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Documentary on the subject (in French). Basically, two French officers where sent to North America to get 400 sled dogs before the 1915 winter to help with troop evacuation in the Vosges. Footage of this can be found here.
More info here, in French.
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September 24, 2014 | Categories: European History, European Warfare 1789-1918, History, Human History, Images of History, Military History, Photography, Weird, World War One | Tags: black and white photography, Death, Dog, Dogs, France, French, French officers, French troops, French troops being pulled by sled dogs, historic, Historical, History, human history, Military, Military history, North America, Photo, Photography, sled dogs, Vosges, War, Warfare, World History, World War One, WW1, WWI | Leave a comment
The original concept was intended to bomb Germany from bases in North America because the US thought that Britain would fall to the Nazis. (Source)
A Convair B-36H sitting next to a B-29 Superfortress, for scale:
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I hope to be remembered for my atrocities! 