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File:Commando pigeon hu 61413.jpg

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English: IWM Caption: A portrait of 'Commando', a Dickin medal winning pigeon. Commando was awarded the Dickin Medal in March 1945 “For successfully delivering messages from Agents in Occupied France on three occasions: twice under exceptionally adverse conditions, while serving with the NPS in 1942.”
Date Second World War
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This photograph HU 61413 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-05)
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
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20:40, 29 November 2010Thumbnail for version as of 20:40, 29 November 2010300 × 391 (12 KB)Miyagawa{{Information |Description=IWM Caption: A portrait of 'Commando', a Dickin medal winning pigeon. Commando was awarded the Dickin Medal in March 1945 “For successfully delivering messages from Agents in Occupied France on three occasions: twice under exc
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