| ALAMO Force |
Code for U.S. Sixth Army while operating as a special ground task force headquarters directly under
GHQ SWPA. |
| ANVIL |
Early plan for invasion of southern France. |
| AVALANCHE |
Invasion of Italy at Salerno. |
| BACKHANDER |
Task force for operations on Cape Gloucester, New Britain. |
| BLACKSTONE |
Unit of Western Task Force which landed at Safi, French Morocco. |
| BOLERO |
Build-up of U.S. forces and supplies in United Kingdom for cross-Channel attack. |
| COBRA |
U.S. First Army operation designated to penetrate the German defenses west of St. La and secure
Coutances, France. |
| DRAGOON |
The plan for the Allied invasion of southern France, code name that replaced ANVIL. |
| FLINTLOCK |
The Marshall Islands operations. |
| FORAGER |
Operations for the capture of the Mariana Islands. |
| HORLICKS |
Allied operation against Biak Island, 27 May-30 August 1944. |
| HURRICANE |
Assault force for Biak, New Guinea. |
| HUSKY |
Allied invasion of Sicily, July 1943. |
| ICEBERG |
Invasion of the Ryukyu Islands. |
| MAPLE Base |
Port Moresby. |
| OLYMPIC |
Plan for March 1946 invasion of Kyushu, Japan. |
| OMAHA |
Normandy beach assaulted by troops of U.S. V Corps, 6 June 1944. |
| OVERLORD |
Allied cross-Channel invasion of northwest Europe, June 1944. |
| PERSECUTION |
Assault force for Aitape operations, New Guinea. |
| PLUM |
Code name for the Philippines. |
| QUEEN |
12th Army Group operation on Roer Plain between Wurm and Roer Rivers. |
| RAINBOW |
Various plans prepared between 1939 and 1941 to meet Axis aggression involving more than one
enemy. |
| RAINCOAT |
Assault on Camino hill mass, Italy. |
| RECKLESS |
Assault force for Hollandia operation. |
| ROUNDUP |
The name by which plans for cross-Channel invasion were known until the summer of 1943. |
| SHINGLE |
Amphibious operation at Anzio, Italy. |
| TORCH |
The Allied invasion operation in North Africa, November 1942. |
| TRADEWIND |
Task force for Morotai. |
| UTAH |
The Normandy beach assaulted by the U.S. VII Corps on 6 June 1944. |