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I've seen war dogs used in combat in various video games - from Total War series to shooters, etc.. But were dogs ever employed as frontline war animals for combat, rather than as scouting/hunting companions, or mine seekers? I know of the Red Army having experimented in WW2, but otherwise...

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How, in the past, was contact established without a common tongue?

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I've seen war dogs used in combat in various video games - from Total War series to shooters, etc.. But were dogs ever employed as frontline war animals for combat, rather than as scouting/hunting companions, or mine seekers? I know of the Red Army having experimented in WW2, but otherwise...	23
How, in the past, was contact established without a common tongue?	1