George Vujnovich is Dead at 96; Led War Rescue - New York Times


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George Vujnovich is Dead at 96; Led War Rescue
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He supervised Operation Halyard (a code name chosen at random), resulting in the rescue of Allied airmen, many of them wounded or sick, who had been hidden from the Germans by villagers and guerrilla fighters in Yugoslavia's Serbian region.

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OSS agent who led WWII rescue of more than 500 US airmen shot down by Nazis ... - Washington Post

OSS agent who led WWII rescue of more than 500 US airmen shot down by Nazis ...
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The airmen were hidden in villages by Serbian guerrilla fighter Draza Mihailovich, leader of the Chetniks, whom Yugoslav communist officials considered to be Germany's collaborators. “This mission would not have succeeded without the great courage of ...

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George Vujnovich Dead: OSS Agent Who Led Daring World War II Rescue Of More ... - Huffington Post

George Vujnovich Dead: OSS Agent Who Led Daring World War II Rescue Of More ...
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The airmen were hidden in villages by Serbian guerrilla fighter Draza Mihailovich, leader of the Chetniks, whom Yugoslav communist officials considered to be Germany's collaborators. "This mission would not have succeeded without the great courage of ...

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