Code Names
ABERDEEN Chindit stronghold near Manhton, Burma ALBACORE Operation plan of Chinese Army in India to retake north Burma ALBACORE ONE Plan for defense of the Ledo Base ALBACORE TWO Plan providing for occupation of Shingbwiyang on D plus 15 and for sending patrols to the lines of the Tarung and Tanai streams ALBACORE THREE Plan in four phases: Phase 3A--seizure of Jambu Bum; 3B--seizure of the Lonkin-Kamaing line; 3C--seizure of Mogaung and Myitkyina; 3D--seizure of Katha and Bhamo ANAKIM Plan to retake Burma and open the line of communications to China through the port of Rangoon ANVIL Amphibious assault on southern France AQUILA Code name for Task Force, Tenth Air Force, and Headquarters, Tenth Air Force, New Delhi ARCADIA Washington Conferences, December 1941-January 1942 AXIOM Mission sent to Washington and London in February 1944 by SEAC to urge CULVERIN BLACKPOOL Chindit block on railway near Namkwin, Burma BROADWAY Airstrip about fifty miles northeast of Indaw, Burma, used by Chindits BUCCANEER Plan for amphibious operation in the Andaman Islands BULLDOZER Small-scale amphibious operation briefly pushed by Admiral Mountbatten after cancellation of PIGSTICK CAPITAL Offensive to recapture north Burma, 1944 CHAMPION SEAC's plan for Burma operations as of December 1943 CULVERIN Plan for an attack against Netherlands Indies DIXIE U.S. Army observer group sent to Communist China DRACULA Plan for airborne and amphibious assault on port of Rangoon, 1944 END RUN Task force of GALAHAD survivors used in drive for Myitkyina GALAHAD Code name for American long-range penetration groups GALVANIC Occupation of key points in the Gilbert Islands GASPER Striking force for defense of Tinsukia-Nazira line of communications, April 1944 GRIPFAST Plan for an attack on north and central Burma, a modification of TARZAN ICHIGO Over-all Japanese operation for east China, 1944 KIKU Japanese 18th Division's code name KOGO Japanese plan to clear the Chinese off the railway lines north of the Yangtze River
LEDO STRIPTEASE Plan for 22d Division to move into Shingbwiyang area when the Nambyu-Tawang river lines were secured. One of its regiments would protect the 38th Division's right flank, the other would fly to Fort Hertz MATTERHORN Plan to place B-29's in CBI MERCHANT OF VENICE Code signal indicating capture of Myitkyina OCTAGON Quebec Conference, September 1944 OKLAHOMA File Stilwell's personal file of messages about his recall OVERLORD Plan for the invasion of northwest Europe, spring 1944 PEANUT Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek PIGSTICK Assault on Mayu peninsula aimed at Akyab QUADRANT Quebec Conference, August 1943 QUARTERBACK General Stilwell RAINBOW Y-FOS plan for Salween offensive ROCKBOTTOM CBI Theater plan for Hump deliveries, fall 1943 SEXTANT Cairo Conference, November-December, 1943 SHO Japanese plans for decisive operation, western Pacific, summer, fall, 1944 TIGAR 1 C, TIG-1C Ledo-Myitkyina-Kunming Road project TIGAR 26 A, TIG-26A Project to move supplies for the Fourteenth Air Force over the line of communications Kunming-Chanyi-Kweiyang-Liuchow-Kweilin to be distributed among the east China airfields TOGO Japanese plan in three phases: capture of Heng-yang; capture of Kweilin and Liuchow; capture of Nanning, opening of Canton-Hankow railroad and overrunning of Fourteenth Air Force's fields at Suichuan and Nanhsiung TORA Japanese map maneuvers designed to test intentions and capabilities of enemies in the Pacific and China area, winter, 1943 TOREADOR Airborne landing by two divisions in central Burma TRIDENT Washington Conference, May 1943 TWILIGHT Plan to bomb Japan through Chinese bases U Operation Japanese attack on Imphal UTOPIA Seizure of Andaman Islands WHITE CITY Chindit stronghold near Mawlu, Burma X-RAY Force Chinese Army in India Y-Force American sponsored Chinese divisions in Yunnan Y-FOS Y-Force Operations Staff (American) ZEBRA Force U.S.-sponsored Chinese divisions in east China Z-FOS Z-Force Operations Staff (American)
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