Swedish army during WW2. A soldier is seen holding a pigeons in his hands. War pigeons were used by the swedish military during World War II. The pigeons carried messages from one place to another often a piece of paper in a small metal container attached to it's leg. Homing pigeons were handled and trained by a special unit of swedish military. Homing pigeons played a vital part in the invasion of Normandy as radios could not be used for fear of vital information being intercepted by the enemy. Sweden december 1940. Kristoffersson ref 184-4
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4000 x 3989 px | 33.9 x 33.8 cm | 13.3 x 13.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 December 1940Location:
SwedenPhotographer:
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