List of operations in the Mediterranean Sea area during World War II
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Mediterranean and Middle Eastern region land operations and operations within the Mediterranean Sea, e.g. naval operations such as Category:Malta Convoys
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Axis
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- Strafe ("Punishment") (1941) — Bombing of Belgradeby Luftwaffe as part of Operation 25
- Achse ("Axis") (1943) — response to Italian defection. Final plan Achse represented combination of plan Schwartz and original plan Achse.
- advance into Egypt.
- Little Atlas Agadir (1944) —failed operation to fly agents into Morocco
- — German intelligence activity around Gibraltar
- Brandung (1941) — Axis attack toward El Alamein that became the Battle of Alam el Halfa
- Etappenhase (1944) —aborted attempt to establish assault bases along Algerian-Tunisian border
- Felix (1940–41) — planned invasion of Gibraltar.
- Frühlingswind ("Spring wind") (1943) — attack on CCA/1st at Sidi bou Zid.
- Gertrud — planned response in event Turkeyjoined the Allies.
- Po River.
- Herkules (1942) — planned Axis airborne invasion of Malta.
- Iberian peninsula.
- — amended Isabella.
- — Isabella renamed.
- Nürnberg (1943) — third and final plan in case of Allied landings in the Iberian peninsula.
- Lehrgang ("Training Course") (1943) — evacuation of Sicily following Allied Operation Husky.
- — invasion of Greece.
- Alpenveilchen ("Alpine Violet") (1941) — planned German intervention in Albania
- Merkur ("Mercury") (1941) — German invasion of Crete
- X Fliegerkorps
- Morgenluft ("Morning Air") (1941) — occupation of Gafsa
- Operation Shingle.
- Moro (1941) — refuelling of U-boats by Spain
- Ochsenkopf ("Ox head") (1942) —
- Otto (1943) — anti-Partisan operation
- Skorpion ("Scorpion") (1941) — Axis recapture of Halfaya Pass
- Sommernachtstraum ("Summers Night Dream") (1941) —
- Sonnenblume (Sun Flower) — movement Afrika Korps troops to North Africa as a result of Compass
- Sturmflut ("Storm tide") (1941) —
- Wintergewitter ("Winter Storm") (1944) Apennines
- Venezia (1941) — axis attack on the Gazala Line
Allies
- Kastelorizothwarted by Italian forces
- Acrobat (1942) — British proposal to attack Tripoli
- — disinformation operation to convince Italians of the presence of British paratroops in north Africa
- Accolade (1943) — proposed British occupation of Rhodes, and subsequently, failed occupation of the Dodecanese
- Agreement (1942) — British, Rhodesian and New Zealand raids on several North African targets
- Anvil (1944) — Allied invasion of Southern France. Name later changed to Dragoon
- — failed attempt to run 2 unescorted transports to Malta
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- Avalanche
- 82nd Airbornenear Rome.
- Battleaxe (1941) — failed British attack on Axis forces in North Africa to relieve Tobruk
- Spanish Moroccoand area around Gibraltar if Germans entered Spain
- Ballast (?) — plan to support Gibraltar
- Blackthorn (?) — plan to support Gibraltar
- Challenger (?) — plan to seize Ceuta
- Baritone (1942) — delivery of 32 Spitfires to Malta from HMS Furious
- Baytown (1943) — Allied landings in Calabria, Italy
- Begonia (1943) — airborne part of attempted British POW rescue in Italy
- Bellows (1942) — delivery of 38 Spitfires to Malta from HMS Furious
- Bowery (1942) — delivery of 64 Spitfires to Malta from HMS Eagle and USS Wasp
- Brasso (1942) — scheme for safe unloading and dispersal of ships' cargo at Malta
- Brevity (1941) — British capture of Halfaya Pass, Egypt
- — breakout from the Anzio beachhead
- Calendar (1942) — delivery of 47 Spitfires to Malta from USS Wasp
- Callboy (1941) — delivery of Swordfish and Albacores to Malta from HMS Argus
- Candytuft (1943) — SAS operation to destroy rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano
- Canuck (1945) — SAS operation to disrupt enemy communications in north-west Italy
- Chaucer (1944) — SAS operation to disrupt enemy communications in north-west Italy
- Chesterfield (1944) — assault on Hitler Line
- — passage of naval reinforcements through the Mediterranean
- Cold Comfort (1945) — failed SAS raid to block rail route through Brenner Pass
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- Colossus (1941) — experimental airborne raid on Italian aqueduct near Calitri in southern Italy
- Compass (1940) — British counteroffensive in North Africa
- Pantellaria
- Crusader (1941) — British relief of Tobruk
- Crupper (1942) — failed attempt to run two unescorted freighters into Malta
- — evacuation of Allied troops from Greece
- Special Raiding Squadron attack on Termoli
- Diadem (1944) — successful Allied assault on German Gustav Line defences in Italy.
- Dragoon (1944) — Allied landing in southern France
- Free Frenchassault on German coastal battery
- Free French commando raid near Théoule-sur-Mer
- Rugby — Airborne portion of Dragoon
- Sitka — 1st Special Services Force assault on Îles d'Hyères
- Span — deception operation in support of Dragoon
- (1 lost en route)
- Encore (1945) — Allied assault on mountain positions in Italy
- Malta convoyto reinforce Greece and Malta
- MC4 (1941) — shipping movements to and from Malta
- — Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon
- Fustian (1943) — British airborne capture of a bridge on Sicily
- US 5th Army
- Grog (1941) — bombardment of Genoa
- Guillotine (1941) — transfer of troops to Cyprus
- Gymnast — early name for Operation Torch
- Malta convoyvia Gibraltar
- Hawthorn (1943) — Special Boat Service raid on Sardinia
- Hats (1940) — attempt to provoke Italians into a fleet action and supplies for Malta and Egypt from Gibraltar
- — radio transmissions by destroyers, intended to mislead or confuse Italians
- Hide (1940) — movements by Force H to cover convoy and escort HMS Malaya to Gibraltar (linked to Operation MC2)
- Seek (1940) — anti-submarine sweep ahead of Hide
- Hurry (1940) — delivery of 12 Hurricanes to Malta from HMS Argus
- Spark (1940) — diversionary radio transmissions by HMS Enterprise
- Husky (1943) — Allied invasion of Sicily
- Chestnut (1943) — failed SAS operation to disrupt enemy communications in northern Sicily
- Syracuse, Sicily
- Mincemeat (1943) — disinformation operation prior to the invasion of Sicily
- Brimstone (1943) — fictional invasion of Sardinia, part of cover for Husky
- Narcissus (1943) — British SAS raid on a lighthouse in Sicily
- Insect (1942) — delivery of 28 Spitfires from HMS Eagle
- Jonquil (1943) — seaborne part of attempted British POWrescue in Italy (see also: Begonia)
- Judgement (1940) — British air attack on Italian fleet in Taranto harbour
- Julius (1942) — coordinated supply convoys to Malta
- LB (1942) — delivery of 16 Spitfires to Malta from HMS Eagle
- Lightfoot (1942) — first attack by the British and Australians at El Alamein
- Bertram (1942) — deception operation in preparation for the Second Battle of El Alamein
- Supercharge (1942) — second stage attack by British and New Zealanders at El Alamein
- Lustre (1941) — Allied reinforcement of Greece
- Mandibles (1941) — a planned 1940-1941 British amphibious assault on Rhodes, Leros and the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea.
- Manna (1944) — Allied re-occupation of Greece and Aegean Islands
- Marigold (1943) — unsuccessful SAS/SBS mission to snatch a prisoner from Sardinia
- MB8 (1940) — passage of convoys from Alexandria to Malta and from Port Said to Crete
- Suda Bay
- MC2 (1940) — passage westwards of HMS Malaya (linked to Operation Hide)
- Outing & Outing II (1944) — anti-shipping operations in Aegean Sea
- convoy from Gibraltarto Malta.
- Perpetual (1941) — delivery of aircraft to Malta
- Picket (1942) — delivery of 16 Spitfires to Malta from HMS Eagle and Argus
- Pilgrim (1941) — contingency plan to seize Canary Islands
- Pinpoint (1942) — delivery run to Malta by HMS Welshman
- Propeller (1941) — passage of Empire Guillemot to Malta
- convoy from Alexandria to Malta
- Pugilist (1943) — Allied attack on Mareth Line and advance to Sfax
- Puma (1941) — contingency plan to seize Canary Islands
- convoy movements to and from Malta
- Railway (1941) — delivery of Hurricanes to Malta from HMS Furious and HMS Ark Royal in 2 phases
- Rocket (1941) — delivery of Hurricanes to Malta from HMS Furious and HMS Ark Royal
- Comacchio lagoon, north east Italy
- Sapphic (?) — plan to support Gibraltar
- Salient (1941) — delivery of 32 Spitfires to Malta from HMS Eagle
- Saxifrage (1943) — four parties from 2 SAS to destroy the railway line between Ancona and Pescara
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- Chettyford — deception plan to support Shingle
- Maple (1944) — several SAS operations to cut railways in Italy in support of Anzio landings
- — SAS operation to destroy rail bridge between Pesaro and Fano
- — failed raid on rail targets
- Pomegranate (1944) — SASraid in support of Shingle
- Speedwell (1945) — Behind enemy lines operation by the British Special Air Service to disrupt rail communications in northern Italy.
- Splice (1941) — delivery of Hurricanes to Malta from HMS Furious and HMS Ark Royal
- Spotter (1942) — delivery of 15 Spitfires to Malta from HMS Eagle and Argus
- Status 1 (1941) — delivery of 26 Hurricanes and a Swordfish to Malta from HMS Ark Royal
- Status 2 (1941) — delivery of Hurricanes and a Swordfish to Malta from HMS Ark Royal and Furious
- Malta convoy from Alexandria
- Malta convoy
- Sunrise(1945) — negotiations leading to German surrender in Italy
- Malta convoy from Alexandria
- Temple (1941) — failed attempt to run a merchant ship (Parracombe) to Malta
- Malta convoy via Gibraltar
- Tombola (1945) — SAS raid in Italy
- Torch (1942) — Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria originally titled Gymnast
- Blackstone (1942) — US assault on Safi, Morocco
- Brushwood (1942) — US assault on Fedala
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- Perpetual (1942) — British landings at Cap Carbon
- Reservist (1942) — failed Allied attack on Oran
- Tracer (1941) — delivery of 48 Hurricanes to Malta from HMS Ark Royal and Victorious
- Train (1942) — delivery of 29 Spitfires to Malta from Furious
- Free French landings in Corsica
- (4 arrive, 8 lost en route)
- Winch (1940) — delivery of 12 Hurricanes to Malta from HMS Ark Royal
- US 1st Division occupies Gafsa
- Zombie (1945) — Operation Cold Comfort, renamed