Expansion operations and planning of the Axis Powers

Expansion operations and planning of the Axis Powers

Planning for global territorial expansion of the Axis Powers; Germany, Italy and Japan, progressed before and during the Second World War. This included some special strike plans against the Allied nations (with similar intentions to the James Doolittle raid special Allied Strike).

Operational plans of Germany and Italy

1939-1940

*Operation Weiß (invasion of Poland)
*Operation Weserübung (invasion of Denmark and Norway. Carried out 9 April 1940.)
*Operation Gelb (invasion of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg)
*Operation Rot (invasion of France and principal western attack)
*Operation Sealion (invasion of Great Britain, not carried out)
*Operation Marita (invasion of Greece, carried out later)
*Operation Barbarossa (invasion of USSR, carried out later)
*Italian Operations: invasion of Albania, first attempt to invade Greece (Greco-Italian War)
*Operation Ikarus (Iceland, not carried out)
*Operation Felix (Spanish/German joint plan for control of Gibraltar, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and Azores)
*Unnamed operation (subsequent occupation of Madeira)Fact|date=October 2007
*Operation Isabella (Portugal Invasion)
*Fall Grün (Case Green) Invasion plan for Éire (Ireland)
*Unnamed operation (Invasion of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Suez Canal in Egypt)Fact|date=October 2007
*Unnamed operation (first attempt at reinforcing Italian Libya with German forces)Fact|date=October 2007
*Operation Tannenbaum Invasion plan for Switzerland

1941-1942

*Operation Marita (invasion of Greece, Germany supporting the Italian efforts)
*Operation Merkur (invasion of Crete)
*Operation Sonnenblume (Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps reinforcing the Axis defenses of Cyrenaica in 1941)
*Operation Barbarossa (invasion of USSR, carried out)
*Operation Blau (plan to occupy the Caucasus, an expansion of the Barbarossa operation)
*Operation Attila/Anton (planned occupation of Vichy France, to prevent the Allied invasion of Southern France)Fact|date=October 2007
*Operation Kamelie (projected invasion of Corsica)Fact|date=October 2007
*Operation Herkules (revision of previous plans to invade Malta)
*Unnamed operation (revision of previous plans to invade Turkey, Syria, and through to the Suez Canal)Fact|date=October 2007
*Unnamed operation (proposed expansion of Barbarossa to Caucasus area)Fact|date=October 2007
*Unnamed operation (proposed expansion of Barbarossa to Turkey and Iraq)Fact|date=October 2007
*Operation Theseus/Aida (invasion of Egypt and Suez Canal from Libya)
*Operation Copper (invasion of Cyprus)Fact|date=October 2007
*Projected German administrative divisions in occupied eastern territories:
**Lokot Republic (implemented)
**Belarusian Central Rada ((implemented))
**Reichskommissariat Ostland ((implemented))
**Reichskommissariat Ukraine ((implemented))
**Reichskommissariat Moskau (theorical planning only)
**Reichskommissariat Kaukasus (theorical planning only)

Operational plans of Japan

Listed below are operations and invasion plans of the Japanese Empire from 1929-1942:

1929-1940

*planned Siberian invasionFact|date=October 2007
*Attempts to take the China Far East Railway
*Manchurian Invasion, Mukden Incident
*Attempts to attack in Shanghai, January 28 Incident
*Attempts to invade the Chinese in Hopei province, Operation Nekka
*Attempts to invade the Chinese in Chahar province, Suiyuan Campaign (1936)
*Invasion into China (the "China Incident"), Second Sino-Japanese War
*Occupation of some Chinese East coastal provinces, Amoy Operation, Canton Operation, Hainan Island Operation, Swatow Operation, South Guangxi Operation
*Battles with Soviets in the Changkufeng/Khasan area, Battle of Lake Khasan
*Battles with Soviets and Mongols in Nomonhan Soviet-Japanese Border War (1939)
*Occupation of North Indochina, Indochina Expedition

1941-1943

*Control of all of Indochina
*Advances in the China Mainland, Second Sino-Japanese War
*Pearl Harbor strike
*Invasion of the Philippines
*Invasion of Thailand
*Invasion of the Dutch Indies
*Japanese Invasion of Burma
*Invasion of Guam and Wake Island
*Invasion of New Guinea/Solomons
*Christmas Island invasion
*Projected Invasion to Cocos (Keeling) Island
*Japanese Invasion of the Gilbert Islands
*Japanese Invasion of Nauru and Ocean island
*Imphal and Kohima strikes ("Operation U") (attempts to India Invasion,"21 Operation")
*Planned occupation of Ceylon ("Invasion of Ceylon") Fact|date=October 2007
*Occupation of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
*Capture of the Attu/Kiska islands (alternative operation together with the Midway operation)
*Intent for Hawaii Invasion (Battle of Midway)Fact|date=October 2007
*Bombing of Darwin, Australia
*Renewed plans for Siberian invasion (Kantouken Operation)Fact|date=October 2007
*Western China invasion (Szechwan Invasion or "Operation 5")
*Indian InvasionFact|date=October 2007
*Planned invasion of the island of MadagascarFact|date=October 2007
*Planned total conquest of all New Guinea and Solomon Islands
*extension of south square of defensive perimeter:(Melanesia/PolynesiaAreas)
**Santa Cruz Island
**New Hebrides
**New Caledonia/Loyalty archipielago
**Fiji
**Samoa
**Tuvalu
**Tokelau
**Tonga
*Rejected proposal to invade Australia
*Project of Japanese-planned Republic of the Far East

ee also

*Attacks on United States territory in North America during World War II
*List of World War II military operations

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