William of Orange (pigeon)
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title:
William of Orange (pigeon)
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William of Orange was a male war pigeon of British military intelligence service MI14. He was awarded the 21st Dickin Medal for delivering a message from the Arnhem Airborne Operation. This message saved more than 2000 soldiers at the time of the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. His official name in military record is NPS.42.NS.15125. He received the Dickin Medal in May 1945. Communications in that battle were a problem for the Allied units; German troops had surrounded the airborne forces an
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encyclopedia
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WWII carrier pigeon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Orange_(pigeon)
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date modified:
2022-12-05T22:03:30Z
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