Posted on 03/16/2016 2:53:52 PM PDT by Ravnagora
General Draza Mihailovich Belgrade 1946
The famous bridge over the Drina River in Visegrad, Bosnia. Photo: Creative Commons
Aleksandra's note: 70 years ago, on the night of March 12-13, 1946 near Visegrad in Bosnia, the town made famous by Ivo Andric's classic novel "The Bridge on the Drina" published in 1945, the most decorated Serbian military officer and leader of the first successful uprising against the Nazis in all of occupied Europe was finally captured by the Yugoslav communist special security agents (OZNA) loyal to Marshal Josip Broz Tito after a long manhunt. A short time later the Yugoslav communists publicly announced the capture of General Draza Mihailovich and their intention to place him on trial for "War Crimes" and "High Treason". He was imprisoned in Belgrade, Serbia to await the trial that would begin on June 10th that same year. Those who are familiar with the life story of this great man know how it all turned out. It is my belief that General Mihailovich, on this night in March of 1946, already knew how it would all turn out - that he was a dead man walking. But perhaps he continued to retain faith until the very end that there would be a good and just outcome. There was good reason for hope.
In Patriot or Traitor: The Case of General Mihailovich, historian David Martin describes what happened in the West upon news of the great General's capture:
(Excerpt) Read more at generalmihailovich.com ...
Ivo Andric’s “The Bridge on the Drina” is very much worth a read.
Ping!
Thank you for telling a very important portion of history and keeping the memory of a very brave man alive.
Some day someone must explain to me why we bombed Serbia to help the Muslims under Clinton. Serbia helped downed Air Force crews in WWII and fought the Nazi’s. The Muslims tried to genocide the Serbians and they fought back in self defense. Being friends with America in war is dangerous it seems. There were friends left behind in Viet Nam also. And of course today we have the Kurds on the chopping block. No wonder nobody likes us.
Indeed. I read it over a half century ago, and I have never forgotten it.
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