The Halyard mission was one of the largest evacuations of fallen Allied airmen in occupied Europe during World War II. From August 1944 to February 1945, with the help of the Serbian population, approximately 600 airmen were transported to Allied bases.
One of the last untold stories of World War II is also one of the greatest: a story of adventure, daring, danger and heroism, followed by a web of conspiracies, lies and concealment.
/"Halyard Mission/" in 1944, the largest ever rescue of downed American airmen. More than 500 American airmen were rescued, along with some from other countries, under the noses of the Germans and mostly in broad daylight. The mission was a complete success
The American, British and Yugoslav governments hid the details of this story for decades, deliberately denying credit to the heroic rescuers and the foreign ally who gave his life to help Allied airmen as they were hunted by the Nazis in the hills of Yugoslavia.
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