Key Operations of WW2

German plan for the invasion of Western Europe. Starts with a push through the Ardennes Forest

• Case Yellow
• Operation Sea Lion
• Operation Barbossa
• Operation Typhoon

Germany's plan for invading Great Britain by sea after they controlled the air through the Battle of Britain; never took place since the Germans the Battle of Britain

• Case Yellow
• Operation Sea Lion
• Operation Barbossa
• Operation Typhoon

Second part of Germany's plan for the invasion of France which involved the rest of France being conquered

• Case Red
• Operation Sea Lion
• Operation Barbarossa
• Operation Typhoon

German plan for the invasion of the Soviet Union; involving attacking in three directions at the same time towards 3 major Soviet cities (Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad)

• Case Red
• Operation Typhoon
• Operation Barbossa
• Operation Sea Lion

Germany's plan to attack Moscow specifically, after they had begun the invasion of the Soviet Union

• Case Red
• Operation Typhoon
• Case Blue
• Operation Saturn

Germany's plan to capture the Baku oil fields in the Southern Soviet Union, after they had begun the invasion of the Soviet Union

• Case Red
• Case Blue
• Operation Typhoon
• Operation Uranus

Soviet response to the German invasion of the Soviet Union, trying to separate a huge group of German soldiers in Stalingrad from the rest of the German army (encirclement)

• Case Blue
• Operation Uranus
• Case Red
• Operation Overlord

Soviet attack, after the German invasion of the Soviet Union lost momentum, against the German near the Don River

• Operation Saturn
• Operation Barbossa
• Operation Torch
• Operation Overlord

German plan to try and break through the Soviet army and re-establish contact with the German soldiers who were surrounded at Stalingrad

• Operation Winterstorm
• Case Blue
• Operation Torch
• Operation Husky

Soviet plan to push back the German army and regain territory lost during the time when Germany first invaded the Soviet Union

• Operation Overlord
• Operation Barbarossa
• Operation Bagration
• Ultra