Today I found out about the use of exploding anti-tank dogs during World War II. These dogs, usually Alsatians, were also called “Hundminen” or “dog mines.” They were trained to carry ...

During World War II, Soviet forces trained dogs to carry explosives under Nazi tanks—a desperate attempt to halt Germany’s advance. Known as “anti-tank dogs,” these animals were meant to act like ...

Out of desperation, highly trained military dogs were used to destroy the enemy. In the early years of World War II, Soviet anti-tank dogs posed a major threat to the German advance. Strapped with ...

During WWII, dogs played a critical role in combat, from tracking enemies to detecting landmines and even participating in anti-tank operations. Learn how these brave K9s helped shape the war!

There is also evidence from the KKVD - precursor to the KGB - that the use of 'anti-tank dogs' sapped morale among soldiers. One conscript complained: 'There are enough people being destroyed.

What do you do next? Enlist dogs to destroy tanks, obviously. Yep, you heard me right, anti-tank dogs. Their genius plan was to train dogs to run under German tanks (tank recognition classes with ...

(The U.S. also trained anti-tank dogs in 1943, but wasn’t insane enough to actually deploy them.) Also during WWII, the U.S. Marine Corps used dogs donated by American civilians to help in the ...