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Show Doves of War Supplement Nazi Communications I Trained to supplement more modern means of communication, pigeons and dogs are being used by German Ger-man army officers to send messages where the modern means fail. Upper left: An officer, standing by a dovecote dove-cote "somewhere behind Germany's front line," observes a flight of the birds. Lower left: A "squadron" of the winged messengers during their maneuvers. Upper right: Dogs are trained to carry a brace of the birds in a dash to the firing line. Here is shown a trussed pigeon ready for a trip to the front by dog express. Lower right: The four-footed pigeon carrier dashes off to the trenches where he will deposit the pigeons, which will fly back with their messages. |