Operation Quicksilver can refer to at least 3 military operations:
In World War II, Operation Quicksilver (Allies, 1944) was a sub-plan of Operation Fortitude, the 1944 deception plan. Quicksilver created a fictional "First United States Army Group" commanded by General Patton that supposedly would invade France at the Pas-de-Calais. American troops used false signals and decoy installations and phony equipment to deceive German observation aircraft and radio intercept operators. See Operation Bodyguard.
Operation Quicksilver (United States, 1978 - 1979) was a nuclear test series of eighteen blasts conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1978 and 1979. This preceded Tinderbox, and followed Crescent[?]. The individual tests were:
3. Operation Quicksilver (United States, 1990s) was a plan to reduce the size of the United States Army in the early 1990s as a result of the end of the Cold War. A number of incentives such as early retirement were used to reduce the number of soldiers on active duty by a third.
Name Date Size
Emmenthal 2 November 1978 <20 kilotons
Quargel 18 November 20-150 kilotons
(Unknown) 1 December (Unknown)
Farm 16 December 20-150 kilotons
Baccarat 24 January 1979 <20 kilotons
Quinella 8 February 20-150 kilotons
Kloster 15 February 20-150 kilotons
Memory 14 March <20 kilotons
(Unknown) 11 May (Unknown)
Pepato 11 June 20-150 kilotons
Chess 20 June <20 kilotons
Fajy 28 June 20-150 kilotons
Burzet 3 August 20-150 kilotons
Offshore 8 August 20-150 kilotons
Nessel 29 August 20-150 kilotons
Hearts 6 September 20-150 kilotons
Pera 8 September <20 kilotons
Sheepshead 26 September 20-150 kilotons