The story of the 'dog tags' that soldiers wear around their necks
One of the great historical challenges of all armies throughout history has been to treat their dead with dignity.
The need to identify the bodies of the deceased gave rise in the 19th century to an element that is very common today: soldiers' identification tags, used for the first time in the American Civil War (1861-1865). These tags were not only used to identify the dead, but also wounded who were unconscious (especially those who needed a blood transfusion) and soldiers who suffered from amnesia.
These tags have varied in shape and materials over time and depending on the country. This Sunday, Tropa Guripa (a YouTube channel I recommend you follow if you like military history) published an interesting video reviewing the history of these tags (the video is in Spanish, you can activate automatic English subtitles in the bottom bar of the player):
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