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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.
Dubbed "Artus" by German Foreign Ministry. See IRA Abwehr World War II for all IRA Abwehr involvement. Karneval (1945) – airdrop of agents near Brussels and Waal; Mosul (1944) – air drop of agents and supplies near Mosul; Pastorius (1942) – separate landings of German agents on the US east coast with objective of industrial sabotage.
• Battle of Hurtgen Forest: Stubborn German defense, appalling losses to US army. • Battle of Leyte: American and Filipino guerrillas forces capture Leyte. • Battle of Leyte Gulf: The largest air-sea battle in history. • Operation Queen: was a joint British-American operation during World War II at the Western Front between Aachen and ...
World War II operations and battles of the Italian Campaign (2 C, 60 P) Pages in category "Battles of World War II involving Germany" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 292 total.
Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War (13 C, 168 P) Pages in category "Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Operation Northwind (German: Unternehmen Nordwind) was the last major German offensive of World War II on the Western Front.Northwind was launched to support the German Ardennes offensive campaign in the Battle of the Bulge, which by late December 1944 had decisively turned against the German forces.
Clausewitz was established in the 9 March 1945 document, Basic Order for the Preparations for the Defense of the Reich Capital (German: Grundsätzlicher Befehl für die Vorbereitungen zur Verteidigung der Reichshauptstadt), a 33-page document containing 24 separate points. The second point of the document, in full (translated) is: "The Reich ...
World War II operations and battles of the Italian Campaign (2 C, 60 P) Pages in category "Military operations of World War II involving Germany" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 249 total.