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Allies of World War II, Мисија Халијард, Прањани, Србија, Misija Halijard, Nazi Germany, Operation Halyard, Pranjani, Serb, Serbia, Serbian Hospitality, Srbija, World War II, WW2 Serbia, WWII
Halyard Mission or Operation Halyard was an Allied airlift operation behind enemy lines during World War II. In brief, Allied airmen had been downed in what was then Nazi-occupied Serbia in 1944. These men had to abandon their downed aircraft and pray they make it to safety or stayed away from the German Nazi forces. These 500+ men landed near a small town in Serbia called Pranjani.
Now, before I continue let me tell you a couple of things about Pranjani then. One, it was a very small village. The residents of Pranjani were poor and doing good to feed their own people.
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Uncovering My Roots 
That was really noble and brave of those Serbs. They really went out of their way and not only were the Brits hiding from the Nazis but at that point if the Serbs were found it would be pretty bad for them too. You wouldn’t get that everywhere and I’m glad it’s still like that.