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The Dickin medal was first introduced in 1943, in the UK. This acknowledges the outstanding acts of the animals devotion to duty by serving with the armed forces. The medal is known as the "Animals Victoria Cross"the Dickin Medal has been awarded to 31 dogs, 32 World War Two messenger pigeons, three horses and one cat.

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Cats lived in trenches and in ships. They were used for chasing mice and rats. There were about 500,000 cats deployed in trenches.

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These dogs were highly trained and skilled. They had crazy amounts of discipline. They were used on foot patrols and used their noses to smell out the enemy. Unlike Sentry dogs, scout dogs were trained to be deadly silent and were to point their tails toward the enemy.

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Belgium Dogs Pulling machine guns for their Army

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This is a note explaining how to take care of pigeons

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Some dogs also laid trip wires and bombs also

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Some animals were used as mascots for certain regiments of men. There were a wild variety of animals used as mascots. Foxes, Bears, Cats, Dogs and others.

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Animals were the most reliable for transporting messages. Over  100,000 carrier pigeons were used during the war.  Pigeons always flew home after they fly so the men always had to make sure their nests were in good condition.

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Over 16 Million animals served. They were Used for communication, companionship, and transportation.

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These Dogs were trained to find wounded or dead soldiers on he battle fields. Some of them actually carried first aids kits to help the men treat himself. Sadly if a man was already dying, the dog would stay with him to keep him company

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These were the dogs that stayed with their solider and sounded the alarm if there were enemy near. They would bark extremely loud to wake up the whole camps of men.

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Horses have been used in war for a long time. soldiers used to ride on horseback into battle with swords. But most men realized they could not win war on horseback and began using trenches. They mainly just used them for transportation. They were also used to transport injured men from the battle field to hospitals.