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Chopped off pigeon's feet
1942
Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
Amsterdam, Netherlands
As early as May 1940, the Germans issued an ordinance stating that all carrier and fancy pigeons had to be killed. Free-flying pigeons might be used to get messages to the Allied Forces.
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Details
- Title: Chopped off pigeon's feet
- Date: 1942
- Location: Rotterdam
- Physical Dimensions: h 7 cm x w 3 cm
- Provenance: From the collection of Museum Rotterdam / The War and Resistance Museum Rotterdam
- External Link: More information and (historical) photos, http://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/100voorwerpen/voorwerp/afgehakte-duivenpootjes/
- Provenance Link: http://www.museumrotterdam.nl, http://www.ovmrotterdam.nl
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