Animals in World War Two
When you think about WWII, you usually think of men, blood, and Adolf Hitler and his Nazi army. What most people don't think about is the other type of soldier. The ones with four legs and fur. These furry soldiers packed supplies, led troops through rough terrains, scouted for bombs, and sometimes simply were pets. Whatever they were, though, they helped the world through rough times with their strength and support.
Horses have always been good war animals, as well as camels, mules, and even elephants. At the start of WWII, over fifty-six thousand horses and mules were in use by the U.S. Army. They carried soldiers into battle and packed supplies over many miles. As war production increased, though, there was less use for horse and mules. Instead, the army used mechanisms such as Jeeps and airplanes to get around and do battle. However, their use in other countries stayed. Up until they got tanks, the Russian Cassock Cavalry was one of the best in the world. The German Army used horses in guard duty and battle. In their fight against Japan, the Chinese used horses very successfully against the enemy.
Another animal who has always been a great use in war is the dog. He was used in WWII for many purposes, including
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These animals are the soldier’s pets. Cats, dogs, birds, and many other types of animals have played this special role. Even though they don't go into battle, they are just as important. War can make a person crazy. The pets that the men come back to give them something to take care of, something to live for, something to love. Even Adolf Hitler had a pet, a German Shepherd Dog named Blondie. Later, he also kept her puppy. An American soldier adopted a kitten he found while fighting Japan. Many soldiers had a dog, a cat, or some other pet to keep them company. Some people even kept birds or
In order to stay alive during World War I, soldiers had to commit horrific actions that transformed the men into animal like beings. In All Quiet on the Western Front, similes comparing soldiers and their natural animalistic behaviors are frequently made to emphasize how the the frontline brings out their primitive actions. Oftentimes, a soldier’s animal like behaviors are brought about in times of high stress, such as battling on the frontline. They begin to implement their instincts and “Crouching like cats [they] run on, overwhelmed by this wave that bears [them] along” (Remarque 114). The sudden rush of fear overbears their civil senses leading to an uncontrollable fight for their lives; Also, by comparing the men to a cat, the quote implies
Last but definitely not least, military working dogs are another way that we can see animals working for us. Late one night on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Cairo, a military working dog, braced for landing in one of two Black Hawk helicopters. Cairo, a Belgian Malinois, a breed known for acute intelligence, sat alert, supremely alert to the mood of the soldiers traveling with him. This was a different mission as the helicopters they
Although he had his time occupied by training his regiment for combat, Roosevelt preserved his captivation for animals, one characteristic which gave importance to his war account.
Criteria #1 All facts should be accurate. This book describes animals, both large and small, that had real life military involvement. The author is a known historical writer, however, there are no sources cited throughout the book, however, readers become lost in the text easily. The text is rich with facts and well written with great detail that it does not require readers to question the accuracy.
Horses were historically used in warfare, from which a wide variety of riding and driving techniques developed, using many different styles of equipment and methods of control. Many products are derived from horses, including meat, milk, hide, hair, bone, and pharmaceuticals extracted from the urine of pregnant mares. Humans provide domesticated horses with food, water and shelter, as well as attention from specialists such as veterinarians and
In the story "In Another Country", Hemingway uses the symbolic of dead animals as an accusation of what the war caused as if a comparison between the soldiers' lives with the animal. They are soldiers. Their place must be in the battlefield and the pride of the soldiers is to sacrifice for the people, the country but they cannot do it any more, they seem useless and their lives also seem to be closed from now on.
Some Soldiers took advantage of horses by not caring for their needs. These poor horses were not well-taken care which contributed to their contraction of diseases and illness. “The ignorance of unqualified inspectors led to the purchase of great numbers of sickly and worn-out horses for the army” (“warhorses”11). The Horses needed to be in perfect shape to fulfill missions. But many horses were put through so much that they would catch diseases by not being well-taken care off. “Even animals that were healthy when purchased were soon reduced to a pitiful condition by the low standards of care they received once in service” (“warhorses”11). The careless soldiers brought up death to their horses by not watching over them or their health. History today discusses how the horse camps were heavily overcrowded and the animals suffer by not being groomed and fed “horses suffered because their injury or illness offered the prospect of furlough to their rider” (Phillips174). This put the horses in a dangerous situation that resulted in their death. The dangerous conditions often put the soldiers in a difficult place. With the death of horses, it halted communication and transportation. Messages weren’t able to be sent quickly which brought problems to the war. Without transportation troops, could travel quickly because horses became unnumbered. While horses were dying off this resulted from a soldier spending more money buying horses. The war was already expensive and this was an unnecessary expense. More soldiers were dying because of the lack of protection because of exhausted
Prior to WWI dogs were not considered as beloved pets. 2. Most dogs had important jobs, such as, hunting, guarding a property and providing personal protection. 3.
Dogs were used in World War II. At first the U.S. army only used fifty sled dogs working as military dogs in Alaska. But later in the war, they would hire more dogs.”Dogs guarded posts and supplies,carried messages and rescued downed planes” . Dogs were also used for finding enemies, detect mines and alert
During human history various types of animals have been used to help in war. For example, “War Elephants” started being utilized in the 4th century as part of the “Indian kings’ armies.” (War Culture – Animals of war. 2012) The idea of using
They were used in war as carriage horses (pulling supplies and chariots) and as Calvary riding horses. Horses were also vital for travel and pulling plows. In many societies, conditioning of the horse was not a primary concern. Horses were trained to respond, did their jobs, and if they were lame or unable to physically keep up they were sold or put down.
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Their first use in battle is around 1500 BC when they were first used to pull chariots (Horse American). Horses were greatly used in the Trojan War and helped win the war. Although it was not a live horse, the Greeks created a massive wooden horse which they hid inside of and delivered to the gates of Troy. Despite some speculation that the Greeks’ horse must not be trusted, which is mentioned in The Aeneid as, “Have no faith in the horse!” (Virgil, The Aeneid, bk. 2, line 47) the Trojans allow the horse into their walls because they believe the wooden horse is an offering to Athena from the Greeks. Once inside the walls of Troy, the Greeks crawled out of what is now known as the Trojan horse and sacked Troy (Aeneid). Horses were also relied on in World War I, World War II (Edwards) and the war against the U.S. and the Japanese in the Philippines. In WWI and the U.S. and Japanese war, they fought in battle and carried guns, ammunition, and people. Horses were even used in the form of an ambulance to help the wounded (Horse American). In WWII they mainly kept the same jobs except a significant amount of more horses died in WWII. There was a decline of in the use of horses in war after WWII because of the new technology and use in guns and other powerful weapons (Edwards). The decline from horse use due to new weapons occurred because the new weapons gave the militaries a new advantage that took place of the advantage that riding horseback originally gave to them
They were being mainly used as gun dogs in the war. Gun dogs are a category of dog breeds that are used to assist hunters to find and retrieve game, and the Labrador Retrievers were especially useful for this because they are born with a natural knack for retrieving.
From the earliest days of man, creative uses for animals have arisen. Since the time of them Mongolian chief Timur and Sultan Muhmad Khan, many military uses have been created. These creative ideas are still created today, now modern day countries find many uses of animals such as monkeys, seals, dolphins, goats, elephants, and other animals in the military. Though the truth is right in front of our eyes, many people do not believe that these animals show up on the battlefield and in the oceans with humans defusing bombs and attacking enemies on the other lines.