| has gloss | eng: War Plan Gray was a plan for the United States to invade the Azores Islands in 1940-41. Gray is one of the many color coded warplans created in the early 20th century. On the 22nd of May 1941, President Roosevelt directed the US Army and Navy to draft an official plan to occupy the Portuguese Azores. Approved by the Joint Board on the 29th of May, War Plan Gray called for a landing force of 28,000 troops, one half Marine and one half Army. While motions were made to prepare for this invasion, a shifting of focus halted War Plan Gray and the Azores were never invaded. This was mainly credited to intelligence sources producing evidence making it highly unlikely that Nazi Germany would invade Spain and Portugal. With Germany turning its attention to Russia, this eased American fears concerning the Azores, resulting in the suspension of War Plan Gray, letting the US focus their time and forces elsewhere. |
