Caption

Swedish army during WW2. A soldier is seen holding a pigeon 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 184-19

Date

Dec 01, 1940

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sjoberg

Reference

BRK25F27_229

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

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44,5Mb (2,5Mb) / 13,0in x 13,3in / 3889 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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