Archives mondiales de la mémoire animale

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Jet of Iada: the Blitz rescue dog in London’s rubble

1945-01-12 London and Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Jet of Iada was a German Shepherd search-and-rescue dog credited with helping rescue people trapped in bombed buildings during the London Blitz.

London and Liverpool, 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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Jet worked in London Civil Defence rescue duties and helped locate people trapped under bombed buildings.

The archive labels the medal image as award-related rather than a dog photograph.

Jet is archived because organized disaster rescue history includes trained animal workers.

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