Military Pigeons
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Celebrating those pigeons who helped keep our countries safe & free from peril! Sharing pics, videos, & articles all about military pigeons.
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Soviet soldier affixing a message to a pigeon's leg, WWII, 1942 (courtesy of Leonid Velikzhanin-TASS)
October 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Soviet soldier affixing a message to a pigeon's leg, WWII, 1942 (courtesy of Leonid Velikzhanin-TASS)
Diagram of of a Soviet Army two-way pigeon communication system for battlefield use, Jun. 1944, WWII (courtesy of Top War)
October 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Diagram of of a Soviet Army two-way pigeon communication system for battlefield use, Jun. 1944, WWII (courtesy of Top War)
Soviet soldiers posing with a pigeon, WWII, March 1942 (courtesy of Leonid Velikzhanin-TASS)
October 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Soviet soldiers posing with a pigeon, WWII, March 1942 (courtesy of Leonid Velikzhanin-TASS)
Soviet soldier posing with pigeons, WWII, 1943 (courtesy of vokrugsveta)
October 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Soviet soldier posing with pigeons, WWII, 1943 (courtesy of vokrugsveta)
Soviet Army instructions demonstrating how to wear a pigeon vest, c. 1937
October 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Soviet Army instructions demonstrating how to wear a pigeon vest, c. 1937
British Royal Navy warship loaded up with pigeons, c. 1902 (courtesy of The Navy & Army Illustrated)
October 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British Royal Navy warship loaded up with pigeons, c. 1902 (courtesy of The Navy & Army Illustrated)
British sailors release pigeons at sea with messages for Whale Island, c. 1902 (courtesy of The Navy & Army Illustrated)
October 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British sailors release pigeons at sea with messages for Whale Island, c. 1902 (courtesy of The Navy & Army Illustrated)
Sketch of a British Royal Navy pigeon loft at Whale Island, U.K., c. 1899-1900 (courtesy of The Boy's Own Paper)
October 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Sketch of a British Royal Navy pigeon loft at Whale Island, U.K., c. 1899-1900 (courtesy of The Boy's Own Paper)
Illustration of a flock of British Royal Navy pigeons from the Portsmouth, U.K. loft, c. 1899-1900 (courtesy of The Boy's Own Paper)
September 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Illustration of a flock of British Royal Navy pigeons from the Portsmouth, U.K. loft, c. 1899-1900 (courtesy of The Boy's Own Paper)
Illustration of British sailors receiving a message via pigeon at Whale Island, U.K., c. 1899 (courtesy of the Navy & Army Illustrated)
September 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Illustration of British sailors receiving a message via pigeon at Whale Island, U.K., c. 1899 (courtesy of the Navy & Army Illustrated)
Map outlining planned British Royal Navy pigeon lofts connecting Gibraltar & Northern Africa, c. 1890s (courtesy of The National Archives)
September 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Map outlining planned British Royal Navy pigeon lofts connecting Gibraltar & Northern Africa, c. 1890s (courtesy of The National Archives)
Admiral, a homing pigeon belonging to the British Royal Navy, Nov. 3, 1902 (courtesy of The National Archives, Kew)
September 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Admiral, a homing pigeon belonging to the British Royal Navy, Nov. 3, 1902 (courtesy of The National Archives, Kew)
Last flight of the British Liberation Army's pigeons, WWII, c. 1945 (courtesy of the State Library of Victoria)
September 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Last flight of the British Liberation Army's pigeons, WWII, c. 1945 (courtesy of the State Library of Victoria)
Carrier pigeon with a message attached to its leg is released from a basket by British soldiers, WWII, October 26, 1940 (courtesy of Getty Images)
September 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Carrier pigeon with a message attached to its leg is released from a basket by British soldiers, WWII, October 26, 1940 (courtesy of Getty Images)
British soldiers with pigeon, WWII, c. 1940 (courtesy of Getty Images)
September 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British soldiers with pigeon, WWII, c. 1940 (courtesy of Getty Images)
British soldiers with Army pigeons, WWII
September 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British soldiers with Army pigeons, WWII
British soldiers attach a message to a pigeon, WWII, July 3, 1941 (courtesy of the Imperial War Museum)
September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British soldiers attach a message to a pigeon, WWII, July 3, 1941 (courtesy of the Imperial War Museum)
British paratrooper in combat gear prepares to jump carrying a container with a pigeon inside, WWII (courtesy of Maison du Souvenir)
September 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British paratrooper in combat gear prepares to jump carrying a container with a pigeon inside, WWII (courtesy of Maison du Souvenir)
British Army soldiers preparing a pigeon dispatch while in the field, WWII, c. 1940 (courtesy of the Argus Newspaper Collection)
September 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British Army soldiers preparing a pigeon dispatch while in the field, WWII, c. 1940 (courtesy of the Argus Newspaper Collection)
British Army pigeon Tommy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from the Dutch Resistance, WWII, c. 1946 (courtesy of NWE Mail)
September 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British Army pigeon Tommy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from the Dutch Resistance, WWII, c. 1946 (courtesy of NWE Mail)
British Army pigeon William of Orange, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from occupied France WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of Archant)
September 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British Army pigeon William of Orange, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from occupied France WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of Archant)
British Army pigeon Duke of Normandy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from behind enemy lines WWII, c. 1947 (courtesy of PDSA)
September 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British Army pigeon Duke of Normandy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from behind enemy lines WWII, c. 1947 (courtesy of PDSA)
British Army pigeon Paddy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages during D-Day, WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of RTE)
September 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British Army pigeon Paddy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages during D-Day, WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of RTE)
British Army pigeon Gustav receiving the Dickin Medal for delivering messages during D-Day, WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of PDSA)
September 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British Army pigeon Gustav receiving the Dickin Medal for delivering messages during D-Day, WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of PDSA)
British Army pigeon Commando, who won the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from occupied France, WWII, c. 1945 (courtesy of Imperial War Museum)
September 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM
British Army pigeon Commando, who won the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from occupied France, WWII, c. 1945 (courtesy of Imperial War Museum)