Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books
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I realized that I focused so much on American Dogs of WW2, British Dogs of WW2, dog mascots of the Allies, and true stories of WW1 dogs, but what about the rest of the dogs that took part in world wars, like the Soviet Union, German and Japanese ones?
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No matter what you were told as a child, dogs do fly and they did so since 1920 as the paradogs, “parachuting dogs”, are the brave flying military dogs of war trained to jump off planes with the aid of a parachute. These dogs were specifically trained to perform tasks such as locating mines, keeping watch and warning about enemies.
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Welcome to American Dogs of WW2, the History of the First K9 Unit. Sit comfortable, have your doggo near and enjoy.
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Welcome to British Dogs of WW2, the Amazing, the Cute and the Incredible. At the end of WW1, with the casualties of war, it was concluded that over one million dogs have been used on both sides, Allies and Axis Powers.
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I can easily imagine sled dogs, even during WW1, but pulling dogs? How were they different and, mostly, what were they pulling?
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