Whatever this bullshit is

This dog flew 30 combat missions over Nazi Germany. Was wounded by shrapnel over enemy territory.

Saved the lives of an entire squadron.

This is the story of Antis the German Shepherd.

Robert Bozdech was a Czech airman who fled to France after the Nazis invaded his country. In January 1940 his plane was shot down over German lines. Crawling through the snow to escape, he found a tiny German Shepherd puppy abandoned in a farmhouse. He hid him inside his jacket and ran.

Robert smuggled Antis back to England when France fell. Then he did something against every regulation — he started taking the dog on bombing missions over Germany. Antis sat beside him in the aircraft. Never made a sound during combat. Never flinched at the guns. He just watched.

Then the squadron noticed something. Minutes before the air raid sirens went off Antis would start growling and pacing. Every single time. The men started watching the dog instead of waiting for the warning. He was detecting incoming German aircraft before the radar could. He saved lives.

On one mission shrapnel tore through his head mid-flight. The other airmen pooled their own rations to nurse him back to health. The moment he recovered he went straight back to the runway. After 30 missions command finally grounded him. He waited by the runway for Robert every single time after that.

After the war Robert returned home to Czechoslovakia. When the Communists seized power in 1948 and began hunting down men who had served with the Western Allies, Robert had to run again. In pitch darkness, crawling past searchlights and machine gun positions on the border, it was Antis who guided him safely through to West Germany.

They both made it out. Antis was awarded the Dickin Medal — the highest military honour any animal can receive. The citation read: "A loyal comrade in arms." He flew through enemy fire, survived a war, took a bullet, and then guided his best friend to freedom.

He was a very good boy.

Pink, to blend in against the sunset or sunrise when the clouds took on a pinkish hue, it was invisible.