Code Names
ANVIL Early plan for invasion of southern France. AVALANCHE Allied amphibious assault near Salerno to capture Naples, 9 September 1943 CROSSWORD Covert operation leading to German surrender, 2 May 1944 DIADEM Allied offensive in Italy, 11 May 1944 DRAGOON Allied invasion of southeastern Mediterranean coast of France, 15 August 1944; name changed on 27 July 1944 from ANVIL ENCORE IV Corps limited objective operation against Monte Belvedere, February 1945 FOURTH TERM IV Corps limited objective operation in Serchio Valley, February 1945 HERBSTNEBEL German operational plan for withdrawal beyond the Po river HUSKY Allied invasion of southeastern Sicily, 10 July 1943 NUNTON Allied cover and deception plan, March 1944 OLIVE Allied Gothic Line offensive, September 1944 OVERLORD Allied cross-Channel invasion of continent of Europe on the Normandy coast of France, D-day, 6 June 1944 QUADRANT U.S.-British conference at Quebec, August 1943 SEXTANT-EUREKA Allied conferences at Cairo and Teheran, November-December 1943 SHINGLE Amphibious operation at Anzio, 22 January 1944 STRANGLE Allied air operation to interrupt and destroy enemy road, rail, and sea communications in Italy, March-May 1944 TRIDENT U.S.-British conference at Washington, May 1943 WINTERGEWITTER German limited objective counterattack against U.S. IV Corps, 26 December 1944