Local airmen share little known WWII survival and rescue story

They landed in German-occupied Serbia, but got help from Serbian resistance fighters led by General Draza Mihailovich, U.S. and British ally.
These veterans feel the U.S. didn't give General Mihailovich credit for helping them. The U.S. and Britain abandoned Mihailovich as an ally. After the war, he was executed by firing squad by a communist leader.

http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=8620808

One of the greatest rescue and escape stories ever, but hardly anyone has heard about it. And that's by design. The U.S., British, and Yugoslav governments hid details of this story for decades, purposefully denying credit to the heroic rescuers and the foreign ally who gave his life to help allied airmen as they were hunted down by Nazis in the hills of Yugoslavia.

http://www.gregoryafreeman.com/500.html

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[su27forserbia]

ok video is nice..but way now..? way did this chanel brodcasted this now...wy not 1999..usa sckum....

[srboHajduk69]

thx too the us paratroopers they are real friends from serbia and always be our friends!!!

[srboHajduk69]

and today we throw bombs on serbia thx USA  we never forget this !!!!

[izgubljen79]

Tito was also killed and 80 000 Serbs and 20 000 non-Serbs in Serbia which were against the comunist.

[opalfinderone]

A great story, recognition for a great man.

[Osmanovic]

nice video :)