by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 1, 2024 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Manfred von Richthofen was a German World War I pilot. A legendary ace in the Great War, who some may know due to Snoopy’s battles with him (flying his doghouse) in Peanuts. The real Red Baron had a dog which he acquired as a puppy. The flying ace described him at...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 18, 2023 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In Draft Dogs, I wrote about the use of dogs to haul loads for the warring parties in the First World War. In that conflict, the French created a special saddle harness coupled with a light connecting bar to a cart for some of their transportation in that war. But...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 7, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the U.S. during WWII, dogs were donated by the public to the war effort through the Dogs for Defense program. After the war was over, the military returned the lucky dogs who survived the conflict to their homes. England had a similar program and Brutus was a...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 16, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
One of the most important roles for dogs in wartime was to enhance moral. Soldiers missed their own pets and were eager for a distraction – specially a furry one. These dogs were not officially sanctioned or trained but were adopted by various units for their...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 15, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
There were no fewer than 57 dogs named Duke enlisted in the Marine Corps in World War II. One of them was awarded the Dickin Medal for service in Normandy. But the Dog Record Books in the National Archive show that gun shyness was a real problem, washing out roughly a...