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WWII On This Day: October 22

What happened on October 22 during World War II? This date brings together 1 event from 1944, with period photographs and links to the full operations documented across WW2 Theatres.

1944
OSS officers with Draža Mihailović at Pranjani on 6 September 1944 during Operation Halyard.
Unknown photographer · Pranjani, 6 September 1944 · Public domain (PD-Yugoslavia)
Operation Halyard

A third improvised airfield is prepared at Bunar

Near Boljanić the mission prepared another field, called Bunar in Air Crew Rescue Unit documents. It became Halyard's final air connection with Italy. The move shows the resilience of the system: the rescue was not tied to one famous runway at Pranjani. When the ground situation changed, the team rebuilt the same combination of local shelter, radio contact, a rough field and transport-aircraft access elsewhere.

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