Lost Battlefield Found in Papua New Guinea Jungles
Back to the Pacific, an untouched battlefield was discovered in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. The remains of Japanese troops were still scattered across the field! This discovery can be credited to Australian trekker Brian Freeman. After consulting the documents from the war, he learned about a large battle that happened in 1942 and resulted in 79 deaths. He searched the area until he found the site, which remained undisturbed by the locals as the Alola people were concerned about buried explosives and believed that the spirits of the soldiers haunted the fields.
Lost Battlefield Found In Papua New Guinea Jungles
Pigeon Carrier Message From WWII Found In 2012
Unbeknownst to many, various animals were used to deliver coded messages. These include cats, dogs, horses, and even pigeons. It was believed that 250,000 pigeons delivered messages for the British during the war! A couple from Surrey found the skeleton of a carrier pigeon in their chimney. There was a small red container attached to the pigeon. Inside was a coded message that dates back from the Second World War. Unfortunately, codebreakers from the Government Communications Headquarters were unable to decode it. It was Gordon Young from Canada who was able to crack a portion of the code with the help of a WWI codebook. According to him, it was sent by a soldier who was dropped behind enemy lines after the Normandy landings. It allegedly said that British and American soldiers had met up and included several fillers to confuse interceptors.
Pigeon Carrier Message From WWII Found In 2012
