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Antis - The War Dog

Yes , a soft toy ( not my wife's work this time ) - this was one that we bought in the gift shop of The International Bomber Command Centre near Lincoln . This is no ordinary soft toy , it represents an actual dog called Antis who was such an amazing character and full of bravery that he was awarded " The Dickin Medal " which is an award given to animals and is the equivalent to The Victoria Cross .

For the full story here is a link to wikipedia --

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antis_(dog)

 

and here is a report on a local tv station telling Antis's Story .

 

youtu.be/aexn2HfRjlE

 

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Uploaded on June 16, 2019
Taken on June 16, 2019