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Arranged in Chronological Order
(see also "World War 2
Codenames")
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1 9 3 9
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September 1939-March 1940
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Battle of Atlantic
starts, 'Phoney War' on land, Battle of River
Plate
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September
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BRM
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East Coast Barrier, Bass Rock
minelay 9/39
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DM
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Dover Barrage minelay 9/39
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GR
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Dover Barrage minelay 9/39
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AA
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Heligoland minelay 9/39
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CQ
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Heligoland Bight 9/39
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October
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AD
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East Coast Barrier 10/39
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DM
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Dover Barrage minelay continued 10/39
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November
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FE
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Dover Barrage, Deep Field minelay 11/39
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HW
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Dover Barrage minelay 11/39
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RG
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Thames Approaches minelay 11/39
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December
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CP
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East Coast Barrier minelay 12/39
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GF
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Galloper minelay 12/39
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IB
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Heligoland minelay 12/39
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LA
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East Coast Barrier, Farne Islands minlay 12/39
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RG
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East coast Barrier 12/39
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SC
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Dover Barrage 12/39
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1 9 4 0
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January
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EW
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Heligoland Bight
minelay 1/40
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ID
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Heligoland Bight minelay 1/40
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IE
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Heligoland Bight minelay 1/40
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LB
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East Coast Barrier minelay 1/40
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PA1
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East Coast Barrier, Moray Firth minelay 1/40
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ST
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Intercept Coastal Shipping 1/40
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STRATFORD
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Planned British landings in south Norway 2/40
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VO
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Anglo-French operation to intercept German mercantiles sailing
from Vigo 2/40
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February
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LB
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East Coast Barrier minelay continued 2/40
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LD Series
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East Coast Barrier Dummy Minefield
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PA1
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East Coast Barrier, Moray Firth minelay continued 2/40
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WG
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Interception of 10 blockade runners in Atlantic 2/40
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WR
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Interception of Atlantic Blockade Runners 2/40
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March
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AVONMOUTH
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Planned allied landings in Norway in event of invasion 3/40
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UTOPIA
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Plan for Andalsnes landings (Later MAURICE) 3/40
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LB
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East Coast Barrier minelay continued 3/40
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PA1
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East Coast Barrier, Moray Firth minelay continued 3/40
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April to May 1940 |
Invasion of Norway,
Battles of Narvik, Blitzkrieg on Western Europe, Dunkirk evacuation starts |
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April
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CAESAR
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Original name for execution of anti-invasion plan 4/40
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DUCK
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Home Fleet bombardment of Stavangar Airfield 4/40
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DW
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Home Fleet bombardment of Narvik 4/40
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DX
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Home Fleet air cover off North Norway 4/40
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HAMMER
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Planned landings at Trondheim 4/40
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HENRY
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Namsos Landings Plan 4/40
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MAURICE
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Namsos Assault 4/40
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LB
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East Coast Barrier minelay continued 4/40
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PA1
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East Coast Barrier, Moray Firth minelay continued 440
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PRIMROSE
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Andalsnes Landings Plan 4/40
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RUPERT
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Norwegian waters minelay and landings Plan 4/40
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SICKLE
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Andalsnes/Molde Landings 4/40
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WILFRED
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Minelay off North Norway 4/40
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ZMA
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Minelay off Trondheim 4/40
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May
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ALABASTER
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Iceland Main Occupation 5/40
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ALPHABET
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Norway Evacuation 5/40
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CBX1 to 3
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Heligoland Bight minelay 5/40
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CBX5
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Heligoland Bight minelay 5/40
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CROMWELL
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Replaced CAESAR as executive for anti-invasion plans 5/40
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DYNAMO
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Dunkirk Evacuation 5/40
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DF
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Blocking Port at Ostend 5/40
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EF
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Blocking Port at Zeebrugge 5/40
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FA
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AA Cover of Channel Evacuation. 5/40
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FORK
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RM Initial Landings in Iceland 5/40
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J
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Evacuation of Dutch Royal Family 5/40
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LB
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East Coast Barrier minelay continued 5/40
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LYSTER
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Blocking of Zeebrugge and Ostend 5/40
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ORDNANCE
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Evacuation at Hook of Holland 5/40
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PA1
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East Coast Barrier, Moray Firth minelay continued 5/40
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QUENTIN
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Cutting UK-Holland Telephone cables 5/40
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QUIDNUNC
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Cutting UK-Norway Telephone cables 5/40
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QUIXOTE
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Cutting UK Norway Telephone Cables. 5/40
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SCIPIO
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Conceptual plan for Dakar attack (Later MENACE) 5/40
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VALENTINE
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Occupation of Faeroes. 5/40
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XD
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Demolitions in Holland and Belgium 5/40
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ZMC
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Heligoland Bight minelay continued. 5/40
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June 1940 |
Evacuation
of Dunkirk ends, Italy at war, Action at sea in
the Mediterranean, France falls |
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June
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AERIAL
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Evacuation from Bay of Biscay Ports 6/40
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ALUITE
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SBS Survey of Syrian coast 6/40
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AMBASSADOR
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Commando raid - Channel Islands 6/40
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CELLAR
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Commando Raid near Boulogne 6/40
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CYCLE
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Evacuation at Le Havre 6/40
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FISH
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Transfer of Bullion to Canada in REVENGE 6/40
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MF 1/MS1
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Escort of personnel ships from
Malta to Egypt 6/40
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MI
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Dover Barrage, Belgian and Dutch coasts 6/40
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July-August
1940 |
Fall of France, Battle of Britain,
War in Mediterranean |
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July
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AW
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East Coast Barrier 7/40
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BLACK
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Initial plan for attack on Dakar (Later MENACE) 7/40
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CATAPULT
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Attack on French Fleet at Oran 7/40
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GRASP
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Take over of French Warships in UK 7/40
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HURRY
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Malta Aircraft Delivery 7/40
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LEVER
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Further attack on French Fleet at Oran 7/40
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MA5
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Planned air attack on Cagliari 7/40
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ME1
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Repeat of MF 1/MS1 7/40
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MN
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Anti-invasion minefield off European coast 7/40
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PURGE
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Anti-invasion defence of East coast UK 7/40
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SN 1
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Northern Barrage 7/40
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SN31
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SW Approaches minelay, St Georges Channel
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SUSAN
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Plan to set up Base at Casablanca 7/40
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August
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CBX 5
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Heligoland Bight continued 8/40
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CBX4
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Heligoland Bight continued 8/40
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CRUSH
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FAA attack on Cagliari 8/40
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HATS/MB
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Reinforcement of Fleet at Alexandria 8/40
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LUCIFER
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Original identity for LUCID 8/40
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MP
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Back-up of MN Field. 8/40
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RIVAL
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Anti-Invasion Patrols off UK 8/40
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SN 2
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Northern Barrage, Faeroes-Iceland South minelay
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SN 12 to 14
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East Coast Barrier, South 8/40
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SN32
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SW Approaches/St Georges Channel minelay
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STAB
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Diversionary operation in Indian Ocean 8/42
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September -
December 1940 |
U-boat
packs in Atlantic, Blitz on Britain, Attack on Taranto, German raiders at sea |
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September
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CAUSEWAY
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Interception of Vichy French convoy in Indian Ocean 9/40
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GRAB/SMASH
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FAA attack on Cagliari 9/40
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LUCID
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Fire ship entry in Channel Ports 9/40
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MENACE /BARRISTER
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Landings at Dakar 9/40
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MU
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Dover Barrage reinforcement minelay for MS
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PR
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Minelaying operation off Dutch coast 9/40
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SN 3
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Northern Barrage, Faeroes-Iceland South minelay
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SN41 Series
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NW Approaches, North Channel minelay, 9/40
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SQUAWK
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Radio signal deception during HATS 9/40
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ZMD (A) and (B)
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Northern Barrage, Faeroe Islands
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October
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MEDIUM
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Bombardment of Cherbourg 10/40
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MF 3/MF 4/MB6
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Malta convoys to and from Alexandria. 10/40
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SN 5A
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Northern Barrage, Faeroes-Iceland South minelay
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SN41 Series
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NW Approaches, North Channel minelay continued, 10/40
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SN100
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Lay of Dummy Minefield 10/40
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November
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COAT
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Reinforcement of Fleet at Alexandria 11/40
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CRACK
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FAA attack on Elmas 11/40
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JH
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Bay of Biscay minelay 11/40
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JUDGEMENT
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FAA attack on Italian Fleet at Taranto 11/40
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MP
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Minelay to back-up of Anti-invasion Field MN
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MW 3/ME 3//MB8
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Mediterranean Operation
COAT convoy passage 11/40
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MW4.ME 4/MB 9/
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Operation
COLLAR and passage of Malta/Alexandria convoys
11/40
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SN10A
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Northern Barrage, Faeroes-Iceland South minelay 11/40
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SN41 Series
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NW Approaches, North Channel minelay continued, 11/40
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WHITE
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Malta aircraft delivery 11/40
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ZME Series
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SW Approaches minelay to reinforce St Georges Channel lay
SN31 and SN 32.
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December
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BRISK
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Plan to occupy Azores if Spain entered war 12/40
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CATOR
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Commando raid on pipeline to support Army advance 12/40
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CHALLENGE
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Plan to occupy Atlantic islands 12/40
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GR
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Cancelled Bay of Biscay minelay 12/40
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HIDE
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Passage of HMS
MALAYA and Convoy MG1 12/40
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JH
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Bay of Biscay minelay 12/40
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MANACLE
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Commando reconnaissance in Channel. 12/40
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MANDIBLES
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Planned British occupation of Dodecanese 12/40
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MW 5/ME 5/MC2
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Operation HIDE and Malta convoys to and from. Alexandria
12/40
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PEARL
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Identity used for Low Grade ULTRA information. 1941
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SN 11
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Northern Barrage, Faeroes-Iceland South minelay
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SPECIMEN
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Use of HMS
PEGASUS Atlantic convoy defence 12/40
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ULTRA
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Prefix for signals based on ENIGMA decrypts 1941
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January -
May 1941 |
Battle of
Cape Matapan, Battles for Greece & Crete,
Capture of U.110, Enigma codes, Loss of 'Hood',
sinking of 'Bismarck' |
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AJAX
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Cancelled plan for landings in Norway
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HARDBOILED
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Norway landings Deception Plan.
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January
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BS48 to 67
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East Coast Barrier reinforcement and adjustments
minelay
1/41
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