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Gander (originally Pal, and also known as Sergeant Gander) was a Newfoundland dog who served as the mascot of the Royal Rifles of Canada during World War II.He was killed in action during the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941, and was posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal, the "animals' Victoria Cross", in 2000 for his deeds in the course of that battle. [1]
44-74311 RCAF 9577 – in storage by private owner in San Martin, California. [282] 44-74469 Red Dog – in storage by private owner in Chandler, Arizona. [283] 44-74543 Geraldine – to airworthiness by private owner in Sierra Madre, California. [284] 44-74960 – to airworthiness by private owner in Valparaiso, Indiana. [285]
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Anti-tank dogs (Russian: собаки-истребители танков sobaki-istrebiteli tankov or противотанковые собаки protivotankovye sobaki; German: Panzerabwehrhunde or Hundeminen, "dog-mines") were dogs taught to carry explosives to tanks, armored vehicles, and other military targets.
Dogs for Defense was a World War II US military program in which the military asked pet owners to donate their pet dogs to the war effort. The dogs were trained and used for guard and patrol duties. To encourage donations, the dogs were deprogrammed and returned to their families after the war.
The monument is among several replicas of the one installed at the War Dog Cemetery on Naval Base Guam for the 50th anniversary of the island’s liberation.
The British pet massacre was a week-long event in 1939 in which an estimated 400,000 cats and dogs, a quarter of England's pet population, were killed so that food used for animals could be reserved to prepare for World War II food shortages. [1] [2]
The empathy and grace that both Kaleb and Joseph show him might speak respectively to a dog’s forgiving, loyal nature and the naiveté of a child, but the choice teeters precariously on a fine ...