Category: Swiss Army

  • Columba militaris helvetica: The Swiss Army’s Carrier Pigeons

    A lot of ink has been spilled about military pigeons and their heroic actions during wartime.  But what about those in peacetime armies?  This blog is the first part in an occasional series examining military pigeon services in countries with strong traditions of neutrality.  With a tradition of neutrality dating back to the 1500s, it…