Appendix 10
Operational Code Names
British
COAT | Passage of reinforcements for the Fleet and of troops for Malta; November 1940. |
COLLAR | Convoy of fast merchant ships for Malta and Alexandria; November 1940. |
COMPASS | Operations against the Italians in the Western Desert beginning in December 1940. |
EXCESS | Convoy of fast merchant ships for Greece and troops for Malta; January 1941. |
HATS | Passage of naval reinforcements into the Mediterranean; September 1940. |
HURRY |
Fly-off of Hurricanes to Malta from HMS Argus; August 1940. |
WORKSHOP | Plan for the capture of Pantelleria early in 1941. |
German
ALPENVEILCHEN (Cyclamen) |
Plan for sending German forces to help the Italians in Albania. |
BARBAROSSA |
The attack on Russia. |
FELIX |
Plan to capture Gibraltar and close the Straits. |
MARITA |
Invasion of Greece through Bulgaria. |
MITTELMEER (Mediterranean) |
Order for units of the Luftwaffe to operate from Italian bases in the Mediterranean. |
SONNENBLUME (Sunflower) |
Move of German forces to Libya. |