Operation Adler
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Military history records three events called Operation Adler, the name meaning Eagle in German:
- A series of air attacks beginning on 13 August 1940 that began the Battle of Britain. A German victory was a prerequisite for the invasion of Britain (Seelöwe).
- Anti-partisan operation centered on the Chechivichi region of Belarus begun on 20 July 1942.
- Indecisive anti-partisan operation on the north Dalmatian coast, between Karlobag and Zadar, during November, 1943. German and Croatian units provided the Axis force.