![]() She is particularly famous for saving two little girls when she refused to give up a scent track. Irma(German Shepherd) saved hundreds of lives in her search-and-rescue work.He bravely faced smoke and flames without flinching. His job was to find trapped victims in burning buildings. Rex was particularly intelligent and “dogged” in his work. Rex(German Shepherd) received the Dickin medal for his “uncommon valour” during search-and-rescue work.He got called every single night until the air raids on London finished ( between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941)! After graduation, he started working in anti-sabotage, but soon became one of the most successful search-and-rescue dogs in World War II. Jet(black German Shepherd) shone through “war dog” school.He even met King George VI for saving a young boy during one of the last London air raids. Peter(Collie cross?) distinguished himself for his search-and-rescue work.He started rescue work with no training, yet somehow knew to stop digging and look at the handler after he’d found a victim. He was a stray after his house was bombed, and who got adopted by a search-and-rescue warden. ![]() He won the Dickin medal (dog equivalent of the Victoria cross). Rip(some kind of Corgi mix?) rescued more than 100 people in one year.She even saved a buried cat, in doing so pioneering a special squad to help rescue trapped animals. Beauty (Fox Terrier) helped rescue hundreds under the London rubble.I do not easily anthropomorphising (interpret dog behaviour through human values), but you have GOT to be impressed by their character: They are collectively known as “ the Magnificent Seven” and have even had their bravery officially commemorated by the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, UK (PDSA) in 2007. This is what they did to deserve this highest of accolades. Seven dogs distinguished themselves for their valour during the London Blitz. Let’s look at the London Blitz (World War II) from the a dog’s perspective. I am mad about history (and geography, and biology, and foreign affairs, and theology, and grammar, and etymology, and … ), so it was only a matter of time before I wrote a dog post with a history slant. Commemorative article about the London Blitz dog heroes
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