'Eilbote' (iii) was a German undertaking for Generalleutnant Willibald Utz’s 100th Jägerdivision of Generalfeldmarschall Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Weichs’s Yugoslavia... Read More

'Eilbote I' was a German attack by part of Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von Arnim’s 5th Panzerarmee, in concert with 'Eilbote II', on the Kebir river dam in central Tunisia an... Read More

'Eilbote II' was a German attack by various Kampfgruppen of Generalleutnant Friedrich Weber’s 334th Division and Generalleutnant Karl Fischer’s 10th Panzerdivision, both o... Read More

'Einheitpreis' was a German unrealised bombing raid on the British industrial city of Wolverhampton (7/8 November 1940)., By the autumn of 1940 the Luftwaffe was making use of... Read More

'Einhorn' was a German unrealised plan for an offensive against partisan forces in the Greek/Albanian border region later implemented as 'Gemsbock' (6 June 1944). ... Read More

'Eisbär' (i) was a U-boat wolfpack operation in the Atlantic off the Iberian peninsula and North-West Africa (25/29 August and 7 October/13 November 1942)., The wolfpack comp... Read More

'Eisbär' (ii) was a German series of three offensives against partisans in the area of Bryansk and Dimitriev in the German-occupied western part of the USSR (January/February... Read More

'Eisbär' (iii) was a U-boat wolfpack operation off the north-west coast of German-occupied Norway against Allied Arctic convoys (27 March/15 April 1943). , The wolfpack compr... Read More

'Eisbär' (iv)This was the German evacuation of Corsica (13 September/3 October 1943)., Less than 24 hours after the 8 September arrival in Corsica of Generalleutnant Fridolin... Read More

'Eisbär' (v) was the German seizure from the British and Italians of the island of Kos of the Dodecanese islands group in the Aegean Sea (3/4 October 1943)., On the announcem... Read More

'Eisbär' (vi)This was the German withdrawal of the 3/738th Jägerregiment of Generalmajor Hubert Lamey’s 118th Jägerdivision from Supetar on Brač island off the Dalmatian... Read More

'Eisen' was the German airborne operation by part of Hauptmann Walter Koch’s Fallschirmjäger-Sturmabteilung 'Koch' of Generalleutnant Kurt Student’s 7th Fliegerdivision a... Read More

'Eisenbahn' was the German naval movement of the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper from Germany to Trondheim in German-occupied Norway (19/21 March 1942)., The movement was escorte... Read More

'Eisenbart' was a U-boat wolfpack operation in the Arctic against the JW.55A, RA.55A and RA.55B convoys on their 'FV' passages to and from northern Russian ports (25 October/2... Read More

'Eisenes Tor' was the German contribution to 'Unternehmen 25' and 'Marita' by Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm List’s 12th Army, which advanced from the east into south-western ... Read More

'Eisenfaust' was the German alternative designation for 'Panzerfaust' (16 October 1944). ... Read More

'Eisenhammer' was a German unrealised plan for an air offensive against munitions factories and power plants in and around the Soviet cities of Moscow and Gorky, using 'Mistel... Read More

'Eisenhart' was a U-boat wolfpack operation in the central part of the North Atlantic against the HX.264, SC.146 and HX.265 convoys (9/15 November 1943)., The undertaking was ... Read More

'Eisfjord' was the German alternative designation for the raid against Spitsbergen island, undertaken by the battleship Tirpitz, on the only occasion the battleship ever fired... Read More

'Eismeer' was a U-boat operation intended to strengthen the 'Trutz' (ii) wolfpack (July 1944)., As they were on passage to reach the position of the 'Trutz' (ii) wolfpack, the... Read More

'Eispalast' was a German U-boat and air operation against the PQ.18 convoy through the Arctic to ports in the northern USSR (8/19 September 1942). , PQ.18 was the last of the ... Read More

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'Eisteufel' was a U-boat wolfpack operation in the Norwegian Sea and Arctic Ocean, in combination with the 'Rösselsprung' (i) surface ship attack, against the PQ.17 convoy (2... Read More

'Eistorte' was a U-boat minelaying operation in the Yugor Strait of the Pechora Sea by Kapitänleutnant Hans Hildebrandt’s U-636 (6/17 November 1943)., The boat laid 24 mine... Read More

'Eiswolf' was a U-boat wolfpack operation in the Arctic against the PQ.13 convoy to the northern USSR (28/31 March 1942)., The wolfpack comprised U-209, U-376, U-378, U-435, U... Read More

'EJ' (i) was a British and US meeting in which naval representatives met in Iceland to consider and organise joint naval activities in the North Atlantic despite the fact that... Read More

'EJ' (ii) was a British naval undertaking by Admiral Sir John Tovey’s Home Fleet in the Vestfjord and off Bodø on the coast of German-occupied Norway (5/9 October 1941)., U... Read More

'Elastic' was a US amphibious ship convoy along the coast of North-West Africa (22 June 1943)., The convoy lost the 1,625-ton LST-333 to Kapitänleutnant Gerd Kelbling’s U-5... Read More

'Elbe' (i) was a German earlier version of 'Augsburg' (i) for a major offensive into western Europe (1939). ... Read More

'Elbe' (ii) was a U-boat wolfpack operation in the North Atlantic (7/10 May 1943). , The wolfpack comprised U-107, U-223, U-231, U-266, U-267, U-377, U-383, U-402, U-504, U-51... Read More

'Elbe' (iii) was a German largely unrealised plan for the use of special Rammkommando units to undertake ramming interceptions of Allied bombers streams over Germany (March/8 ... Read More

'Elbe I' was a U-boat wolfpack operation in the central part of the North Atlantic against the HX.237 convoy (10/14 May 1943)., The wolfpack comprised U-231, U-267, U-468, U-5... Read More

'Elbe II' was a U-boat wolfpack operation in the North Atlantic against the SC.129 convoy (10/14 May 1943)., The wolfpack comprised U-103, U-107, U-186, U-223, U-359, U-377, U... Read More

'Elbow' was the British movement of Brigadier H. B. Taylor’s Australian 22nd Brigade of Major General H. Gordon Bennett’s Australian 8th Division from Australia to boost t... Read More

'Elbrus' was the German undertaking within 'Edelweiss' (i) (originally 'Blau III') to reach the summit of Mt Elbrus, at 18,510 ft (5642 m) the highest peak of the Caucasus mou... Read More

'Eich' was the German movement of reinforcements to Norway at a time when Adolf Hitler was convinced that this country, currently held by Generaloberst Nikolaus von Falkenhors... Read More

'Eich-Programm' was a German undertaking to increase warplane production in terms of numbers and speed of delivery after this had been scaled down by Adolf Hitler’s 1939 ins... Read More

The 'Eich-Stellung' was a German defensive position on the Eastern Front to the east of Bobruysk in the operational sector of Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge’s Heere... Read More

'Electrode' was the British overall designation of operations to clear the last Italian forces from reconquered British Somaliland after 'Appearance' (March/April 1941). ... Read More

'Elefant' (i) was German planning by the Abwehr, the German intelligence service headed by Vizeadmiral Wilhelm Canaris, with the aid of the German embassy in Bangkok, for the ... Read More

'Elefant' (ii) was a German programme by the Oberkommando des Heeres to assemble a force of 1,900 trucks, many from civilian sources, for delivery to ease the dire logistical ... Read More

'Elefanten-Bewegung' was a German extemporised undertaking to boost the delivery of vital supplies to Generalfeldmarschall Fedor von Bock’s Heeresgruppe 'Mitte' (December 19... Read More

The 'Elektro-Schneise' was a German defensive position in the area of Generaloberst Georg Lindemann’s 18th Army within Generalfeldmarschall Georg von Küchler’s Heeresgrup... Read More

'Elephant' (i) was a US tactical deception undertaking by the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops to conceal from the Germans the movement from reserve of Major General Edward H.... Read More

'Elephant' (ii) was a Canadian attack by Brigadier J. C. Jefferson’s 10th Brigade of Major General C. Vokes’s 4th Armoured Division within General H. D. G. Crerar’s 1st ... Read More

'Elg' was a British operation by the Special Operations Executive in German-occupied Norway to continue the work of the 'Golden Eagle' party by preparing for the safe receptio... Read More

'Elizabeth' was a German naval undertaking to bring the 6,338-ton Italian blockade-runner Pietro Orseola through the Bay of Biscay from the area of Vigo in north-western Spain... Read More

'Elkton' was a US succession of three strategic plans for operations against the Japanese in the South-West Pacific Area with the object of seizing or otherwise neutralising t... Read More

'Elmira' was a US gliderborne landing to deliver reinforcements to Major General Matthew B. Ridgway’s 82nd Airborne Division after its 'Boston' (ii) assault and 'Detroit' in... Read More

'Elphenbein' was a German naval undertaking to provide a force of three U-boat’s to aid the blockade runner Rhakotis, laden with important raw materials and approaching Euro... Read More