Military Operations in Scandinavia and Iceland during WWII

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1 Scandinavia
- 1.1 Axis
- 1.2 Allies
2 See also
3 References

[edit] Scandinavia

Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, Iceland and Greenland

[edit] Axis

Birke ("Birch") (1944) — German plan to withdraw from northern Finland prior to the Lapland War
Birkhahn ("black cock") (1945) — German evacuation from Norway.^[1]
Büffel ("Buffalo") (1940) — German operation to relieve troops in Narvik, Norway.
Holzauge ("Wood knot") (1942) — activities in Greenland
Ikarus (1940) — planned German invasion of Iceland in response to British Operation Fork
Juno (1940) — German naval operation to disturb allied supplies to Norway.
Lachsfang (1942) — Proposed combined German and Finnish attack against Kandalaksha and Belomorsk.
Nordlicht [2] ("Aurora Borealis") (1944) — German withdrawal from the Kola Peninsula into Norway
Renntier ("Reindeer") (1941) — German occupation of Finnish Petsamo
Silberfuchs ("Silver Fox") (1941) — German operations in the Arctic, including:
- Blaufuchs 1 ("Blue Fox 1") (1941) — Staging of German forces from Germany to northern Finland.
- Blaufuchs 2 ("Blue Fox 2") (1941) — Staging of German forces from Norway to northern Finland.
- Platinfuchs ("Platinum Fox") (1941) — German attack towards Murmansk from Finnish Petsamo
- Polarfuchs ("Polar Fox") (1941) — German attack towards Kandalaksha from Finnish Lapland
- Renntier ("Reindeer") (1941) — German occupation of Petsamo.
Sizilien (1943) — German raid upon allied occupied Spitsbergen (Svalbard)
Tanne Ost (1944) — failed German attempt to capture Suursaari from Finland
Tanne West (1944) — planned German attempt to capture the Åland Islands from Finland
Weserübung ("Weser Exercise") (1940) — German invasion of Denmark and Norway
- Weserübung Nord ("Weser Exercise") (1940) — German invasion of Trondheim and Narvik
- Weserübung Sud ("Weser Exercise") (1940) — German invasion of Bergen, Kristiansand and Oslo
Zitronella (1943) — German raid against a Norwegian/British station on Svalbard.

[edit] Allies

Alphabet (1940) evacuation of British troops from Norway
Archery (1941) — British commando raid on Vågsøy, Norway
- Anklet (1941) — raid on German positions on Lofoten Islands, Norway
Carthage (1945) — RAF bombing of the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark
Catherine (1939) British plan to gain control of Baltic Sea
Claymore (1941) — British raid on Lofoten Islands, Norway
Freshman (1942 ) — attempted raid on a Norwegian heavy water plant at Vemork, see Gunnerside
- Grouse (1942) — Norwegian guide party for Freshman
- Gunnerside (1943) — 2nd raid on a Norwegian heavy water plant at Vemork
Fork (1940) — Invasion of Iceland by British.
Gauntlet (1941) — raid on Spitsbergen
Jupiter (1942) — suggested invasion of Norway
Musketoon (1942) — British/ Norwegian destruction of a power station in Norway
R 4 (1940) — Planned British invasion of Norway
Source (1945) — British response to German operation Sizilien
The Sepals/Perianth Operation (1944) — OSS supported operation in Sweden
Wilfred (1940) — British plan to mine the Norwegian coast