Operation
The offensive began at 5am with the advance of ground forces from their assembly areas surrounding the areas of operations. About 6.35am, five squadrons of Luftwaffe bombers, including Stuka divebombers began bombing targets within Drvar and Bosanski Petrovac. A total of 440 sorties were flown on 25 May 1944.
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