This Croatian Island Was a Military Fortress: More Than 4,000 Allied Airmen Were Rescued There
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For more than two thousand years, the island of Vis did not belong to itself. It was a fixed point on the map of other people's interests, a strategic bastion whose geographical position was usually worth more than an exceptional view of the open sea. From the ancient Greek Issa, through the British naval stronghold and the famous Battle of Vis, to the Allied
From Allied airfields from World War II to underground facilities and JNA artillery batteries, Vis has been shaped by its military past for decades, and some of the former bunkers now have completely different purposes. Vis's strategic location has left numerous traces of military history on the island. The crew of the HRT series Ispod Radara, hosted by Lidija Kožar and Josip Kovač Levantin, visited […] The post This Croatian island was a milita…
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