128317
Photograph 128317 Second World War, 1939-1945BANJALUKA, YUGOSLAVIA. THE GERMAN BARRACKS, A KEY COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE, UNDER ATTACK FROM ROCKET FIRING BEAUFIGHTER AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO CAPTURE BY YUGOSLAV PARTISANS.
MED1916 Accession Number: MED1916
Description
Banjaluka, Yugoslavia. 12 October 1944. Aerial view from a Bristol Beaufighter aircraft during the attack on the castle with smoke rising. At the request of Yugoslav Partisan forces, South Africa Air Force Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Balkan Air Force attacked a castle being used as an enemy stronghold, key Yugoslav communications centre. The Partisans themselves marked the exact target with squares of red cloth. Sixty-four rocket projectiles from the Bristol Beaufighters fired the German citadel. Soon after the air attack the Partisans captured the town. They claim 3000 Germans killed and 2000 prisoners taken.
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MED1916
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
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1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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