List of military operations


This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently.

World War I

See also List of military engagements of World War I
  • Albion — German capture of Oesel, Dagö and Moon Islands.
  • Hush — Planned Allied amphibious landing on the Belgian coast.
  • Kaiserschlacht — German spring offensive using armies released from the Eastern Front composed of 4 offensives:
  • *Blücher-Yorck
  • *Gneisenau
  • *Georgette
  • *Michael
  • Strafexpedition — operation by the Austro-Hungarian Army against Italy : the largest mountain battle ever fought.
  • Z-O — British raid on Zeebrugge.

World War II

''See List of World War II military operations''

Cold War era

Asia

Europe

  • Berlin Airlift of 1948:
  • *Vittles — US part of the Berlin Airlift
  • * — British part of the Berlin Airlift.
  • Gladio — Stockpiles of weapons in Italy, Switzerland, Austria and other countries for resistance to Soviet occupiers.
  • Gold — covert American tunnel under the Berlin Wall
  • Neptune — Soviet-led counterintelligence operation.
  • Reforger — Annual American exercise to "return forces to Germany".
  • Retail — British clearance of naval mines laid in Albanian waters.
  • Silver — covert British communications tap in Austria
  • Danube — Warsaw Pact invasion to halt Czechoslovakia's "Prague Spring" reforms
  • Banner Deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland to prevent sectarian killings and support the police during the 1969–1997 armed campaign of the Provisional IRA. Operation Banner resulted in over 700 British Armed Forces deaths and 303 police deaths at the hands of native Irish Republicans. 307 people were killed by the British troops, about 51% of whom were civilians and 42% of whom were members of republican paramilitaries.

South America

  • Brother Sam — A US government contingency plan to support the military coup that overthrew the Brazilian constitutional president João Goulart, if the coup had faced armed resistance
  • The track down operation (1967) — that captured and executed Che Guevara
  • Condor — — A campaign run by then South American Military Dictatorships' intelligence services with United States' support, which goal was extrajudicial and secretly, find, capture and eliminate political dissidents who, had succeeded to escape political repression in their homelands but could be found in any of these other countries.

Central America and the Caribbean

Southern Africa

Chad

  • Bison — French intervention to counter FROLINAT insurgency.
  • Tacaud — Operation to avoid FROLINAT rebels taking Chad's capital.
  • Manta — Intervention in the Chadian-Libyan conflict.
  • Épervier — French military presence in Chad originally designed to counter Libyan expansion in Northern Chad, then continued to support Chad during the Sudanese backed Chadian Civil War and later focused on counterterrorism against jihadi threats in the Sahel region.

Congo/Zaire

  • Dragon Blanc — Operation White Dragon – Cancelled Belgian airborne intervention in Bunia – [Republic of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo]
  • Dragon Noir — Operation Black Dragon – Belgian airborne intervention in PaulisCongo
  • Dragon RougeOperation Red Dragon – Belgian airborne intervention in StanleyvilleCongo
  • Dragon Vert — Operation Green Dragon – Cancelled Belgian airborne intervention in WatsaCongo
  • Verveine — French intervention in ShabaZaire
  • Bonite/Léopard — French airborne intervention in KolweziZaire
  • Red Bean — Belgian airborne intervention in KolweziZaire

Central African Republic

Falklands War (1982)

Other

Indochina War

  • Adolphe — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Atlante — French operation to pacify the local populace between Da Nang and Nha Trang and re-establish the sovereignty of the Bảo Đại government.
  • Bretagne — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Brochet — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Camargue — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Castor — French airborne operation to establish a fortified airhead in Điện Biên Province.
  • Ceinture — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Condor — French relief attempt of Dien Bien Phu.
  • Hirondelle — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Léa — French airborne attempt to capture the leaders of the Viet Minh.
  • Lorraine — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Masterdom — French and British Armies operation against Viet Minh in Indochina after the Liberation from Japan.
  • Mouette — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Papillon — French operation against Viet Minh in Indochina.
  • Pollux — French evacuation of troops stationed in Lai Châu Province.
  • Vulture — Aborted American air support of French troops against the Viet Minh around Dien Bien Phu.

Korean War

Vietnam War

Post–Cold War

Asia

Sri Lankan Civil War

Rwanda

  • Clean Corridor — Escort of Tutsi military forces to Kigali by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda.
  • Green Beam — Belgian military evacuation of civilians in Rwanda.
  • Ippocampo — Italian codename for evacuation of Italian civilians from Rwanda.
  • Noroît — French codename for evacuation of civilians from Kigali at the start of the Rwandan Civil War.
  • Silver Back — Belgian military evacuation of civilians and withdrawal of Belgian armed forces in Rwanda.
  • Tamar — Australian contribution to peacekeeping in Rwanda.
  • Turquoise — French led intervention in Rwanda to protect displaced persons.

Congo/Zaire

Horn of Africa

Mano River Region

Central Africa

Libya

Sudan

  • Azure — Australian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan.
  • Cordite — South African observer mission to the African Union mission in Darfur.
  • Nilo — Italian name for UN peace keeping mission in Sudan.

Western Sahara

Zimbabwe

  • Liberation — Seizure of Asian-owned assets in Zimbabwe.
  • Murambatsvina — Zimbabwe government's attack on residential district loyal to opposition groups.

Other Africa

  • Albatros — Italian contribution to UN peace keeping mission in Mozambique.
  • Azalée — French reaction to the mercenary led coup in Comoros.
  • Boleas — South African and Botswanan military intervention in Lesotho.
  • Corymbe — French Navy prepositioning off Gulf of Guinea acting against piracy and serving as backup for a potential evacuation of EU citizens from Western Africa in case of conflict.
  • Tanker TwoSouth African Navy mission to shadow Greenpeace's MV Esperanza and prevent interception of the Pacific Teal, a plutonium transport.

East Timor

Croatian War of Independence 1991–1995

  • Operation Otkos 10 — Croatian actions against Serbian forces on area from Mount Bilogora to Mount Papuk.
  • Operation Orkan 91 — Follow-up Croatian offensive after Otkos 10.
  • Harmony — Canada's contribution to the United Nations Protection Force, which was created in February 1992 to ensure the protection and demilitarization of three UN Protected Areas in Croatia.
  • Operation Tigar — Croatian military actions in occupied Dubrovnik hinterland, held by Serbian and Montenegrin regulars.
  • Medački džep — Croatian offensive against Serbian forces with aim of relieving the city of Gospić from Serb shelling attacks.
  • Bljesak — Croatian offensive against Serbian forces, with aim of liberating occupied western Slavonia.
  • Oluja — Croatian major offensive against most areas under control of Serbian forces.

War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992–1995

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Post [Bosnian War])

Kosovo War 1999

  • Allied Force — NATO's air campaign in Yugoslavia
  • Megaphone — Canada's return of equipment used in Kosovo
  • Quadrant — Canada's mission in Kosovo
  • Joint Guardian — NATO operation which established KFOR

Republic of Macedonia

Haiti

Persian Gulf War

Iraq (post-Gulf War)

Georgia

Armenia (First Nagorno-Karabakh War)

Middle East

Global War on Terrorism and other associated activity

Afghanistan War

Iraq War

Sahel

  • Serval — French intervention in Mali to counter AQIM progress.
  • Barkhane — French counter-terrorism activities in Sahel region to eradicate AQIM presence.
  • Rijke — Unconfirmed codename for rescue mission of Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke detained in Mali since 2011.

Syrian War

War in North West Pakistan

Other military counter-terrorist operations

Terrorist operations

Counter-terrorism drills

  • Fast Forward Mock evacuation of downtown Washington.
  • Firework Fanfare Mock evacuation of towns in Oklahoma.
  • Highline Counter-terrorist exercise in Collingwood, Melbourne.
  • Operation Red Dragon Training of military and civil medical and other units in response to a mock chemical attack on a sporting event.
  • TriPOD Plan to mass inoculate New York City citizens in the event of a biological attack.

Preventive counter-terrorist operations

Reactive counter-terrorist operations

Other/Unknown

  • Abacus — Plan to use the Canadian Forces to maintain and restore vital public services in the event of disruption by the Year 2000 problem.
  • Artisan — Canadian Forces contribution to the Rinas Airfield Rehabilitation Project in Tirana, Albania.
  • Breakwater — Australian air and sea operation targeting border incursions by foreign fishing boats off its northern coastline.
  • Bright Star — American exercise to reinforce allies in the middle east.
  • Chaperon — Canada's contribution to the United Nations of one military observer to the United Nation Mission of Observers in Prevlaka .
  • Celesta — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's southern waters against illegal fishing.
  • Cranberry — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's northern waters against smuggling and illegal fishing.
  • Eclipse — Deployment of Canadian soldiers to east Africa in support of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
  • Flavius — SAS action against the IRA in Gibraltar.
  • Fusion — Canada's combined contribution to Allied Harmony and Concordia.
  • Garden Plot — US Army plan for assistance to civil authorities.
  • Héphaïstos — French Army support to forest firefighting activities during summers.
  • Highjump — US Naval expedition to Antarctica.
  • Neptune SpearUS Navy SEALs operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
  • Nunalivut — Canadian naval deployment in the Arctic.
  • Parabellum — Italian Mafia-Iraq arms deal investigation.
  • Power Geyser — Military security support to the 2005 Presidential inauguration.
  • Prudence — Canada's participation in the Mission des Nations Unies dans la République Centrafricaine.
  • Relex — Australian defence force operations to secure Australia's northern maritime approaches against illegal immigration. Reactivated in 2004 as Operation Relex II.
  • Sure Victory — Sri Lankan counter-insurgency operations against the Tamil Tigers.
  • Exercise Unified Spirit — Large NATO exercise held every two years to train the armed forces of member nations in joint and combined operations.
  • Operation Vijay — Indian operations against Pakistan during the Kargil war

Law enforcement

Other anti-narcotic operations

Anti-[child pornography] operations

Operations against intellectual property theft

  • Buccaneer — International raid on unauthorized software distribution.
  • D-Elite — US raid on software infringement operations.
  • Fastlink — International operation against illegally copied computer software.
  • Site Down — International effort against illegally distributed films.

Other operations

See also:

Humanitarian operations

Other

Non-military operations