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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 13h

Soviet soldier placing pigeon in basket, WWII, March 1942 (courtesy of Leonid Velikzhanin-TASS)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Soviet soldier affixing a message to a pigeon's leg, WWII, 1942 (courtesy of Leonid Velikzhanin-TASS)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Diagram of of a Soviet Army two-way pigeon communication system for battlefield use, Jun. 1944, WWII (courtesy of Top War)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Soviet soldiers posing with a pigeon, WWII, March 1942 (courtesy of Leonid Velikzhanin-TASS)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Soviet soldier posing with pigeons, WWII, 1943 (courtesy of vokrugsveta)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Soviet Army instructions demonstrating how to wear a pigeon vest, c. 1937

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

British Royal Navy warship loaded up with pigeons, c. 1902 (courtesy of The Navy & Army Illustrated)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

British sailors release pigeons at sea with messages for Whale Island, c. 1902 (courtesy of The Navy & Army Illustrated)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sketch of a British Royal Navy pigeon loft at Whale Island, U.K., c. 1899-1900 (courtesy of The Boy's Own Paper)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Illustration of British sailors receiving a message via pigeon at Whale Island, U.K., c. 1899 (courtesy of the Navy & Army Illustrated)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Map outlining planned British Royal Navy pigeon lofts connecting Gibraltar & Northern Africa, c. 1890s (courtesy of The National Archives)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Admiral, a homing pigeon belonging to the British Royal Navy, Nov. 3, 1902 (courtesy of The National Archives, Kew)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Last flight of the British Liberation Army's pigeons, WWII, c. 1945 (courtesy of the State Library of Victoria)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

British soldiers with pigeon, WWII, c. 1940 (courtesy of Getty Images)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

British soldiers with Army pigeons, WWII

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

British soldiers attach a message to a pigeon, WWII, July 3, 1941 (courtesy of the Imperial War Museum)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

British paratrooper in combat gear prepares to jump carrying a container with a pigeon inside, WWII (courtesy of Maison du Souvenir)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

British Army soldiers preparing a pigeon dispatch while in the field, WWII, c. 1940 (courtesy of the Argus Newspaper Collection)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

British Army pigeon Tommy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from the Dutch Resistance, WWII, c. 1946 (courtesy of NWE Mail)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

British Army pigeon William of Orange, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from occupied France WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of Archant)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

British Army pigeon Duke of Normandy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from behind enemy lines WWII, c. 1947 (courtesy of PDSA)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

British Army pigeon Paddy, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering messages during D-Day, WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of RTE)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

British Army pigeon Gustav receiving the Dickin Medal for delivering messages during D-Day, WWII, c. 1944 (courtesy of PDSA)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

British Army pigeon Commando, who won the Dickin Medal for delivering messages from occupied France, WWII, c. 1945 (courtesy of Imperial War Museum)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

British Army pigeon Winkie, who received the Dickin Medal for delivering a message from a downed RAF crew, WWII, c. 1943 (courtesy of the PDSA)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Uruguayan Army pigeon lofts and banner, c. 2022

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Uruguayan soldier holding pigeons in front of Army loft, c. 2012 (courtesy of El Pais Uruguay)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Uruguayan Army pigeon loft, c. 2018 (courtesy of Uruguay Militaria)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Uruguayan soldier holding a pigeon in front of Army loft, c. 2017 (courtesy of El Pais Uruguay)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Uruguayan Army pigeon lofts, c. 2022

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Uruguayan soldier holding Army pigeon, c. 2017

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Chinese military officials gathered around pigeons (courtesy of Saige)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Chinese Army Pigeons, c. 1936 (courtesy of Saige)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Chinese Army officials inspecting a pigeon's wing (courtesy of Saige)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Chinese soldiers posing with pigeons out in the field, c. 2000s-2010s (courtesy of Saige)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Chinese soldier looking at pigeon, c. 2010s (courtesy of Saige)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Chinese soldier posing with pigeon, WWII (courtesy of Saige)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Chinese soldier feeding pigeon, c. 1950s (courtesy of Saige)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

French Army pigeons wearing gas masks, WWI (courtesy of Paris Animaux Zoopolis)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

French soldier retrieving a despatch from a pigeon, WWI, July 1917 (courtesy of Images Defense)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

French soldiers releasing a pigeon, WWI, July 1917 (courtesy of Images Defense)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

French soldiers releasing pigeons, WWI (courtesy of Les Voyageurs du Temps)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

French Army pigeoneer standing in front of mobile pigeon loft, WWI (courtesy of Les Voyageurs du Temps)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

French soldier with a basket of pigeons, WWI (courtesy of the Centre France)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

British mobile pigeon loft camouflaged from aerial observation, WWI (courtesy of the Imperial War Museum)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

US Army camouflaged mobile loft on display at a military parade, May 6, 1919 (courtesy of the US National Archives)

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Military Pigeons @militarypigeons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Ray Delhauer with his Chaffey pigeons, a strain with naturally camouflaged coloration for US Army usage, c. 1940-41 (courtesy of the LA Times)

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