Comments on: Has a film of Operation Halyard been made? http://www.historynet.com/has-a-film-of-operation-halyard-been-made.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 25 May 2013 21:06:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dan Savic http://www.historynet.com/has-a-film-of-operation-halyard-been-made.htm#comment-803964 Dan Savic Thu, 24 May 2012 14:27:29 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685659#comment-803964 A documentary is in the making http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6pGVO7kooQ&feature=youtu.be A documentary is in the making

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6pGVO7kooQ&feature=youtu.be

]]> By: Robert Kapanjie http://www.historynet.com/has-a-film-of-operation-halyard-been-made.htm#comment-803165 Robert Kapanjie Tue, 22 May 2012 01:33:08 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685659#comment-803165 One of the great betrayals of W W 2, Milhailovic and his Chetniks were responsible for the rescue of hundreds of downed allied airmen. They were shot down by the Luftwaffe returning home to base in Italy following the bombing of the Ploesti oil fields in Roumania.. The allies had initially supported Milhailovic until Tito managed to implant moles who relayed false intelligence that the Chetniks were collaborating with the Germans. The Brits were duped and repudiated Milhailovic. He was captured by the Partisans ( Tito's group )given a rigged trial and executed after the war. Many of the rescued airmen and their supporters held rallies on Milhailovic's behalf, wrote letters to the Yugoslav government pleading for mercy--to no avail. The partisans attacked the Germans wherever the opportunity presented itself often near towns and villages which then paid a terrible price from German retributions. Milhailovic on the other hand was more cautious and attacked the enemy away from population centers in order to minimize German reprisals. An excellent book to read on the subject is Gregory Freeman's The Forgotten 500. One of the great betrayals of W W 2, Milhailovic and his Chetniks were responsible for the rescue of hundreds of downed allied airmen. They were shot down by the Luftwaffe returning home to base in Italy following the bombing of the Ploesti oil fields in Roumania.. The allies had initially supported Milhailovic until Tito managed to implant moles who relayed false intelligence that the Chetniks were collaborating with the Germans. The Brits were duped and repudiated Milhailovic. He was captured by the Partisans ( Tito's group )given a rigged trial and executed after the war. Many of the rescued airmen and their supporters held rallies on Milhailovic's behalf, wrote letters to the Yugoslav government pleading for mercy–to no avail.
The partisans attacked the Germans wherever the opportunity presented itself often near towns and villages which then paid a terrible price from German retributions. Milhailovic on the other hand was more cautious and attacked the enemy away from population centers in order to minimize German reprisals. An excellent book to read on the subject is Gregory Freeman's The Forgotten 500.

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