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Posted by suvorovetz (U12273591) on Friday, 19th March 2010
I ran across these pictures on some Russian blog, but I trust that these images speak for themselves, and likewise is the relevance to the history of conflicts:
The Soviets also trained dogs to run under tanks, with anti-tank mines strapped to them. Problem was, the dogs had been trained to run under Russian tanks, with awkward results. I wonder if Stalin had them shot?
Thanks for the nudge. I suppose a heading for the 'photos could be 'Now where did I leave the Nurofen?'
Problem was, the dogs had been trained to run under Russian tanks, with awkward results. I wonder if Stalin had them shot?Β And before that, the word is that he had made them sign written admissions about being wolfs actually.
hi baz
apparently they trained the dogs to look for food under tractors because of the engine noise
the dogs were then sent out packed with explosives with a lever above their backs
when they went underneath tanks to sniff for food the lever caused the explosives to go off
it worked well unless there were soviet tamks nearby
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hi baz
apparently they trained the dogs to look for food under tractors because of the engine noise Β
Didn't know that. Blimey, you learn something new on these MBs all the time. Cheers.
the dogs were then sent out packed with explosives with a lever above their backsΒ
How many of these wonder-anti-tank dogs are we talking about here, by the way? I'm dying to look at the source of this information.
I first read about them in a book called Heroic Failures, years ago. It was illustrated by the great Bill Tidy, if I remember correctly.
Here's a link on the dogs, suvorovetz.
Thanks for the link. I mean, don't get me wrong, I heard all those stories for years - along with the other legends about 28 heroes from Panfilov's division who stopped all Wehrmacht tanks at Moscow - right - legendary Captain Gastello who supposedly was the first ever kamikaze pilot to ram his fighter plane into a Wehrmacht mechanized convoy, etc, etc. I would treat all this with the grain of salt, especially having browsed the sources this wiki link lists references to. Some of this stuff looks like an outright bunk to me.
Refering to all these 'stories', I recall reading an article many years ago, possibly wartime propaganda, about a Soviet air ace who flew an all red Spitfire. Is there any truth in this story I wonder? Bill Gunston has written on several occasions that the Soviet pilots much prefered the P-39 so it does seem unlikely but any comments please?
Some of this stuff looks like an outright bunk to me.Β
You're right, suvorovetz. I suppose that if urban myths can flourish in peace-time, God knows what the human mind can make up during a war.
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