Carrier Pigeons During World War II
Many years ago, people did not have the technology that we do today. People had very difficult times communicating to one another if they were a long distance away. Today, teens and young adults are used to texting, parents were used to phone calls, however our grandparents were lucky enough to experience the carrier pigeon. Carrier pigeons are exactly how they sound; pigeons that carry and deliver mail. They started out being used in ancient Persia, used to send and deliver messages. Carrier pigeons did not just stop there, but they were used by the Roman Army and by the United States in World War I and World War II. The first country during this war to use the pigeons was France, using almost 30,000 of them by the end of WWI. The Germans however trained hawks to take out the French carrier pigeons. In total, the entirety of World War I used over 250,000 carrier pigeons. Because pigeons are naturally homing birds, they are the perfect bird for sending messag...