an amphibious landing on Crete, western Greece, or the Romanian Black Sea coast Charnwood (1944) — assault on Caen. Chicago — Allied airdrop Cobra (1944) — breakout from Normandy. Dunhill (1944) — SAS reconnaissance action in support of Cobra. Cooney (1944) — Free French SAS action in St Malo area. Dauntless (1944) — See Operation Martlet Defoe (1944) — ineffective SAS reconnaissance around Argentan in Normandy Detroit (1944) — American airdrop in Normandy Dingson (1944) — Free French SAS operation around Vannes to disrupt communications and arm local Resistance Lost (1944) — French SAS team in Brittany to link with Dingson Epsom (1944) — British assault west of Caen, Normandy, aimed at capturing the city Martlet (1944) — Supporting operation launched the day before Operation Epsom Goodwood (1944) — British armoured assault to capture the Bourguébus Ridge, destroy German armoured reserves and support Operation Atlantic Atlantic (1944) — Operation to capture the remaining sections of the German-occupied city of Caen. Launched side by side with Operation Goodwood Greenline (1944) — diversionary attack by XII Corps designed to draw German attention away from the upcoming assault, out of the Orne bridgehead, codenamed Goodwood. Pomegranate (1944) — diversionary attack by XXX Corps designed to draw German attention away from the upcoming assault, out of the Orne bridgehead, codenamed Goodwood. Grouse (1944) — advance towards Tinchebray (also called Wallop). Jupiter — British attack to occupy and hold Hill 112, near Caen Kitten (1944) — British and Canadian advance to the Seine. Mulberry (1944) — creation of safe anchorages using block ships Mitten (1944) — elimination of German position at Chateau de la Ronde Neptune — landing phase of Overlord Accumulator (1944) — diversionary naval operation near to the Channel Islands Bravado (1944) — mine-laying around Kiel Canal to inhibit German naval reaction Gambit (1944) — use of X-Craft midget submarines as navigation beacons off Sword and Juno beaches Maple — Allied naval minelaying operations to inhibit German naval reaction Neptune (Seine) — 43rd (Wessex) Division's assault crossing of Seine Paddle (1944) — Canadian pursuit of German forces Peppermint (1944) — Precautions against German spreading of radioactive poison materials Pirate (1944) — Anglo-Canadian training exercise prior to D-Day, at Studland Bay, England Pluto (1944) — construction of undersea oil pipelines between England and France Postage Able (1944) — landing beach surveys using X-Craft and divers Smash (1944) — British training exercise prior to D-Day,