Operation Names

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1. What was the operation name of the Allied breakout at St Lo in Normandy? Goodwood Supercharge Cobra Lightfoot

2. What was the operational name for the Russian offensive to surround the Germans at Stalingrad in November 1942? Ring Uranus Pluto Saturn

3. What was the code name for the German invasion of Crete? Sun Mercury Eagle Barbarossa

4. What was the code name for the German offensive to destroy the Russian oil fields in the Caucasus Mountains? Black Red Blue Yellow

5. What was the code name for the Allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942? Lamp Avalanche Overlord Torch

6. In July 1943 the Allies invaded Sicily. What was the code name for this operation? Husky Fortitude Market Garden Fox

7. Sevastopol was a city on the Crimean coast that held on for several months while under seige from the Germans. What was the code name for the Germans' final offensive against this city? Black Power Barbarossa Sturgeon Catch Citadel

8. In early 1944 the Americans invaded the Marshall Islands. What was the name for this operation? Husky Strangle Flintlock Battleaxe

9. As a follow up operation to Overlord the Allies invaded Southern France. What was this operation called? Dragoon Plunder Sealion Dragon

10. In December 1944 the Germans launched a devastating counter-offensive in the Ardennes forest. What was the code name of this operation? Restore Hope Autumn Mist Spring Awakening Winter Snow