Military operation plan

A military operation plan (also called a war plan before the Second World War) is a formal plan for military armed forces, their military organisations and units to conduct operations, as drawn up by commanders within the combat operations process in achieving objectives before or during a conflict. Military plans are generally produced in accordance with the military doctrine of the troops involved.

Plan XVII and the Schlieffen Plan are examples of World War I military plans. The United States developed a famous color-coded set of war plans in the early 20th century; see United States Color-coded War Plans.

Military plans often have codenames.

See also

• Wargaming
• Military exercise (war game)
• Military simulation
• Contingency plan
• Plan Wschód
• Plan Zachód

External links

• Operation Plans (OPLAN) - from GlobalSecurity.org