| COAT |
Passage of reinforcements for the Fleet and of troops for Malta; November 1940. |
| COLLAR |
Convoy of fast merchant ships for Malta and
Alexandria; November 1940. |
| COMPASS |
Operations against the Italians in the Western
Desert beginning in December 1940. |
| EXCESS |
Convoy of fast merchant ships for Greece and troops
for Malta; January 1941. |
| HATS |
Passage of naval reinforcements into the Mediterranean; September 1940. |
| HURRY |
Fly-off of Hurricanes to Malta from H.M.S. Argus; August 1940. |
| WORKSHOP |
Plan for the capture of Pantelleria early in 1941.
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| ALPENVEILCHEN (Cyclamen) |
Plan for sending German forces to help the Italians in Albania. |
| BARBAROSSA |
The attack on Russia. |
| FELIX |
Plan to capture Gibraltar and close the Straits. |
| MARITA |
Invasion of Greece through Bulgaria. |
| MITTELMEER (Mediterranean) |
Order for units of the Luftwaffe to operate from Italian bases in the Mediterranean. |
| SONNENBLUME (Sunflower) |
Move of German forces to Libya. |
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