Operation Military_operation Peppermint was the codename given Giving during World War II to preparations by the Manhattan Project and the European Theater of Operations United States Army ( ETOUSA ) to counter the danger that the Germans might disrupt the June 1944 Normandy landings with radioactive poisons .

The equipment was held Defending in readiness , but the preparations were not needed , because the Germans had not developed Coming_to_be such weapons .

As such , with the Western Allies making final preparations for their powerful offensive into the German heartland , victory was imminent .

The second action forced Motion the Japanese to retreat Escaping from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindered Preventing_or_letting Japanese preparations for their planned Arranging major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in October 1942 that resulted in Causation the Battle for Henderson Field .

These not only distracted Gelimer from the Emperor 's preparations , but also weakened Cause_change_of_strength Vandal defences through the dispatch Sending of the bulk of the Vandal navy and a large portion of their army under Gelimer 's brother Tzazon to Sardinia .

Along with these preparations Kutuzov entered Arriving into peace talks with the minister .

By destroying Destroying the infrastructure and demolishing Destroying civilian buildings Building in the salient before a withdrawal Escaping , the Germans could dislocate Placing Franco-British offensive preparations by forcing Hostile_encounter them to advance Self_motion into a wasteland .

As of 2016 , aspects of the crisis Catastrophe in relation to the militants continue to be contentious : questions remain regarding how many terrorists were involved Cause_to_be_included , the nature of their preparations and whether a section of the group had escaped Escaping .

After Hurricane Catastrophe Fay caused Causation extensive power outages on the island just days before , residents of Bermuda were forced Request to complete preparations for Gonzalo in haste .

In addition to these preparations , Tōkichirō devised Creating and led a bold plan , something of a commando raid , to break into the castle and open the gates for the attacking army .

The German marines who defended Defending the port had taken Action careful preparations and drove Self_motion the British assault ships astray , forcing Hostile_encounter the abortion of the operation Military_operation at the final stage .

After Darius died Death , his son Xerxes I restarted Process_start the preparations for a second invasion of Greece , which finally began Process_start in 480 BC .

Confederate preparations were hindered Hindering by several mishaps .

The 2015 line-up has been earmarked and the preparations are in place to build Building on the success of the 2014 festival Social_event .

By mid-October , as the Battle of Passchendaele continued on the Western Front , the last of the British reinforcements arrived Arriving as Allenby 's preparations to commence Process_start a campaign of manoeuvre neared completion .

Only four people died Death in the country , thanks to the extensive pre-storm preparations .

This in turn delayed Change_event_time preparations ahead of the storm Catastrophe .

Fearing a major hurricane Catastrophe strike Attack , coastal locations from Florida to Virginia performed Hold extensive preparations in advance of the storm Catastrophe .

The bomber formations were left exposed Reveal_secret to unrelenting attacks Attack by German fighters and the improper preparations for the creation of reserves in the summer of 1943 meant that such costly operations could not be sustained .

As there were no more sufficient forces for the defence of the former front line at Narva in July , the army group began Process_start preparations for the withdrawal of their forces to the Tannenberg defence Defending line at the Sinimäed Hills 16 kilometres from Narva .

While the command Control of the Soviet Leningrad Front was unaware of the preparations , they designed Creating the Narva Offensive .

The village became Becoming a backwater until 1916 when a third line of defence Defending was dug behind the Somme front , as part of the German preparations to receive Receiving the British-French offensive being prepared GetReady on the Somme .

Due to the sparse population and preparations GetReady made , the cyclone Catastrophe was not responsible for any deaths Death or injuries Bodily_harm .

The tournament was originally scheduled Arranging to take place Hold in Kenya , but the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) moved Motion it to New Zealand after an inspection Scrutiny in June 2009 found Know that it would be unrealistic to expect Kenya to complete Process_end preparations GetReady in time .

By mid-April , contingency plans were in place and preparations were underway for a possible helicopter evacuation .

Britain rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act peace overtures and on 16 July , Adolf Hitler issued Statement Directive 16 to the `` Wehrmacht '' ( German armed forces ) , ordering Arranging preparations for the invasion of Britain , under the codename ( Operation Sea Lion ) .

As part of these preparations , 26 submarines were eventually positioned Placing along the ships ' expected route .

Sultan Selim III set about Process_start preparations for war Hostile_encounter with Russia after positively receiving Receiving Sebastiani .

The ships immediately available for the task were HMS `` Canopus '' , HMS `` Standard '' , HMS `` Thunderer '' , HMS `` Glatton '' , and the two bomb ships HMS `` Lucifer '' and HMS `` Meteor '' , under the command Control of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood , commander-in-chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet , sailed Self_motion for the Dardanelles and made preparations for the upcoming assault Attack .

After mid-November , local operations Military_operation were carried out Action by both sides and preparations were made to take the offensive Military_operation in the spring of 1915 .

The 1951 Asiad Competition were originally scheduled Arranging to be held Hold in 1950 , but postponed Change_event_time until 1951 due to delays Change_event_time in preparations Cause_to_make_progress .

It formed Coming_to_be rapidly over the northern Gulf of Mexico , allowing Preventing_or_letting little time for thorough preparations or the evacuation of offshore oil rigs .

Final preparations were made Action after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , with competition Competition format changed Change for the first time since the 2001 championships .

After extended Expansion preparations , the forces Causation landed Motion on the peninsula in September 1854 and marched Self_motion their way to a point south of Sevastopol after the successful Battle of the Alma .

Milan 's preparations for the Super Cup were blighted by the death of Vincenzo Spagnolo , a Genoa supporter who was stabbed Bodily_harm on his way to watch Perception_active the two teams play .

though it was one of the deadliest tropical storms of 2011 , its anticipated landfall was well-publicized and appropriate preparations were made .

It then moved Motion parallel to the East Coast of the United States , causing Causation massive evacuations Escaping and costly preparations GetReady from Florida through the Mid-Atlantic states .

About 150,000 people evacuated Emptying their homes , and there were heightened Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale preparations after the damaging effects Influence of Typhoon Morakot the previous year .

In advance of the storm Catastrophe , preparations were extensive ; residents boarded Placing up homes and businesses , while evacuations Escaping were recommended Convincing in some coastal areas .

The political developments and military preparations for the Second Balkan War attracted Influence an estimated 200 to 300 war correspondents from around the world .