Operation Anvil
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Operation Anvil may refer to:
- the original name for the August 1944 World War II Allied landing in southern France, Operation DragoonOperation DragoonOperation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France on August 15, 1944, during World War II. The invasion was initiated via a parachute drop by the 1st Airborne Task Force, followed by an amphibious assault by elements of the U.S. Seventh Army, followed a day later by a force made up...
- the military control of Nairobi, Kenya by British security forces from April 24, 1954 in an attempt to sever rebel supply lines during the Mau Mau Uprising
- Operation Anvil (Nuclear test)Operation Anvil (Nuclear test)Operation Anvil was a series of 21 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1975 and 1976. These tests followed the Bedrock series and preceded Fulcrum.-Individual Tests:...
, a series of 21 underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site in 1981 and 1982 - Garda SíochánaGarda Síochána, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí , is the police force of Ireland. The service is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.- Terminology :...
operation targeting organised crime and criminal gangs and associates