List of Axis operational codenames in the European Theatre

The list of Axis named operations in the European Theatre represents those military operations that received a codename, predominantly from the Wehrmacht commands. It does not represent all operations that were carried out by the Axis powers, or their allies in the European Theatre during the Second World War. Although named operations, the entries represent activities that spanned the entire theatre or large parts of it, multi-year campaigns, battles, engagements and even combat that resulted in relatively small actions by armed forces.

Pre-war operations Fall Blau 1935 - German defence planning on the eastern border, simultaneously with Fall Rot Fall Rot 1935 - German defence planning on the western border, simultaneously with Fall Blau Operation Feuerzauber 1936–1939 - German transfer of weapons and personnel to Francisco Franco's forces in the Spanish Civil War Operation Ursula 1936–1939 - German submarine operation in support of Francisco Franco's naval forces during the Spanish Civil War Operation Bodden 1937–1943 - German Abwehr intelligence gathering system in Spain and Morocco Fall Richard 1937 - German contingency planning for Soviet takeover of Spain Fall Rot 1937 - German planned invasion of France Operation Rügen 1937 - German bombing of Guernica, Spain Fall Blau 1938 - German air force research; later renamed Planstudie 39 Fall Grün 1938 - German plan for invasion of Czechoslovakia Operation Otto 1938 - German plan for the annexation of Austria

1939 Operation A-Bewegung 1939 - German preparation for the invasion of Poland; part of Fall Weiss Operation Blitzableiter 1939–1945 - German bacteriological weapons research Operation Dirschau 1939 - German operation to safeguard the rail bridge at Tczew (German: Dirschau), Poland during the invasion Fall Rot 1939 - German planned invasion of France Fall Weiss 1939 - German invasion of Poland. German bombing of Wieluń, Poland; part of Fall Weiss Operation Himmler 1939 - German staged attacks in Poland to justify invasion; part of Fall Weiss Operation Nordwest 1939 - German study for a potential invasion of Britain; parts of Operation Nordwest were integrated into Operation Seelöwe Operation Ost 1939 - German operation in Southern Poland near the border with Czechoslovakia Plan Z 1939 - German plan to expand the Kriegsmarine to match the strength of the British Royal Navy Planstudie 39 1939 - German air force research Operation Sonderaktion Krakau 1939 - German operation to murder members of the intelligentsia at universities in Kraków, Poland Operation Tannenberg 1939 - German plan to exterminate Polish intelligentsia Operation Wasserkante 1939 - German aerial bombing of Warsaw, Poland

1940 Operation Adler 1940 - German attacks on the British Royal Air Force, aimed to soften up the defences for a future amphibious invasion; also known as Operation Adlerangriff Operation Alfred 1940 - German mining off Dover, England, using surface minelayers Operation Altenbeken 1940 - German attack on Åndalsnes, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Altona 1940 - German attack on Arendal, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Attila 1940–1942 - German occupation of Vichy France prior to Italian support in 1942 Operation Aufbau Ost 1940 - German strategic preparations for Operation Barbarossa Operation B 1940 - German attack on the Maginot Line on the German-French border; part of Fall Rot Operation Bernhard 1940 - German mining off Dover, England Operation Biene 1940 - German attack on Alsten Island and Sandnessjøen, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Bremen 1940 - German attack in Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Büffel 1940 - German air operation to relieve troops in Narvik, Norway Operation Eisen 1940 - German commando operation to occupy the bridge over the Albert Canal in Belgium Fall Braun 1940 - German attacks against the Maginot Line on the French-German border in conjunction with Fall Grün Fall Falke 1940 - German attacks against the Maginot Line on the French-German border; part of Fall Grün Fall Gelb 1940 - German invasion of the Low Countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg Fall Grün 1940 - German attacks against the Maginot Line on the French-German border in conjunction with Fall Braun Fall Rot 1940 - German operation to defeat France after Dunkirk Operation Felix 1940 - German planned invasion of Gibraltar via the Iberian Peninsula Operation Festung 1940 - German airborne offensive on The Hague, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, and Moerdijk in the Netherlands; part of Fall Gelb Operation G 1940 - German airborne offensive on Ghent in the Netherlands; part of Fall Gelb Operation Geier 1940 - German attack of the Maginot Line on the French-Germany border north of Kehl, Germany; part of Fall Grün Operation Gneisenau 1940 - German diversionary attack on two bridges on the French-German border; part of Fall Grün Operation Granit 1940 - German airborne action on Belgian Fort Eben-Emael Fall Grün 1940 - German plan for a diversionary invasion of Ireland in support of Operation Seelöwe Operation Grüne Bewegung 1940 - German planned landing at Brighton, England; part of Operation Seelöwe Operation Grünpfeil 1940 - German occupation of the Channel Islands Operation Habicht 1940 - German diversionary attack on Mulhouse, France; part of Fall Grün Operation Hartmut 1940 - German submarine operations in Norwegian territorial waters Operation Herbstreise 1940 - German planned diversionary invasion of Scotland, Britain; part of Operation Seelöwe Operation Hummel 1940 - German intelligence gathering for operation Seelöwe Operation Hummer 1940–1945 - German infiltration of Britain Operation Ikarus 1940 - German planned invasion of Iceland in response to British Operation Fork; originally planned to launch in conjunction with Operation Seelöwe Operation Juno 1940 - German naval operation against British warships off Narvik, Norway Operation Karlshafen 1940 - German attack against Kristiansand, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Kathleen 1940 - German planned invasion of Ireland Operation Lichtermeer 1940 - German airfield attacks on British bomber airfields Operation Loge 1940 - German 65-day air offensive against London, England Operation Luchs 1940 - German planned breakthrough between Breisach and Strasbourg, France; part of Fall Grün Operation Lucie 1940 - German planned invasion of the Dutch island of Texel in the North Sea Operation Luftparade 1940 - German night raid on British air bases Operation Löwe 1940 - German planned invasion of Britain; precursor of Operation Seelöwe Operation Marianne 1940 - German motorboat action off Dover, England Operation Mittelmeer 1940–1941 - German reinforcement of the Italian Regia Aeronautica in the Mediterranean Operation Mondscheinsonate 1940 - German night raid on Coventry, England Operation Morgenröte 1940 - German attack on Dutch bridges Operation N 1940 - German airborne operation at Namur, Belgium Operation Naumburg 1940 - German landing at Narvik, Norway Operation Nebelübung 1940 - German planned invasion of Liège, Belgium; part of Fall Gelb Operation Nienburg 1940 - German action at Narvik, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Niwi 1940 - German troop deployment in Belgium; part of Fall Gelb Operation Nord 1940 - German heavy cruiser s raid in the North Atlantic Ocean Operation Nord 1940 - German planned invasion of Denmark and Norway; later renamed to Operation Weserübung Operation Nordmark 1940 - German attacks on Allied North Sea convoys between Britain and Scandinavia Operation Nordseetour 1940 - German first Atlantic operation of Operation Oldenburg 1940 - German aerial reconnaissance of Soviet Union's natural resources Operation Oldenburg 1940 - German attack on Oslo, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Oskar 1940 - German motorboat action off Dover, England, Britain Operation Otto 1940 - German strategic preparations for Operation Barbarossa Operation Panther (1940) 1940 - German attacks on Strasbourg, France; part of Fall Braun Operation Paula 1940 - German aerial bombing of French countryside Operation Planspiel III 1940 - German breakthrough of the Maginot Line between Teting and Wittring, France Operation Raubvogelkäfig 1940 - German attack on the Maginot Line; part of Fall Grün Operation Regenschirm 1940 - German aerial bombing of Birmingham, England Operation Scharnhorst 1940 - German deceptive attack in the Saarbrücken region; part of Fall Grün Operation Seelöwe 1940 - German planned invasion of Britain; anglicised as 'Sealion' Operation Seemöwe 1940–1945 - German agents infiltration into Britain and Ireland Operation Sonnenblume 1940 - German response to British Operation Compass offensive in North Africa; deployment of the German Afrika Korps in North Africa Operation Stadthagen 1940 - German attack on Stavanger, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Stahl 1940 - German commando operation to occupy a bridge near Veldwezelt, Belgium Operation Tannenbaum 1940 - German planned invasion of Switzerland Operation Taube 1940 - German mission to transport Irish Republican Army Chief of Staff Seán Russell from Germany to Ireland Operation Theodora 1940 - German intelligence gathering operation in North Africa Operation Tiger 1940 - German offensive on the northern sector of the Maginot Line; part of Fall Rot Operation Trojanisches Pferd 1940 - German operation to secure the bridge near Nijmegen in the Netherlands Operation Trondheim 1940 - German movement across the Albert Canal against Fort Eben-Emael in Belgium Operation Wal 1940 - German aborted plan to coordinate actions with Scottish and Welsh nationalist groups Operation Walfisch 1940 - German aborted plan to land an agent in Ireland Operation Weserübung 1940 - German invasion of Denmark and Norway Operation Weserübung Nord 1940 - German attack on Trondheim and Narvik, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Weserübung Sud 1940 - German attack on Bergen, Kristiansand, and Oslo, Norway; part of Operation Weserübung Operation Wespennest I 1940 - German destruction of rail links between Switzerland and France Operation Wespennest II 1940 - German destruction of rail links between Switzerland and France Operation Wikinger 1940 - German sortie by German destroyers into the North Sea Operation Wildente 1940 - German naval and air operation in Trondheim, Norway

1941 Operation 25 1941 - German invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Alpenveilchen 1941 - German aborted planned intervention during the Italian invasion of Albania Operation Amina 1941 - German failed operation to destroy oil refineries in Abadan, Iran Operation Barbarossa 1941 - German invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Beethoven 1941–1945 - German program to develop composite aircraft Operation Beowulf I 1941 - German planned offensive of the Baltic States Operation Beowulf II 1941 - German offensive in the Baltic States Operation Berlin 1941 - German commerce raid in the Atlantic Ocean performed by and Operation Bernhard 1941 - German plan to destabilise British economy with counterfeit British banknotes Operation Blaufuchs 1 1941 - German deployment of forces from Germany to northern Finland, part of Operation Silberfuchs Operation Blaufuchs 2 1941 - German deployment of German forces from Norway to northern Finland, part of Operation Silberfuchs Operation Bogdanow 1941 - German construction operation to build rail bridges between Lida and Molodechno in Belorussia Operation Brandung 1941 - Axis offensive toward El Alamein, Egypt Operation Castigo 1941 - German aerial bombing of Belgrade, Yugoslavia Operation Eisstoss 1941 - German air raids against Soviet Baltic Fleet at Kronstadt and Leningrad, USSR Operation Fledermaus 1941 - German aerial bombing of British airfields