Operation Blücher

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Marshal Blücher was the Prussian commander at Waterloo. His name is commonly anglicized as “Bluecher.” German military history notes two operations named Operation Blücher.

1. In 1918, Operation Blücher was alternate plan to Heilger Michael. It called for an attack on Allied forces near the Aisne River, scheduled for spring, 1918. Never executed.

2. In 1942, Operation Blücher was planned five-division attack from the Crimean Peninsula across the Kerch Straits into the Caucasus, as part of Blau. Executed in a much smaller form 2 September 1942.