Balkan Air Force

Balkan Air Force

, thus making operations over the Balkans a distraction.

The Balkan Air Force was a multinational unit. At one point it even included a Soviet transport squadron. It mainly supported the operations of partisans, led by Josip Broz - Tito, against German forces in Yugoslavia, but also provided support to Greek and Albanian resistance organisations. It transported supplies to the partisans, evacuated wounded, dropped agents to help them, and provided air support in their operations against German troops.

Towards the end of its existence, it operated a small number of units from Yugoslav soil to harass the retreating Germans. However, disgreements with Tito meant that all Allied units left Yugoslavia very shortly after the war in Europe ended.

The Balkan Air Force was disbanded on 15 July 1945. During its short existence, it was commanded by the British Royal Air Force Air Vice Marshals William Elliot and George Mills.

Her Majesty's Government files on The Balkan Air Force are classified and closed in perpetuity.

See also

* Sir Fitzroy MacLean
* Yugoslav Air Force
* Yugoslav Front of World War II

References

* http://www.yuairwar.com/novj.asp

European topic
title = Air Forces in Europe
suffix = _Air_Force
countries_only=yes |UK_only=yes


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