Operation Names

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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? Barbarossa Black Power Citadel Sturgeon Catch

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

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

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