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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić attends the celebration of the 76th anniversary of Operation Halliard in Pranjani, Gornji Milanovac municipality.
After arriving in Pranjane, the president placed a wreath on the commemorative plaque and then the hymn of the God of Justice was sung.
The ceremony will also be attended by the Serbian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik.
The crown was also placed by the United States Ambassador to Serbia, Anthony Godfrey., and then the United States national anthem was sung.
We affirm the power of friendship
He shared a photo of the flight to Pranjan on his “Future of Serbia” Instagram account, with the following message:
– Today, in Pranjani, near Gornji Milanovac, we confirm the strength of the friendship with our American, British and Canadian allies of the Second World War.
As part of the Halliard mission, an airport will be opened
76 years ago, from the makeshift Galovića polje airport, the inhabitants of the Pranjan region and the Yugoslav army in the homeland under the command of General Dragoljub Mihailović rescued more than 500 American pilots as part of a mission called Halliard.
An airport will be opened in Galovića polje in Pranjani as part of the Halliard mission.
The airport in the form of a stylized airplane is located in the Galovića field.
The “Halliard” mission is one of the largest evacuation actions for downed Allied airmen in occupied Europe during WWII.
During World War II, more than 1,000 members of the Allied crew were rescued in Yugoslavia, half of them on the territory of Serbia.
Kurir.rs/Tanjug
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