Operation Exodus (WWII operation)
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Operation Exodus (WWII operation)
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Operation Exodus was the code name for the airborne repatriation of British ex-prisoners of war from Europe, that took place from April to May 1945, in the closing stages of the Second World War. By 1 June approximately, 3,500 flights had brought 75,000 men back to the UK in modified Lancaster bombers.
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1945 air repatriation of British PoWs
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Exodus_(WWII_operation)
date created:
2009-08-30T15:20:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T20:20:18Z
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