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Paddy the pigeon decorated for bravery in fight against Hitler

A war hero decorated for his bravery in the fight against Hitler is finally being honoured by his home town 55 years after his death.

Paddy the pigeon was the first bird make it back to England with vital news from the D-Day Normandy landings in June 1944.

His exploits of daring-do, avoiding deadly German falcons released to catch the airborne messengers, and making it back across the Channel, earned Paddy the Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
Read entire article at Independent (UK)