Operation Reunion

Operation Reunion
Part of Western Allied Campaign in Romania
Sick and wounded being moved from a B-17 Flying Fortress to ambulances at a base in Italy
Location	Popești-Leordeni, Romania 44°22′15″N 26°11′39″E / 44.37083°N 26.19417°E / 44.37083; 26.19417[1]
Planned	28 August 1944
Planned by	James A. Gunn III, Constantin Cantacuzino and Charles F. Born
Commanded by	James A. Gunn III
Objective	Repatriation of Allied prisoners of war from Romania
Date	31 August – 3 September 1944
Executed by	Fifteenth Air Force
Outcome	POW repatriation completed

Operation Reunion was a USAAF military operation aimed at repatriating Allied prisoners of war from Romania after the latter's change of sides in 1944. The operation was preceded by Operation Gunn, named after Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) James A. Gunn, which had the objective of establishing the connection between Bucharest and the 15th Air Force command from Bari. During the operation, more than 1,000 American, British, Dutch, and French prisoners were airlifted to Italy.