List of actions an armed force intends to carry out to achieve combat goals
This article is about a military strategic contingency planning process. For a military plan issued by a leader to subordinates for execution, see Operations order.
A military operation plan (commonly called a war plan before World War II) is a formal plan for military armed forces, their military organizations and units to conduct operations, as drawn up by commanders within the combat operations process in achieving objectives before or during a conflict.[1] Military plans are generally produced in accordance with the military doctrine of the troops involved. Because planning is a valuable exercise for senior military staff, in peacetime nations generally produce plans (of varying detail) even for very unlikely hypothetical scenarios.
Plan XVII and the Schlieffen Plan are examples of World War I military plans. The United States developed a famous color-coded set of war plans in the early 20th century; see United States color-coded war plans.
A militaryoperationplan (commonly called a war plan before World War II) is a formal plan for military armed forces, their military organizations and...
situation. These actions are designed as a militaryplan to resolve the situation in the state or actor's favor. Operations may be of a combat or non-combat nature...
Operation Vegetarian was an unused British biowarfare militaryoperationplan developed from 1942 to 1944 during World War II. The plan consisted of disseminating...
plan for Iranian coup d'état that deposed Mohammed Mosaddeq and reinstalled Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Operation Desert Hawk (1965) — Pakistani Military operation...
"Special militaryoperation" (also "special operation", and abbreviated as "SMO" or "SVO" for специальная военная операция) is an official term used by...
OperationsPlan 5027 (OPLAN 5027) are a series of militaryoperationsplans made by the United States and South Korea for the defense against a possible...
with the Soviet Union, arousing the concern of the U.S. military due to the Cold War. The operation proposed creating public support for a war against Cuba...
Operation Sledgehammer was an Allied plan for a cross-Channel invasion of Europe during World War II, as the first step in helping to reduce pressure...
A military campaign is large-scale long-duration significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of interrelated militaryoperations or battles...
with the militaryplan to invade Ireland by the same name, see below) Operation Weiß (invasion of Poland. Carried out 1 September 1939) Operation Himmler...
Operation Downfall was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II. The plannedoperation was...
the Hackney Mortuary. Operation Copperhead – 1944 military deception operationOperation Bodyguard – World War II deception plan during the build-up to...
Ukraine, using Z as a military symbol, and thus sometimes referred to as "Operation Z" Plan Z Project Z (disambiguation) Operation Zet This disambiguation...
regimes. The third phase of Operation Condor included plans to assassinate and take other measures against opponents of the military dictatorships in other...
Plan Dalet (Hebrew: תוכנית ד', Tokhnit dalet "Plan D") was a Zionist militaryplan executed in the civil war phase of the 1948 Palestine war for the conquest...
Operation Fortitude was a military deception operation by the Allied nations as part of Operation Bodyguard, an overall deception strategy during the...
Operation Unthinkable was the name given to two related possible future war plans developed by the British Chiefs of Staff Committee against the USSR...
psychological operations, information warfare, visual deception, or other methods. As a form of disinformation, it overlaps with psychological warfare. Military deception...
Operation London Bridge was the funeral plan for Queen Elizabeth II. The plan included the announcement of her death, the period of official mourning...
been working on its own deception strategy, "Appendix Y" of Operation Overlord plan. The plan, also known as Torrent, had originated in early September...
Military logistics is the discipline of planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and maintenance of military forces. In its most comprehensive...
Operation Gibraltar was the codename of a militaryoperationplanned and executed by the Pakistan Army in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India in...
Lansdale on the military side and William King Harvey at the CIA and went into effect after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion. Operation Mongoose was a secret...
disruption occur. A Continuity of OperationsPlan (or Continuity of Government Plan) has been a part of U.S. government operations since President Dwight D. Eisenhower...
Operation Desert Hawk was the codename of a militaryoperationplanned and executed by the Pakistan Army in the Rann of Kutch area, the disputed area which...
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