Archives mondiales de la mémoire animale

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Irma: the German Shepherd who searched Blitz rubble

1945-01-12 London, United Kingdom
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Crumstone Irma was a German Shepherd rescue dog credited with helping rescue 191 people from bombed buildings during the Blitz.

London, United Kingdom

PDSA Dickin Medal image indicating the award; this is not a photograph of the dog. Wikimedia Commons image saved locally.
PDSA Dickin Medal image indicating the award; this is not a photograph of the dog. Wikimedia Commons image saved locally.

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Irma worked through Blitz rubble with Margaret Griffin and was credited with helping rescue 191 people.

The archive distinguishes award imagery from a photograph of Irma.

Irma is archived because rescue history includes repeated animal labour under bombardment.

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