Lost Battlefield Found in Papua New Guinea Jungles
In 2010, an untouched battlefield from WWII was found in Papua New Guinea’s jungles by an Australian trekker named Brian Freeman. In fact, the field still had remains of Japanese troops who had died there about 70 years prior. When Freeman looked into maps and diaries from the war he found out about a large 1942 battle in Papua New Guinea’s Eora Creek that ended with 79 dead and 145 Australian troops wounded. That’s why he searched until he found the site, untouched by the local Alola people. They feared the spirits of the dead soldiers haunted the field and also worried about any leftover grenades.
Lost Battlefield Found In Papua New Guinea Jungles
Pigeon Carrier Message From WWII Found In 2012
During the war, many pigeons and even horses, cats and dogs were used to carry messages, written in code. About a quarter of a million carrier pigeons delivered secret messages for the British. In 2012, Anne and David Martin of Surrey, found a pigeon skeleton in their home’s chimney. Attached to the pigeon, they found a small red container containing a WWII message in code. However, even the code breakers working for Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters claimed it was “unbreakable without the original code books.” Then, a month later, a Canadian named Gordon Young apparently partially cracked it with his great uncle’s WWI code book. He claimed it was sent back in 1944, just after the Allied D-Day landing, written by a soldier dropped behind enemy line. In addition, Young said it confirmed American and British troops met up. Young said it read, ‘Hit Jerry’s right, reserve battery here. Electrical engineers headquarters are already known. Troops, batteries, panzers, engineers are here.’ Apparently, fillers were also used to throw off any enemy who intercepted it.
Pigeon Carrier Message From WWII Found In 2012