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Devotion to man's best friend is rarely questioned. But never a link between man and dog has not been tested for strength as much as during the war. About 20,000 dogs took part in the hostilities in the First World War. Details under the cut. These unsung heroes of the war were transported drugs for the wounded, looking for enemies by their smell, the military pulled oborudovanie.Oni were very well trained, they relied on the military throughout Europe ... Their importance was so great that at the beginning of 1917 was to establish a school for training military dogs in Hampshire.





Also, dogs were used as guards for the transmission of messages. Sentry dogs were trained to stand still at the top of the trench next to a machine gun and quietly warn the owner if someone came up to the fence of barbed wire, so that the enemy would not even know that he was noticed.



Publication Dundee Evening Telegraph in 1916 published an article about the temperament, which must have a military dog, which said: "Protect the dog should never bark, growl maximum softly to indicate the presence of the enemy».



Another edition, Aberdeen Evening Express, in 1918, quoted Lieutenant Richardson, who headed the Military School for training dogs. He said: "The skill, courage and endurance of these dogs was terrific. During the shootings dogs postmen were the only way to send messages, many of which were vital. »



Debra Kletfild -istorik with Internet portal findmypast.co.uk-says: "Not only pets, but also a huge number of stray dogs served in the army. At all times, the connection between man and dog were inseparable, they have played an invaluable role in helping the military during the war, it has a lot of evidence from the newspapers of the time ».





Of publication The Cheltenham Looker-On: «the best assistant in the war from the animal world is hard to imagine, they do not have shelter, they sensitively sleep at night, they can be used not only for transportation of goods, although of course it is necessary to ensure that no impose duties on a versatile dog, do not confuse the dogs during training ».







Translated specifically for fishki.net

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