |
| RATTLE |
Conference held by the Combined Operations Headquarters in 1943 to discuss amphibious tactics and techniques |
| ROUNDHAMMER |
Code name used at the Washington Conference in May 1943 to designate a modified ROUNDUP invasion |
| ROUNDUP |
Various 1941-43 plans for a cross-Channel attack in the final phases of the war |
| SEELOEWE (SEALION) |
The German planned invasion of England in 1940-41 |
| SEXTANT |
The Cairo Conference, 22-26 November 1943 |
| SKYSCRAPER |
A cross-Channel attack plan drawn by the Combined Commanders in spring of 1943 |
| SLEDGEHAMMER | Plan for limited-objective attack across the Channel in 1942 designed either to take advantage of a crack in German morale or as "sacrifice" operation to aid Russians |
| STARKEY |
Threat directed in 1943 against the Pas-de-Calais
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| TIGER |
Invasion exercise of Force U (VII Corps) |
| TINDALL |
Threat directed against Norway in 1943 |
| TORCH |
Allied invasion of North and Northwest Africa, 1942 |
| TRIDENT |
Washington Conference, May 1943 |
| UTAH |
Beach assaulted by troops of U.S. VII Corps, 6 June |
| WADHAM |
Threat directed against the Cotentin in 1943 |
| ZITADELLE |
German offensive in Russia, spring 1943 |
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Last updated 2 March 2006 |