Post by callmerico on Jun 4, 2011 12:12:07 GMT -5
This is how most Russian dogs, including Airedales, were used during the wars..actual footage below.
(Airedale at 30 seconds)
Kamikaze Suicide Mission, War Dogs of WWII!
During the Great War & World War II, many countries used different types of War Dogs. Used in many engagements
or defensive operations. These war dogs were trained to find and rescue wounded soldiers, detect enemy
locations and mines or as Anti Tank dogs.
During the Blitzkrieg campaign, the Soviets used suicidal dogs, Jerries tanks were too decisively devastating for the Russian Army.
The dogs, named “anti-tank” dogs or AKA Suicide Dogs, were trained to seek food under the armoured vehicles but mostly tanks,
the dogs having been starved, hungry dogs with explosives harnessed to their backs.
The dogs were trained under Soviet tanks, which were quieter than their German diesel tanks.
As a result, the dogs were often unable to distinguish allied from enemy tanks, and therefore blew up a fair number of both. And they would often, quite literally, turn tail and run away from battle.
They wore a pouched overcoat filled with explosives. When they ducked under the enemy’s tanks, using a “Tilt Fuse,”
which detonated when bent. As the explosive were set off destroying the tank.
This tactics disabling over 300 German tanks,
for this reason Jerry had orders to shoot all dogs on sight. Soon afterward the anti-tank dogs were withdrawn from service.
Training of anti-tank dogs continued until at least June 1996.
See below Video of WW2 Airedale and German Shepherd being used / killed in battle.
Nothing glamerous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lv_vd30s5s&feature=player_embedded
(Airedale at 30 seconds)
Kamikaze Suicide Mission, War Dogs of WWII!
During the Great War & World War II, many countries used different types of War Dogs. Used in many engagements
or defensive operations. These war dogs were trained to find and rescue wounded soldiers, detect enemy
locations and mines or as Anti Tank dogs.
During the Blitzkrieg campaign, the Soviets used suicidal dogs, Jerries tanks were too decisively devastating for the Russian Army.
The dogs, named “anti-tank” dogs or AKA Suicide Dogs, were trained to seek food under the armoured vehicles but mostly tanks,
the dogs having been starved, hungry dogs with explosives harnessed to their backs.
The dogs were trained under Soviet tanks, which were quieter than their German diesel tanks.
As a result, the dogs were often unable to distinguish allied from enemy tanks, and therefore blew up a fair number of both. And they would often, quite literally, turn tail and run away from battle.
They wore a pouched overcoat filled with explosives. When they ducked under the enemy’s tanks, using a “Tilt Fuse,”
which detonated when bent. As the explosive were set off destroying the tank.
This tactics disabling over 300 German tanks,
for this reason Jerry had orders to shoot all dogs on sight. Soon afterward the anti-tank dogs were withdrawn from service.
Training of anti-tank dogs continued until at least June 1996.
See below Video of WW2 Airedale and German Shepherd being used / killed in battle.
Nothing glamerous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lv_vd30s5s&feature=player_embedded