iving ▁radio . ▁They ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁maintain ▁contact ▁and ▁called ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁off ensive ▁against ▁the ▁German ▁form ations ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁Operation ▁Rö ss els pr ung ▁and ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁aircraft ▁in ▁the ▁sk ies ▁over ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁This ▁off ensive ▁included ▁over ▁one ▁thousand ▁sort ies ▁by ▁the ▁newly - formed ▁B alk an ▁Air ▁Force . ▁A ▁cost ly ▁ground ▁attack ▁was ▁also ▁launched ▁by ▁a ▁combined ▁Part isan , ▁British ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁force ▁on ▁the ▁German - h eld ▁Dal mat ian ▁island ▁of ▁Bra č . ▁Code - named ▁" Operation ▁Fl ounced ", ▁the ▁assault ▁was ▁mounted ▁from ▁the ▁British - h eld ▁island ▁of ▁Vis ▁further ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁Sea ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 / 2 ▁June . ▁Fight ing ▁continued ▁late ▁into ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁rein for cement ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁by ▁a ▁further ▁ 1 , 9 0 0 ▁German ▁troops . ▁After ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁fighting , ▁the ▁combined ▁forces ▁returned ▁to ▁Vis . ▁The ▁Part is ans ▁suffered ▁losses ▁of ▁ 6 7 ▁dead , ▁ 3 0 8 ▁wounded ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁missing , ▁and ▁Al lied ▁units ▁suffered ▁ 6 0 ▁dead , ▁ 7 4 ▁wounded ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁missing , ▁with ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Jack ▁Church ill , ▁being ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁ ▁After ▁six ▁days ▁ev ading