Operation Lizard

Operation Lizard was the name given to a series of operations undertaken in Portuguese Timor by Australian troops in World War II using Hoehn military folboats to get from the vessel to the island and return.

  • Lizard I, a party of four, were inserted on to the island on 17 July 1942 and evacuated by February 1943.[1][2]
  • Lizard II, a party of four, landed on September 1942
  • Lizard III, a party enforced the original Lizard parties in November 1942
  • Portolizard - people who served with Lizard who stayed behind

References

  1. ^ Navy, corporateName=Royal Australian. "HMAS Kalgoorlie". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ^ "A Small South Pole — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

Sources

  • "The Official History of the Operations and Administration of] Special Operations - Australia [(SOA), also known as the Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)] Volume 2 - Operations Part 1 Page 12-22". National Archives of Australia. p. 46-66.
  • Hoehn, John. (2011). Commando Kayak: The role of the Australian Folboat in the Pacific Campaign. hirschbooks.net & ozatwar.com/hoehn. ISBN 978-3-033-01717-7
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Australian special operations of the Second World War
Timor,
Sundas
and Java
  • Operation Mackerel (1942)
  • Operation Tiger (Java) (1942)
  • Operation Lion (1942)
  • Operation Flounder (1942)
  • Operation Ambon (1942, abandoned)
  • Operation Walnut (1942-43)
  • Operation Lancer (1942)
  • Operation Lizard (1942–43)
  • Operation Lagarto (1943)
  • Operation Cobra (1943)
  • Operation Adder (1944)
  • Operation Mugger (1944, incomplete)
  • Operation Hornet (1944)
  • Operation Bat & Apache (1944)
  • Operation Wasp (1944)
  • Operation Gnat (1944)
  • Operation Flea (1944, abandoned)
  • Operation Louse (1944, abandoned)
  • Operation Sounder (1944, abandoned)
  • Operation Sunfish (1945)
  • Operation Sunable (1945)
  • Operation Sunbaker (1945)
  • Operation Suncharlie (April 1945)
  • Operation Sundog (1945)
  • Operation Blackfish (1945, abandoned)
  • Operation Blackbird (1945, abandoned)
  • Operation Sunlag (1945)
  • Operation Lagartout (1945)
  • Operation Brim (1945)
  • Operation Pigeon (1945, abandoned)
  • Operation Suncob (1945)
  • Operation Salmon (1945)
  • Operation Carp (1945, abandoned)
  • Operation Cod (1945, abandoned)
  • Operation Starfish (1945)
  • Operation Binatang (1945)
  • Operation Anchovy (1945, abandoned)
  • Operation Groper (1945)
  • Operation Demo (1945)
New Guinea
  • Salamaua Raid (1942)
  • Heath's Farm Raid (1942)
  • Mubo Raid (1942)
  • Operation Cockroach (1942, abandoned)
  • Operation Beetle (1942)
  • Operation Ladybird (1942)
  • Operation Spider (1942, abandoned)
  • Operation Wasp (1942, abandoned)
  • Operation Tick (1942)
  • Operation Bug (1942)
  • Operation Locust (1943)
  • Operation Oaktree (1942–44)
  • Operation Whiting (1943)
  • Operation Scorpion (1943)
  • Operation Mosstroops (1943)
  • Operation Menzies (1944)
  • Operation Perch (1944)
  • Operation Reaper (1944)
  • Operation Silver (1944)
  • Operation Gold (1944)
  • Operation Copper (1944)
  • Operation Vokeo (1944)
  • Operation Crayfish (1944)
  • Operation Falcon (1944)
  • Operation Phoenix (1944)
  • Operation Rose
  • Operation Dodo
  • Operation Moa
  • Operation Lennon
  • Operation Socrates
  • Operation Flathead
Borneo
Celebes and
Moluccas
  • Operation Giraffe
  • Operation Crane
  • Operation Shril
  • Operation Magpie
  • Operation Raven
  • Operation Garnish
  • Operation Opossum (1945)
  • Operation Swallow
  • Operation Swift
  • Operation Finch (1945)
Malaya and
China Seas
  • Operation Jaywick (1943)
  • Operation Rimau (1944–45)
  • Operation Politician-Optican
  • Operation Gunard
  • Operation Crocodile
  • Operation Carpenter
  • Operation Period
  • Operation Oblivion
other
  • Operation Sabre (1945)
  • Operation Apple (1945)
  • Operation Turnip
  • Operation Potato
  • Operation Goldfish
  • Operation Pine Needle
  • Operation Trout
  • Operation Shark
  • Operation Carrot
  • Operation Radish
  • Operation Asparagus
  • Operation Bream
  • Operation Robin
  • Operation Stallion
  • Mission 204 (or 'Tulip Force') (1942–43)
  • Operation Source (1943)
  • Operation Guidance (1944)
proposed
  • Operation Hornbill (1944)
  • Operation Kingfisher (1944–45)
other Netherlands
East Indies