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The Rescue of the Allied Pilots in Poreče in 1944
The Rescue of the Allied Pilots in Poreče in 1944

Author(s): Aleksandar Simonovski
Subject(s): Military history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd
Keywords: Ravna Gora Movement; Poreče; Voislav Sajković; Mihajlo Andrić; Donald N. Crews; pilots; letter

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of the research conducted on the rescue of the seven Allied (American) pilots in Macedonia (Poreče) by the Ravna Gora Movement. This event took place in August, 1944. The paper is composed of several parts: analysis of the sources used the rescue of the pilots and the elaboration of the letter written on the 26th of June 1945 by one of the seven rescued pilots.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 77-101
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: English