Nine Ounce Heroes: The Surprising Contributions of War Pigeons

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The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

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@wherewomenwander2921
@wherewomenwander2921 5 жыл бұрын
I had a homing pigeon that I taught my son to hand raise many yrs ago his name was Pepper. He lived outside on top of a cabinet on the carport. Mom hated the pigeon because it pooped down the side of the cabinet. Mom had me bring the pigeon back to Fla during one of my many trips. He resided on my front porch light. About 2 weeks later he was gone and low and behold he found his way right back to the cabinet on Mom's carport. The next time she tried to get rid of him, she put him on a plane and flew him back to Fl thinking it would mess with his homing abilities. It did not work. Wasted 40 bucks. He was back on the cabinet in 3 weeks this time. She gave up finally. I loved that little pigeon. He flew 711 miles from Fla to Tennessee each time.
@patrickmcglonejr8163
@patrickmcglonejr8163 5 жыл бұрын
That's awesome ^_^ makes me want to get 1
@wherewomenwander2921
@wherewomenwander2921 5 жыл бұрын
@@patrickmcglonejr8163 He was a pretty good watch bird also. Every time someone came to the front porch he cooed loudly. Other than that you wouldn't even know he was around.
@MichaelD-fn5lv
@MichaelD-fn5lv 5 жыл бұрын
What a great story!
@WhiteStone21475
@WhiteStone21475 5 жыл бұрын
"Mom hated the pigeon -- had me bring the pigeon back to Fla" a sad testimony to your parents relationship.
@allenhemphill5028
@allenhemphill5028 5 жыл бұрын
Your mom cared too. Thanks for the story.
@joelaut12
@joelaut12 5 жыл бұрын
My dad was a pigeoneer in the signal corps during ww2 In Okinawa. Thanks recognizing the efforts of these important little friends!
@shawngilliland243
@shawngilliland243 5 жыл бұрын
@Joel Albinowski - I had no idea that pigeons were used in the Pacific Theater in World War Two! Thank you for sharing your Dad's service with us.
@thatwhat17
@thatwhat17 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing 🍻
@julienewby6310
@julienewby6310 4 жыл бұрын
Joel - I was watching this video on pigeons used during the war. My kids are doing a History Day project on the pigeons' role in the war for communications. Would you have any information for them? It would be fabulous if your veteran pigeoneer father was still alive for an interview. my email is jnewby@cbcsd.org
@geegarcia7858
@geegarcia7858 3 жыл бұрын
That is so damn cool.
@nessesitoburrito8873
@nessesitoburrito8873 2 жыл бұрын
Your dad was pigeon?!
@muricaforever2978
@muricaforever2978 5 жыл бұрын
My grandmother was born in raised in Belgium and lived in Bastogne during the second world war. The family owned a cafe (which is still there today) and her father, my great-grandfather raised homing pigeons for racing purposes. It was a rather profitable hobby for him as he had bred some of the fastest in Europe. When the Nazis came through the door in May of 1940, one of the first things they did was march out to the cages of his prized birds and strangled every single one of them. In a bit of poetic justice, his son would go one to become a secret courier for the Underground. So in a way, the spirit of those magnificent birds carried on through him.
@TheNortheastAl
@TheNortheastAl 5 жыл бұрын
MuricaForever I believe Belgium is where our pigeons here came from. I know Belgium is still very much into show pigeons.
@spiritmatter1553
@spiritmatter1553 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving us another reason to despise the not sees. Of course they saw the potential for communication in the pigeons, so they were compelled to destroy them. What a satisfying revenge story ultimately.
@mikebeesley5458
@mikebeesley5458 2 жыл бұрын
@@spiritmatter1553 my dad was in the signal pigeon corps in England, he told me Hitler owned pigeons as well,so the Germans knew how valuable in war they were.
@snoopymcbaron1569
@snoopymcbaron1569 5 жыл бұрын
I have a relative who, as a member of the Lost Battalion, was saved by Cher Ami. What a story. Thank you History Guy!
@spiritmatter1553
@spiritmatter1553 2 жыл бұрын
Cool! Have you seen Count Dankula’s Mini Mad Lads episode about Cher Ami?
@garretvaughn7936
@garretvaughn7936 5 жыл бұрын
I love that you paid tribute to the role these pigeons played in WW2. We have a display about how homing pigeons were used in the war at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa ID. Most visitors are surprised to learn that they were used in warfare and that they received medals and commendations for their service. Great video! Thanks, History Guy!
@jnstonbely5215
@jnstonbely5215 5 жыл бұрын
Garret Vaughn Thank you for sharing .
@jamescurran64
@jamescurran64 5 жыл бұрын
I was pleased to see you noted the Swiss having a pigeon service until 1996: one of my teachers did his military service with a pigeon unit in the 1980s!
@donnamartin8227
@donnamartin8227 5 жыл бұрын
When we lost our daughter at 19, our friend wanted white doves released. A neighbour said not doves, use my homing pigeons. Doves would land in the trees and poop on us. The pigeons went up, circled, and flew north. It was beautiful.
@stevek8829
@stevek8829 5 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm glad the pigeons helped in their way.
@carlgusler1554
@carlgusler1554 5 жыл бұрын
If there is ever a "Best of The History Guy," then this one belongs in that collection. Keep up the great work!
@anthonyC214
@anthonyC214 5 жыл бұрын
I live in Queens New York City and my Grandfather had over 5,000 pigeons divided as Homers, Tiplets, and show birds. Many a weekend morning my Grandfather would exercise his birds sending them aloft. Other nearby pigeon mongers would do the same until the two or three flocks would hit into each others. When the birds would return to the coop ,we would check what birds returned and if we had any new comers. My grandfather would meet the other mongers at a pet shop selling pigeon feed and exchange the birds My Grandmother had many ways of cooking pigeons. The young ones would be use as meat in the tomato sauce for the summer pasta meal. The middle age ones into her pigeon pot pie, and the very old ones into pigeon soup. If ever a pigeon lost a race, he or she would be dinner soon after. How do you know which pigeon won a race? A temporary removable band would be issued when you entered a bird into a race and delivered them to the pigeon club sponsoring the race . After the birds were transported to a great distant, they would release the birds. You would be waiting at your coop for your bird to return. After coaching it down you removed the band and put it into a time stamping clock and you went back to the club to meet with the other mongers and compared the times.
@TheNortheastAl
@TheNortheastAl 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony Cavaliere our neighborhood in The Bronx had many coop owners with some having huge coops on roof and garage tops. I remember seeing them in the air almost all the time. I live in upstate NY now and we do have one person one road over that has pigeons. It’s a small flock, but he sends them up every day. I’ve heard some strange stories of guys trying to get their bird down off an antenna to get the pill into the clock. Some didn’t have happy endings. I always wanted to try my hand at, but never did. I thought it was a cool sport.
@anthonyC214
@anthonyC214 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheNortheastAl it was. I have many of fond memories with my Grandfather and still have many of his awards and trophies in my hom after 60+ years.
@anthonyC214
@anthonyC214 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheNortheastAl unfortunately the NYC Dept of Health crack down on many pigeon mongers as neighborhood became gentrified. The new comers would file false claims. My Grandfather's pigeons were very healthy and we would give them bath regularly. Giving a pigeon a bath is very easy. Place a pan on the floor of the coop with clean water and a disinfectant and the pigeons would line up and one or two would jump into the pan and take a bath. As the stepped out another would entry. Never saw humans behave with such manner at a subway or bus stop.
@robinrodriguez480
@robinrodriguez480 5 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyC214 - WOW!! Thats crazy ive never heard of anything like that!! Thanks for that lil bit of info!!👍
@TheNortheastAl
@TheNortheastAl 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony Cavaliere about 10 or so years back in NYC they started letting people have small coop again. I don’t know if they were racing them or not, but I think the city limited the amount of birds you could have. I think there was a documentary or something with Mike Tyson getting people interested in it. He is supposedly a big pigeon fancier.
@mikemorr100
@mikemorr100 5 жыл бұрын
Kids in highschool: History is soo boring! The History Guy: Hold my pigeon!
@erikkunkle9574
@erikkunkle9574 5 жыл бұрын
Never thought pigeons could be so interesting. Really enjoyed this.
@ralphneuman5910
@ralphneuman5910 5 жыл бұрын
This brought back memories of my visiting my uncle Sam Gordon in Winnipeg and his backyard pigeon coops. He had been involved in the Canadian Army's WWII pigeon program.
@buenafamiliafarms9668
@buenafamiliafarms9668 5 жыл бұрын
"History that deserves to be remembered" i love the variety of history you provide, its truly interesting!
@nickmauldin8825
@nickmauldin8825 5 жыл бұрын
Spent a short time in Oklahoma City OK last year. They have a pigeon museum. We just happen to drive by and decided to go. Displays about war pigeons and racing. Most oddly fascinating place I’ve ever seen. Would def recommend it. And it’s free. And there’s love pigeons of all different breeds.
@darrenandcj
@darrenandcj 2 жыл бұрын
Have to say its amazing the things pigeons can do in there determination to get home..... I raced pigeons for 20 years in Ireland.... Every year we had races from as far as France and Britain to Ireland..... 1 race I had 1 of my best pigeons not come home from a race on the day which was very odd because it was usually in my 1st few home each week.... 2 days later I got the pigeon back with half of both of its wings gone , a chunk of its tail and it had a rip in its crop (stomach).... I got my father who was a champion racer to help me save the pigeon by stitching up its crop and it was back racing again when its wounds healed.... it got me a top place in its 1st race back then... I retired it for breeding then which produced some great winning pigeons for me.... Its parents breed loads of winners for my dad.... They amazed me when I was younger in why I took up racing like my dad.... Amazing how far they can travel....👍😉
@wheelslifts851
@wheelslifts851 5 жыл бұрын
I have always loved the story of cher ami. Such an amazing bird.
@gy3940
@gy3940 3 жыл бұрын
Pigeons are my favourite animals. They are brilliant and brave.
@cgross82
@cgross82 5 жыл бұрын
Paratrooper Pigeons! I knew about the “Lost Battalion” using pigeons in WWI, but I had no idea they were still used so extensively in WWII! Thanks for the story!
@stuartfox8499
@stuartfox8499 5 жыл бұрын
What a great educational story. I have to assume that more than a few hours went into this extensive deep dive into pigeon history!
@brandonryan9582
@brandonryan9582 5 жыл бұрын
me and my grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather all have raced pigeons.. its like a family tradition and theyre so damn smart, we've sent ours to barcelona over 1000km and over 3 days they'll fly home and only stop to sleep and drink
@Andrew-13579
@Andrew-13579 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if a modern tiny digital camera (HD? 4K?) could be attached to a pigeon on a long flight. Wouldn't it be interesting to watch the playback of the trip from the viewpoint of the pigeon. The camera might be motion activated to not record hours of nighttime in a tree...or just where will the pigeon sleep? It could be set to 1 frame per second, maybe, to reduce video memory usage.
@brandonryan9582
@brandonryan9582 5 жыл бұрын
We've put trackers on them yeah, they stop in Spain, France, then over the shortest part of the channel, it still amazes me how they manage to pick the shortest part, sure there's videos on KZbin about it too, James May from top gear tried to race a pigeon and lost miserably lmao
@brandonryan9582
@brandonryan9582 5 жыл бұрын
And we had one of our birds get caught in Beijing.. Only the pigeon knows how it got there but I got an email asking if it was mine.. He'd been gone over 2 years before anyone reported him to us
@annebeavers3002
@annebeavers3002 5 жыл бұрын
Loved the story. Thanks for researching this subject matter.
@itsjustkevin6652
@itsjustkevin6652 5 жыл бұрын
I've always heard of homing pigeons but didn't realize their importance and use during wartime. Very interesting....
@kejadi
@kejadi 5 жыл бұрын
Another great episode. Of my 18 years as a military dependent, six of them were spent at Ft. Monmouth, NJ, home of the US Army Signal Corps. One of the features of the post library were the pigeons, mounted around the room, in glass cases, that bore a description of the birds service, and any medals received. These were a personal favorite and I’ve often wondered of their fate following Ft Monmouth’s closure. BTW, my Father/Soldier, passed away last June at the age of 92. His generation is going fast.
@kerbyjackson88
@kerbyjackson88 2 жыл бұрын
Supposedly they are in storage at Fort Belvoir in Virginia.
@stanw909
@stanw909 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing ( little spoken of ) history.
@free_at_last8141
@free_at_last8141 5 жыл бұрын
Pigeons aren't used in the military any more. The risk of coups is too high.
@MichaelD-fn5lv
@MichaelD-fn5lv 5 жыл бұрын
Dynamite drop in, those years of broadcasting school have really paid off!
@richardborders2
@richardborders2 5 жыл бұрын
You're a horrible little man.
@misterjag
@misterjag 5 жыл бұрын
Be funnier if coop was pronounced the same as coup.
@jamescurran64
@jamescurran64 5 жыл бұрын
misterjag I believe it works with the pronunciation of “coo” (as in a pigeon’s call/sound) too
@jamesbrown4092
@jamesbrown4092 5 жыл бұрын
Ba Dum Tss!
@Ashfielder
@Ashfielder 5 жыл бұрын
Speckled Jim’s service shall never be forgotten.
@lunaburnt-toast718
@lunaburnt-toast718 5 жыл бұрын
Aw man! I wish Sabaton had included Cher Ami in their song about The Lost Battalion. I have to say, I did not realize how high the success rate was of pigeon messengers in general. Fantastic video!
@johnpoindexter6594
@johnpoindexter6594 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome story!!! Thank you...
@SophiFike
@SophiFike 5 жыл бұрын
I just saw our host The History Guy at the end of a Tank Museum video. It took me by surprise.
@richardmourdock2719
@richardmourdock2719 5 жыл бұрын
Great ending... text book use of irony that should be included in High School English classes to define "irony". Well done H.G.
@ukulelemikeleii
@ukulelemikeleii 2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, my grandma used to tell me stories about how when she was a little girl, she helped her dad with his homing pigeons and when they came back to the roost after a race they would circle around but not land. She had to climb on the top of the roof and wave her arms and coo and coax the pigeons in, so that their time could be recorded. This would have been around the early 1900s. Pigeon racing was quite popular back then (they had no KZbin after all ...).
@danmacgowan8242
@danmacgowan8242 5 жыл бұрын
This is a very upbeat story. Thanks THG!
@wastedtalent1625
@wastedtalent1625 5 жыл бұрын
Watching your videos reminds me when I was a child and I would watch docunenteries the History channel. Thank you for putting out this content.
@stevengrotte2987
@stevengrotte2987 5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU, for this very enjoyable series.
@zackbrumis7831
@zackbrumis7831 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing collection of photographs.
@HartlandOrchard
@HartlandOrchard Ай бұрын
The mention of Olga of kyiv sent me down quite the rabbit hole. Amazing video
@MichaelD-fn5lv
@MichaelD-fn5lv 5 жыл бұрын
I just realized why I chose to major in philosophy in college... because I enjoy history so much! Thanks @thehistoryguy!!! Fear not, my degree got me a good paying career in logistics =)
@danielhammond3012
@danielhammond3012 4 жыл бұрын
Once again, you made a lesson about a subject I had scant interest highly informative and entertaining! Well done.
@rick91443
@rick91443 5 жыл бұрын
Just when you think you know something about a subject, lol. Another superb video. cheers...rr Normandy, France
@lisafisk2826
@lisafisk2826 5 жыл бұрын
My favorite part of all history is the story behind the headlines ... and you provide that and so very much more. Thank you for re-igniting my own love of history!
@erik2811
@erik2811 5 жыл бұрын
During the second world war the germans still had eagle's positioned on the beaches of western europe to intercept pigeon's heading for Great Britian. Aswell all homing pigeon's in the occupied countries were systematically killed. which resulted in pigeon's being hidden in chimney's and behind walls. and up to this you will often still find pigeon remains (With serial rings) during renovations of older homes.
@Tmrfe0962
@Tmrfe0962 5 жыл бұрын
We bought a home in upstate NY a few years ago, and from day one, a white pigeon whom we called “Walter” landed on our deck, and hung around....my wife, being the good soul, wondered if Walter was looking for the last family? She fed him by hand, he stayed with us and all the kids got to pet Walter and feed him. Sadly, we found Walter dead one day, he’s buried in our back yard next to our faithful dog champ....he gave our family a wonderful experience and we often talk of him. Today’s video reminded me of Walter . Thank you Sir.
@WhiteStone21475
@WhiteStone21475 5 жыл бұрын
We lived on and off in Brooklyn and I used to enjoy watching the birds exercising and flying in big flocks, it was truly a thing of beauty.
@seanworkman431
@seanworkman431 5 жыл бұрын
That was just fascinating HG and a wonderful reminder of how useful fauna of this planet can be. If you are somewhat incapacitated in the field or the woods your horse will take you home, your tractor may not.
@brucesims3228
@brucesims3228 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much for this brief but concise recognition of the contribution from the animal world. Other subjects might be a day-in-the-life reflection on working dogs in WW I, mules, horses and goats as well. Keep up the great work!
@neilstafford7245
@neilstafford7245 5 жыл бұрын
My dad was a 'pigeoneer' in the British Army in WW2, He went ashore with the US Army in North Africa during 'Operation Torch' in November 1942. Also landed in Sicily and Anzio, Italy.
@ddd3240
@ddd3240 5 жыл бұрын
One of the more interesting videos you have ever done and I like them all. Raised Homers for years. A complicated little animal in a very small package.
@CFITOMAHAWK2
@CFITOMAHAWK2 2 жыл бұрын
Great.. Retired commercial pilot now feeding ...Birds. Love to see those flying friends i have seen over the deep ocean in their long migrations. They are great long distance flyiers..
@robinrodriguez480
@robinrodriguez480 5 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable!! Now this is history that defiantly needs to be remembered!!👍
@kathleenparr7401
@kathleenparr7401 5 жыл бұрын
A pigeon flew into My front yard so I immediately put a milk crate over it and I put a brick on top of the crate until I found the nearest pigeon farm...found it and they came out to get the pigeon...so I asked if I could put a note in the band on the pigeon...I did and the pigeon did its job and the person did get my message...how exciting!
@martind349
@martind349 5 жыл бұрын
More on this, please.
@kathleenparr7401
@kathleenparr7401 5 жыл бұрын
@@martind349 That's the whole story!
@darthcat6337
@darthcat6337 5 жыл бұрын
THG takes flight and doesn't 'wing it' in this episode on the importance a old feathered friend. Wars, piece and pleasure this fellow came through. Thanks again
@steveshoemaker6347
@steveshoemaker6347 5 жыл бұрын
That is...Amazing what else could be said about these birds.....That are our little friends in time of great need indeed....Thank for bring this fourth to us in mood-tube land....Well done....But of course.....Thanks again...!
@malcolmkhummel3
@malcolmkhummel3 5 жыл бұрын
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts and minds of an opponent like the pigeon. Truly terrifying! Thanks for video History Guy....another interesting tidbit like always.
@jnstonbely5215
@jnstonbely5215 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million History Guy for another outstanding video. Its unbelievable that these birds were so amazing. Today’s lesson reminded me of the excellent vid you recently did on the USS Pigeon , I believe the most decorated ship in the history of the US Navy , and likewise just amazing ! Yours are my first “go-to” clicks on Ytube daily . Thanks for all you do to bring these to great stories to us so they are not forgotten by history . Because they ‘deserve to be remembered ‘
@WorldwideWyatt
@WorldwideWyatt 5 жыл бұрын
A bully killing one of Mike Tyson's pigeons is why he got into boxing. That's history that deserves to be remembered.
@beemail6983
@beemail6983 5 жыл бұрын
As man reborn into a humble gentle giant it's best to remember him asuch
@patrickmcglonejr8163
@patrickmcglonejr8163 5 жыл бұрын
That's a history fact most people don't know about.. I had even forgotten.
@patrickmcglonejr8163
@patrickmcglonejr8163 5 жыл бұрын
And ya 40 grand a month is ridiculous! We got the best bud here in Washington ^_^
@warrenholly2200
@warrenholly2200 5 жыл бұрын
@That Dude There I hate bullys
@Tsukiko.97
@Tsukiko.97 5 жыл бұрын
@That Dude There Yup. I agree except $800 per pound? Maybe for some outdoor, unless you just got the hookups. It's more like $1k-1,200 out here in the Bay Area, you know, where we got the real dank homie 😎.
@markawbolton
@markawbolton 5 жыл бұрын
Just saw you and Heidi on the "Behind the History Guy", very moving my Friend and you sure earned it. Great narration. Wonderfull research and great scripting. Your fan from Australia.
@BigPete7407
@BigPete7407 5 жыл бұрын
Way to go HG! Another great video about a forgotten subject. I'm working on a few ideas and I will get back soon so until then keep up the good work! ThanksI
@wbnc66
@wbnc66 5 жыл бұрын
Wayyy back in the dim and misty I found an old book in the library..."GayNeck: Story of a Pigeon"..... it was the homing pigeons life including a mission or two during world war one.
@robertpierce1981
@robertpierce1981 4 жыл бұрын
Fabulous THG. Never a dull episode
@shawnr771
@shawnr771 5 жыл бұрын
Two of my friends raised homing pigeons. One of them had one of the special boxes that a dismounted soldier could carry two pigeons. It was about 18 inches long rectangle shaped box with the open ends maybe 4 to 5 inches square. Padded on the inside. One pigeon was placed in each end facing out. The box was the attached across the back of the soldiers gear. One of them told me that for many years the US Navy used pigeons in their search and rescue seaplanes. The small windows near the tail were for two pigeons one on each side. Pigeons have extremely good eyesight. They were trained to spot the blaze orange of distress markers and would peck a tab for food when they saw the orange. This would light an indicator for the pilot to know which way to turn to effect the rescue.
@Tsukiko.97
@Tsukiko.97 5 жыл бұрын
US Army: *War Pigeon* Wehrmacht: *Hawk* (counter UAV deployed)
@gy3940
@gy3940 3 жыл бұрын
forget about the hawk. The enemy soldiers were particularly trying to shoot down the war pigeons. There were pigeons delivering the message even though he was shot in the chest and his leg was severed. they are truly heroic animals. they saved millions of lives.
@patrickmcglonejr8163
@patrickmcglonejr8163 5 жыл бұрын
We still could be using pigeons to this day in so many ways!
@seanjoseph8637
@seanjoseph8637 5 жыл бұрын
Pies for one...
@nemoskull2262
@nemoskull2262 5 жыл бұрын
lol who is to say we arnt? marry this with subdermal flash and it a way to get date out of a country that doesn't involve wireless signals. if the cia hasnt at least looked at this id be suprised.
@taureantaylor2179
@taureantaylor2179 5 жыл бұрын
I love your channel. How about doing the history of the bow tie? It seems fitting.
@cadude145
@cadude145 5 жыл бұрын
When I was young I used to raise racing homers, rollers and tumblers.I always enjoyed taking my pigeons out and then racing them home and they usually won.
@valsblackcatsrule8740
@valsblackcatsrule8740 5 жыл бұрын
How fascinating. I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!
@dhession64
@dhession64 5 жыл бұрын
Always different, always interesting. You never disappoint or make me yawn, HG 👍 well done, sir.
@markbaker9459
@markbaker9459 4 жыл бұрын
Just dug deep into my 'saved' E-mail files and found I hadn't watch your post on the War Pigeons. Got it. Here in Hawaii, Rock Doves are used for sport and show and betting, too. Here, some have 'Tumbler's', pigeons that do flips as well. Non- tumblers sometime fly into the wildly flying Tumblers and try to master the flight-flips or tumbles. But since they were not 'flips' or 'tumblers', they don't know how to pull out of the flip or tumbling and smack into the ground! Yikes! At sometimes of the year, pigeons are colored from dying them and they become a Flying Rainbow of Colors.
@charlesneely265
@charlesneely265 5 жыл бұрын
Raised Homers as a kid., but never understood how a mobile loft worked in fluid conditions of war time? Turns out the birds return or "home" to the loft itself and not a particular locale. Usual practice was to set up mobile lofts near a command center, give the birds a few days to fly around, familiarize themselves with local landmarks. Then sent out with the troops. Generally, pigeons are trained to fly in one direction only. Upon release at the front, Allied birds generally flew west while German birds flew East, or trained for a specific direction. All in all, quite a logistical undertaking for any army. - Cool programs! Keep'em coming history guy!
@chrisebert7307
@chrisebert7307 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting episode. My son and i got a chuckle at the part about being careful to not hit the pigeon with parts of the plane you throw it from...lol
@blizzneck
@blizzneck 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing content; delivered flawlessly. Thank you for this!!!
@colingibson8018
@colingibson8018 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr@mrs history guy, for a definite pice of history that had been forgotten. I was unaware of the depth to which this had come from. To my own self defense I can only say that I did know about the bomber and coastal command planes carrying them and I also have a copy of the movie valiant. I know I know !!!! but anyway thank you both again for such an amazing piece of for gotten history.
@davidlogansr8007
@davidlogansr8007 5 жыл бұрын
As usual you don’t disappoint! Thank You!
@nealdolphin
@nealdolphin 5 жыл бұрын
Another well-done episode! Thank you sir!
@SteelyPaw
@SteelyPaw 5 жыл бұрын
Very cool and nicely told......I love animals, so this story is especially touching. They are amazing birds.
@anthonyhargis6855
@anthonyhargis6855 5 жыл бұрын
As always . . . fascinating. Absolutely love the channel. Keep it coming and thanks for sharing.
@Japidoff1911
@Japidoff1911 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! I think this is your most underrated episode! I'm not even a pigeon lover! really great his one!
@dr9205
@dr9205 5 жыл бұрын
Neat history! I used to go past a sign for a homing pigeon club everyday when I was in high school. It would have been neat to check them out. Later I did a practice research & briefing on Project Pigeon. I hear the screen the pigeons pecked was the first touch screen technology - a pigeon spin-off.
@johnkelley9877
@johnkelley9877 5 жыл бұрын
What a neat story! Thanks for sharing this.
@cmandc301
@cmandc301 5 жыл бұрын
History guy you never cease to amaze! very good story!
@l.aburns1125
@l.aburns1125 5 жыл бұрын
So I interesting. I love history! It was my favorite subject in school and I always made A’s in it. Thank you so much for all of the history that you share.
@sarjim4381
@sarjim4381 5 жыл бұрын
Another great and interesting video. Even the pigeons are in your debt now. :-)
@ludwigderzanker9767
@ludwigderzanker9767 Жыл бұрын
Was a fine one today , learned a lot. Hard to give it to you. Thank you from Northern Germany Ludwig.
@billd.iniowa2263
@billd.iniowa2263 4 жыл бұрын
Now why arnt I surprised you did a story on pigeons? lol This sort of thing is right up your alley History Guy! The mighty (small) messengers of the air. I have seen a pigeon box especially made to be carried on the back. It was in a photo of a WWII German soldier who was detailed to carry the birds in the field with an infantry unit. So they wernt just carried in a wagon or a truck.
@mollybell5779
@mollybell5779 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. I have learned *so* much from this channel.
@rajivmurkejee7498
@rajivmurkejee7498 5 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be wonderful if decorated wounded military veterans could also see out their days in a breeding program
@nealdolphin
@nealdolphin 5 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@briangarrow448
@briangarrow448 5 жыл бұрын
Well done sir, Well done.
@timmainson
@timmainson 5 жыл бұрын
It might be, but not many of us vets are into birds -_-
@Pygar2
@Pygar2 5 жыл бұрын
@@timmainson Plenty of British ones who are into "birds"!
@MichaelD-fn5lv
@MichaelD-fn5lv 5 жыл бұрын
This made my day
@sharonshookup
@sharonshookup 5 жыл бұрын
I enjoy listening to your channel and also reading everyone's comments. Peace out.
@petersmith4423
@petersmith4423 5 жыл бұрын
Dickin Medals: Pigeons 32; Dogs 33; Horses 5; Cat 1.
@ChineseChicken1
@ChineseChicken1 5 жыл бұрын
Peter Smith A Goat was nominated once.
@ralphcraig5816
@ralphcraig5816 5 жыл бұрын
The cat died pissed about this...
@jimmybones8813
@jimmybones8813 3 жыл бұрын
My old man was a pigeon flyer. He would have loved this episode. He maintained a loft of 175 birds. My mother was the president of the Pigeons Widows Association. Dad entered a young, setting hen in a race from Klamath Falls. She made it home in one day, to North Hollywood. I was playing near the loft in the early summer evening when I heard that voice, "DON'T MOVE". He spent the next few hours on the phone in wild disbelief.
@lily8122
@lily8122 6 күн бұрын
I love the range in pigeon names, from Cher Ami (best friend), to winky, to comando. I feel like you can tell how these soldiers thought about their pigeons.
@rcknbob1
@rcknbob1 5 жыл бұрын
Not exactly what I think of when I hear the term "warbird"! Excellent video, HG.
@carolynhowk146
@carolynhowk146 5 жыл бұрын
*covering pigeon in soot* "No one will think that this is actually a pigeon" - I can't believe that worked!! And what if it had rained, à la 101 Dalmatians... ha.
@zakelwe
@zakelwe 5 жыл бұрын
That Irish pigeon on D-day should have been called Right Way Corrigan
@billfast
@billfast 5 жыл бұрын
Could you do a video on Roy Benavidez ? He has an amazing story that should never be forgotten.
@williampack8669
@williampack8669 4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Love all the WWII episodes. Might I suggest the 1929 stock market crash, 1920s florida land boom, J. P. Morgan biography, The beginnings of the Manhattan bank which folds in the dual between Burr & Hamilton, Tammany Hall, and the beginnings of the Democratic party.
@edthurber6265
@edthurber6265 5 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Thank you.
@constipatedinsincity4424
@constipatedinsincity4424 5 жыл бұрын
Hey History Guy, today on Turner Classic Movies its 24 hours of Irene Dunn. At 2:45pst Penny Serenade that's a true tearjerker. 6:45 Oscar winning I Remember Mama. Tomorrow is Errol Flynn starting at 3:00am Love Affair Starts at 12:45
@ernestoherrera2755
@ernestoherrera2755 3 жыл бұрын
I love the history guy, I was looking at another video and then looking at the comments clicked on one of the comments he said the history die now needs to do a story on homing pigeon‘s and I saw where the history guy replied clicked on it and here I am great stuff appreciate it.
@JimmyJam238
@JimmyJam238 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you.
@chuckaddison5134
@chuckaddison5134 5 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that pidgeons were still in use during WW2. Thank you for having taught me something new today.
@Pfsif
@Pfsif 5 жыл бұрын
Soldier, here's your rifle, ammo, canteen, grenades, pigeon, bayonet, compass. Sir?
@bobblethreadgill4463
@bobblethreadgill4463 5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this snippet.
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