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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). File links The following pages link to this file: Axis Powers User:John-1107 ... File links The following pages link to this file: Axis Powers User:John-1107 ... Image File history File links Imperial_japan. ... Image File history File links Imperial_japan. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Axis Powers ... File links The following pages link to this file: Axis Powers ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The group of countries known as the Allies of World War II came together as World War II unfolded and progressed. ... The Doolittle Raid was the first carrier-based air raid by the United States on the Japanese mainland in World War II. The raid took place on April 18, 1942. ...

Operational plans of Germany, USSR (to 1941), and Italy

1939-1940

• Operation Weiß (invasion of Poland, with some Russian/Slovakian actions)
• Operation Weserübung (invasion of Denmark and Norway. Realized 9 April 1940.)
• Operation Gelb (invasion of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg)
• Operation Rot (invasion of France and principal western attack)
• Operation Seelöwe (invasion of Great Britain, not realized)
• Operation Marita (invasion of Greece, not directly realized)
• Operation Barbarossa (invasion of USSR, not directly realized)
• Italian Operations: invasion of Albania, first attempt to invade Greece
• Operation Ikarus (Iceland invasion)
• Operation Felix (Spanish/German joint plan for control of Gibraltar, Canarias, Cape Verde, and Azores)
• Operation not named (subsequent ocupation of Madeira)
• Operation Isabella (Portugal Invasion)
• Operation not named (Ireland Invasion)
• Operation not named (Invasion of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon until Suez Channel in Egypt)
• Operation not named (first attempt of reinforced Italian Libya by German Forces)
• Operation Tannenbaum (Switzerland invasion)

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1941-1942

Original German Barbarossa plan

• 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 (intention to occupy the Caucasus, part of the Barbarossa operation)
• Operation Attila/Anton (planned occupation of Vichy France, to prevent the Allied invasion in Southern France)
• Operation Kamelie(projected invasion of Corsica)
• Operation not named(joining at previous plans,the projected invasion to Malta)
• Operation Herkules(reedition of Malta Invasion)
• Operation not named(reedition of previous plans of invasion of Turkey, Syria until to Suez channel)
• Operation not named( project of great scale Barbarrosa operation extension to Caucassus area)
• Operation not named(other extension of Barbarrosa operation to Turkey and Iraq)
• Operation Theseus/Aida(projected from Libya the occupation of Egypt and Suez channel)
• Operation not named(United States Invasion)
• Operation Copper (invasion of Cyprus)
• Projected German administrative divisions in Occupied Eastern Territoires:
• Lokot Republic (leaved to practice)
• Belarusian Central Rada (leaved to practice)
• Reichskommissariat Ostland (leaved to practice)
• Reichskommissariat Ukraine (leaved to practice)
• Reichskommissariat Moskau (only in theorical planning)
• Reichskommissariat Kaukasus (only in theorical planning)

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Operative plans of Japan

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

1929-1939

• planned Siberian invasion
• Attempts to take the China Far East Railway
• Manchurian Invasion
• Attempts to invade the Chinese in Hopei/Chahar
• Attempts to attack in Shanghai
• Battles with Russians in the Changkufeng/Khasan area
• Invasion into China (the "China Incident")
• Occupation of some Chinese East coastal provinces
• Battles with Soviets in Nomonhan (Nomonhan Incident)
• Occupation of North Indochina

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1941-1943

• Control of all of Indochina
• Advances in the China Mainland
• 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 (attempts to India Invasion,"21 Operation")
• Planeed occupation of Ceylon ("Invasion of Ceylon")
• 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)
• Bombing strikes against Darwin, Australia
• Attempts to definitive West Chinese Invasion.
• Renewed plans for Siberian invasion(Kantouken Operation)
• Western China invasion(Sczechwan Invasion)
• Indian Invasion
• Planned total conquest of all New Guinea and Solomon Islands
• extension of south square of defensive perimeter:
  • Santa Cruz Island
  • New Hebrides
  • New Caledonia/Loyalty archipielago
  • Fiji
  • Samoa
  • Tuvalu
  • Tukelau
  • Tonga
• Projected invasion of Australia(Planned invasion of Australia during World War II)
• Project of Japanese planeed-State of Republic of Far East

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Special strike plans of the Axis powers

Similar to the objectives of the Allied Special Strikes for lowering combat morale by bringing the war to the homeland of the Axis powers or causing damage to Axis Military industrial efforts, the Axis powers planned some special operations against Allied countries during WW2: This is the current Improvement Drive collaboration! World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ...

German Plans

• Operation "Steinbock" (German bombings on British Soil, January-May 1944).
• JABOs Strikes (certain German light/heavy fighter bomber rapid strikes against the British).
• V1-V2 Missile attacks against England.
• Bombing plans against Soviet Industry in Urals.
• Bombing plans against Western Siberian/Central Asian lands.
• Along Caucasian Occupation, the capture of Central Asian railways.
• Secret operations against Magnitogorsk.
• Secret operations along Iranian tribes against Allied railways in Persia.
• German plan of using about 100 Junkers Mistel striking planes against Soviet power plants during battles on the Russian front.
• German secret plan to assassinate Joseph Stalin.
• German secret operations in Caucasus areas.
• German-Japanese plans of bombing Texas oilfields with Japanese Flying boats with the support of German Tankers Submarines.
• German plans to design ultra-long range versions of V-2 Missiles for use against the U.S.
• Design of Messerschmitt Me 264 "Amerika Bomber" and Junkers Ju 290 A-1 "New York Bomber" with the express objective to attack the U.S.
• Luftwaffe plan of using Junkers Ju 290 armed with four V1 under its wings for striking New York.
• Kriegsmarine plan to launch V1 from catapults or ramps aboard submarines.
• German plans for nuclear strike against the U.S.
• Some German Special forces agents operations in the U.S. Territory
• German Luftwaffe/Kriegsmarine plan against the U.S. Panama Canal area.
• German plan to establish Luftwaffe/Kriegsmarine base in Antarctica.

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Japanese Plans

• Japanese plans of dispatching some Flying-boat bombers against Los Angeles.
• Japanese-Support German plan of bombing Texas oilfields.
• Japanese "propaganda Raids" against Boston, New York and Washington D.C.
• Japanese little reconnaissance hydroplane aboard submarine strike against the Oregon area.
• Japanese submarine strike against Californian port.
• Japanese Flying boat strikes against Hawaii.
• Japanese plans to drop Balloon bombs to U.S. coasts.
• Japanese plan of sending Torpedo-Bomber aboard submarine with biological containers against Los Angeles or San Francisco.
• Japanese plan of striking the U.S. East Coast (including Washington D.C.) with Torpedo-Bomber aboard submarines or alternative sub torpedo strike against New York port.
• Japanese designs to ultra long range land based Bomber or Giant Flying Boat for ideed Nuclear Bomber and the Japanese Nuclear studies for planned Atomic strike against the U.S.
• Japanese Special Strike against the Panama Canal zone.

Italian Plans

• Italian Design of Giant Ultra Long Range Flying Boat CANT Z.511 and their reassignment for Strike against the U.S.
• Special Suicide Training of the Italian Navy special Force "Maiale" for Strike Against United States.
• Italian plan of using CANT Z.511 with Maiale midget submarine forces against New York Harbor.
• Supposed Italian Navy plan against the Panama canal area.

See also

• Attacks on United States territory in North America during World War II
• Axis plans for invasion of the United States during WWII