Interesting Animal - The horse the Germans could not kill
The Honorary PDSA Dickin Medal, has been posthumously awarded to famous war horse Warrior, dubbed "the horse the Germans could not kill".
(Warrior arrived on the Western Front on August 11 1914 and stayed there throughout the war. He was injured several times, but survived to eventually return home to the Isle of Wight in 1918 where he lived until his death aged 33.
(Warrior arrived on the Western Front on August 11 1914 and stayed there throughout the war. He was injured several times, but survived to eventually return home to the Isle of Wight in 1918 where he lived until his death aged 33.
The Dickin Medal, also know as the Animal VC, is the highest award an animal can achieve while serving in military conflict. 65 of these medals have been awarded - to 29 dogs, 32 Second World War messenger pigeons, four horses, and a cat.)
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