In July 1944 , the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) drew Motion up plans to send Sending a team to Chetniks led by General Draža Mihailović in the German-occupied Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia for the purpose of evacuating Removing Allied airmen shot down over that area .

The operation Military_operation was arranged Arranging between `` Generale designato d'armata '' ( acting General ) Mario Roatta , commander of the Italian Second Army , and Chetnik commander ( `` vojvoda '' ) Ilija Trifunović-Birčanin with approval of Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović .