Word: jasenovac
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Dates: during 1944-1944
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...Force. A 31-year-old captain operated against the Germans with the only warplane the Partisans then had. On his first mission, he was told to bomb a German column crossing the Sava near Jasenovac. As his Potez approached, the enemy unfurled their flag for identification, not believing that the Partisans had any planes. The Captain dropped his bomb, killed 15 Germans, then leaned over to hurl 15 hand grenades. The Germans decided to take no more chances, afterward opened fire on, every Potez biplane they saw. On three successive days they brought down Potezes, all manned by Germans...
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