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"The only thing we learn from history Is that we learn nothing from history !

I am an aviation professional and historian since many years , residing in Central Europe . I’ve set this blog up to pay tribute to the men and women of OSS, SOE and SOE Palestine who did not hesitate to give their lives in WWII to enable us live in a better world and save us from the Nazi evil  nowadays however the history repeats ,so given we can travel beyond the wall of death and ask them  if under such circumstances and given they knew what has became of our world would they still chosen the ultimate sacrifice ?



On this blog I present last updated info on failed OSS/ OSE Ops in the Balkans . I illustrate the entries with rare images from Palmach and IDF Archives , Yad Vah Shem Archives with updated  information from numerous books written about OSE and OSS  during WWII.

 Special thanks to my wife and all those who kept and keep helpping me with my research .

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