List of Axis Named Operations in The European Theatre - 1944

1944

• Operation Arras 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Lipik–Novska–Okučani region in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Bergwiese 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation on the Primošten Peninsula in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Bienenhaus 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Moslavina Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Blitz 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Našice–Đakovo region of Slavonia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Brandfackel 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Kozara Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Cannae 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the area between the Sava and Drava Rivers in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Casanova 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Independent State of Croatia utilizing German aircraft to deceive partisan fighters
• Operation Dreznica 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Velika Kapela Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia to secure a supply route
• Operation Dubrovnik 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation along the road between Zagreb and Varaždin in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Dubrovnik II 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation along the road between Zagreb and Varaždin in the Independent State of Croatia; continuation of Operation Dubrovnik
• Operation Dünkirchen I 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Krašić region in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Dünkirchen II 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Krašić region in the Independent State of Croatia; continuation of Operation Dünkirchen I
• Operation Emil 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation west of Knin in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Falke 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Papuk Mountain and Bilogora Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Frühlingswetter 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the area between Knin and Kistanje in the Independent State of Croatia to secure a supply route
• Operation Fuchsjagd 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Ivanščica Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Fuchsjagd III 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Kalnik Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Föhn 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation west of Banja Luka to open the road between Bosanski Novi and Prijedor in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Ingeborg 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation east of Karlovac and north of the Kupa River in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Jajce 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Vrbas Valley in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Kastanie 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Prijedor–Sanski Most–Omarska area in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Kaub 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation at the Sava River in the Independent State of Croatia, destroying all boats and ferries
• Operation Kornblume 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Fruška gora Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Lauffeuer 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the area south of Šid and near Ilok in Syrmia in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Morgenstern 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Krbavsko Polje plain in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Nibelungenfahrt 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Krbavsko Polje plain in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Reinhard 1944 - Axis occupation of ore mines in and around Ljubija in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Renate 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation on the Murter Peninsula in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Rouen 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation at the Kalnik Mountains south of the Ludbreg–Koprivnica Line in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Sarajevo 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation west of the Sesvete–Varaždin road in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Schach 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Kordun and Banija regions in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Schlüsselblume 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in western Slavonia in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Schneeschmelze 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Zaprešić–Krapinske Toplice–Klanjec area in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Steinschlag 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation near Otočac and Vrhovine in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Trolist 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Zaistovec–Preseka region in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Ungewitter 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Papuk Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Wildsau 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation west of the railroad connecting Đurmanec and Krapinske Toplice in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Wintergewitter 1944 - Axis attack on the US Army in the Appennine mountains, Italy
• Operation Zumberak IV 1944 - Axis anti-partisan operation in the Plesivica Mountains in the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Antimon 1944 - German operations in Romania
• Operation Aster 1944 - German evacuation of Estonia
• Operation Birke 1944 - German plan to withdraw from northern Finland prior to the Lapland War
• Operation Blei 1944 - German operations in Romania
• Fall Blume I 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of Northern France
• Fall Blume II 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of Southern France
• Operation Braunschweig 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in the Istria Peninsula, Yugoslavia
• Operation Christrose 1944 - German early name for Wacht am Rhein
• Operation Doppelkopf 1944 - German offensive to relieve troops fighting in Latvia
• Operation Doppelsprung 1944 - German planned evacuation of bridgeheads at the river Maas (Meuse) west of Arnhem, the Netherlands
• Operation Draufgänger 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Montenegro, Yugoslavia and in Northern Albania
• Operation Einhorn 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Greece
• Operation Elster 1944 - German infiltration of agents into the US to gather intelligence on Manhattan Project
• Operation Ernteeinbringung 1944 - German anti-partisan operation east of Zagreb, Yugoslavia
• Fall Falke 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of Norway
• Operation Feuerwehr 1944 - German failed planned anti-partisan operation in Macedonia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Feuerzange 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in the Dalmatian islands in Adriatic Sea
• Operation Feuerzauber 1944 - German destruction of bridges near Florence, Italy
• Operation Fischfang 1944 - German counterattack to the Allied invasion at Anzio, Italy
• Operation Fliegenfänger 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Memici and Osmaci in Bosnia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Forelle 1944 - German operation to disrupt Soviet supply lines on the Danube River near Budapest, Hungary
• Fall Forelle I 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of the Balkans via the Adriatic Sea
• Fall Forelle II 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of the Balkans via the Aegean Sea
• Operation Freischütz 1944 - German cancelled planned operation to occupy the island of Vis off Croatia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Freischütz 1944 - German relief operation for troops trapped near Minsk, Belorussia
• Operation Frühling 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in the Jura Mountains in Southern France
• Operation Frühlingsanfang 1944 - German anti-partisan operation at Primorska and Gorenjska in Slovenia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Frühlingsfest 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Lepel, Belorussia as a follow-up operation of Operation Regenschauer
• Operation Gemsbock 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in the region near the Greek-Albanian border before Operation Einhorn
• Operation Greif 1944 - German infiltration of Allied rear areas using Allied uniforms; part of Wacht am Rhein
• Operation Großer Schlag 1944 - German planned mass-deployment of fighters against Allied bombers
• Fall Hanna 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of Denmark
• Operation Haudegen 1944 - German intelligence gathering on Spitsbergen, Norway
• Operation Heide 1944 - German flooding of parts of the Netherlands to hinder Allied advance; later renamed to Operation Storch
• Operation Heinrich 1944 - German deceptive operation in support of Wacht am Rhein
• Operation Herbstnebel 1944 - German rejected plan to withdraw German troops in Italy behind the Po River
• Operation Heu-Aktion 1944 - German enslavement of Eastern European children between the age of 10 and 15 to work in the German armament industry
• Operation Hinein 1944 - German submarine operation against an Allied convoy in the North Atlantic Ocean
• Operation Hohes Venn 1944 - German paratrooper operation as a part of Operation Greif of Wacht am Rhein
• Operation Horrido 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Thessaloniki, Greece
• Operation Hundesohn 1944 - German occupation of Sofia, Bulgaria
• Operation Ibex 1944 - German air raids on London and other nearby British cities
• Operation Iltis 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Thessaloniki, Greece
• Operation Judas 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Bulgaria
• Kampf um Rom 1944 - German defence plan for the Nettuno area in Italy
• Operation Koralle 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in the Sporades Islands, Greece; previously named Operation Neptun
• Operation Kreuzotter 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Greece
• Operation Landwirt 1944 - German submarine operation against the Allied fleet off France during the Normandy invasion
• Operation Laura 1944 - German proposed planned evacuation of Courland, Latvia
• Operation Ludwig 1944 - German plan against an Allied landing at Livorno, Italy
• Operation Lüttich 1944 - German counter-offensive at Mortain, France in response to Operation Cobra
• Operation Maibaum 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Vlasenica in Bosnia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Maigewitter 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Northern Greece
• Fall Marder 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of Italy; activated after Allies launched Operation Shingle
• Fall Marder I 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of Italy via the Ligurian Sea; part of Fall Marder
• Fall Marder II 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of Italy via the Adriatic Sea; part of Fall Marder
• Operation Margarethe I 1944 - German occupation of Hungary
• Operation Margarethe II 1944 - German occupation of Romania
• Operation Martin 1944 - German planned attack of the Ardennes region as proposed by Gerd von Rundstet; rejected by Adolf Hitler for being too conservative
• Operation Messer 1944 - German mining of the Ligurian Sea off Northern Italy
• Operation Morgenröte 1944 - German counterattack to the Allied invasion at Anzio and Nettuno, Italy
• Operation Morgenwind I 1944 - German landing on the island of Brač off the coast of Croatia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Morgenwind II 1944 - German landing on the island of Šolta off the coast of Croatia, Yugoslavia
• Operation München 1944 - German fallback to the Arno River in the Tuscany region of Italy
• Operation Möwe V 1944 - German cancelled plan to land agents in Scotland, Britain
• Operation Napfkuchen 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Yugoslavia
• Operation Neptun 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in the Sporades Islands, Greece; later renamed to Operation Koralle
• Operation Nordlicht 1944 - German withdrawal from the Kola Peninsula into Norway after Finland changed sides in the war
• Operation Nordlicht-Bewegung 1944 - German troop deployment in Finland
• Operation Nussknacker 1944 - German torpedo boat operation off Corsica, France
• Operation Odysseus 1944 - German naval deployment in the Adriatic Sea and Aegean Sea
• Operation Panzerfaust 1944 - German occupation of Hungary
• Operation Pfingstausflug 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Polotsk and Lepel, Belorussia
• Operation Prüfstand XII 1944 - German program to develop submarine-launched V-2 rockets
• Operation Regenschauer 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Lepel and Polotsk in Belorussia
• Operation Rentier 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Greece
• Operation Richard 1944 - German defence plan in case of an Allied invasion of Italy; activated after Allies launched Operation Shingle
• Operation Rumpelkammer 1944 - German start of the V-1 rocket attacks against London
• Operation Rübezahl 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Montenegro, Yugoslavia
• Operation Röslein 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Macedonia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Rösselsprung 1944 - German attempt to capture Josip Broz Tito
• Operation Schneegestöber 1944 - German operation to find and capture Josip Broz Tito's headquarters in Yugoslavia
• Operation Sonnenaufgang 1944 - German attack on Allied units at Anzio, Italy
• Operation Steinadler 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Eastern Greece
• Operation Steinbock 1944 - German bombing of London and Southern England, Britain
• Operation Storch 1944 - German flooding of parts of the Netherlands to hinder Allied advance; previously named Operation Heide
• Operation Student 1944 - German plan to restore Benito Mussolini's power in Italy
• Operation Stösser 1944 - German airborne drop behind Allied lines; part of Wacht am Rhein
• Operation Süd 1944 - German deceptive operation at Nettuno, Italy
• Operation Tanne West 1944 - German planned invasion of the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea from Finland
• Operation Treibjagd 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Yugoslavia
• Operation Treuebruch 1944 - German occupation of the Bulgarian-held Skopje region of Macedonia, Yugoslavia
• Operation Trojanisches Pferd 1944 - German occupation of Budapest, Hungary; part of Operation Margarethe I
• Operation Uljan 1944 - German anti-partisan operation on the island of Ugljan off the coast of the Independent State of Croatia
• Operation Verrat 1944 - German attack on forces of Dragoljub Mihailovic in Yugoslavia
• Operation Verrat 1944 - German attack on forces of Napoleon Zervas in Greece
• Wacht am Rhein 1944 - German offensive in the Ardennes; Anglicized as 'Watch on the Rhine'
• Operation Waldrausch 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in the Balkans
• Operation Walküre 1944 - German attempt to overthrow Adolf Hitler, written under the cover of a plan to foil potential worker rebellions; Anglicized as 'Valkyre'
• Operation Walzertraum 1944 - German landing on the island of Hvar off the coast of Croatia, Yugoslavia; part of Operation Herbstgewitter III and Operation Herbstgewitter IV
• Operation Weststurm 1944 - German naval bombardment of Sworbe, Estonia
• Operation Wikinger 1944 - German offensive on the islands off the Dalmatian coast of Yugoslavia
• Operation Winterende 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Slovenia, Yugoslavia; part of Operation Frühlingsanfang
• Operation Wintermärchen 1944 - German offensive on American troops in Italy
• Operation Wulf 1944 - German anti-partisan operation in Thessaloniki, Greece
• Operation Zeppelin 1944 - German failed operation to destroy power plants in Moscow, USSR