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Index Snowy (military dog)

Snowy RWP, also known as Commando Snowy (service number S/080), was a Golden Labrador Retriever who served as a tracking dog for the Sri Lanka Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Anuradhapura, Battle of Thoppigala, Captain, Dog, Dogs in warfare, Ganemulla, Jaffna, Jaffna Peninsula, Jeyanthan Brigade, Labrador Retriever, Lance corporal, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka), Neduntheevu, Nikaweratiya, Nirvana, Rana Wickrama Padakkama, Retriever, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment, Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment, Sri Lanka Light Infantry, Sri Lankan Civil War, Supply depot, Teesha, Tracking (dog), University of Jaffna, University of Peradeniya, Weli Oya, Yala National Park.

  2. 2004 animal births
  3. 2011 animal deaths
  4. Detection dogs
  5. Dogs in warfare
  6. Sri Lankan military animals

Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura (translit; translit) is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka.

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Battle of Thoppigala

The Battle of Thoppigala took place between the Sri Lanka Army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fought during a period of the first half of 2007 over control of the LTTE-dominated peak of Thoppigala (also known as Baron's Cap), located 40 km northwest of Batticaloa, in eastern Sri Lanka.

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Captain

Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc.

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Dog

The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf.

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Dogs in warfare

Dogs have a very long history in warfare, starting in ancient times. Snowy (military dog) and Dogs in warfare are military animals.

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Ganemulla

Founded during the British era, Ganemulla (ගණේමුල්ල, கணேமுல்லை) is a midsize town located in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka.

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Jaffna

Jaffna (translit,; translit) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

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Jaffna Peninsula

The Jaffna Peninsula (Yāḻppāṇa kuṭānāṭu, or Yāḻ kuṭānāṭu) is a region in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

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Jeyanthan Brigade

The Jeyanthan Regiment was an elite infantry formation of the LTTE.

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Labrador Retriever

The Labrador Retriever or simply Labrador is a British breed of retriever gun dog.

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Lance corporal

Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many English-speaking armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organisations.

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; translit, translit; also known as the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

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Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka)

The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) (Sinhala: දිගු දුර විහිදුම් බලකාය Digu Dura Vihidum Balakaya) is a Covert Operation unit of Sri Lanka Army. This unit is also known as the Deep Penetration Unit (DPU).

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Neduntheevu

Neduntheevu or Nedunthivu (translit; translit) (also known by its Dutch name Delft) is an island in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka.

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Nikaweratiya

Nikaweratiya is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

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Nirvana

Nirvana (निर्वाण nirvāṇa; Pali: nibbāna; Prakrit: ṇivvāṇa; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo. Routledge) is a concept in Indian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism), the extinguishing of the passions which is the ultimate state of soteriological release and the liberation from duḥkha ('suffering') and saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and rebirth.

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Rana Wickrama Padakkama

The Rana Wickrama Padakkama (RWP, Combat Gallantry Medal) (Sinhala: රණ වික්‍රම පදක්කම) is awarded to Sri Lankan military service personnel serving in both the regular- and volunteer forces as a reward for: Bars could be awarded for further acts of gallantry meriting the award for a second and third time, denoted by a star in the ribbon bar for each additional award.

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Retriever

A retriever is a type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.

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Sri Lanka Army

The Sri Lanka Army (Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudāva; Ilankai iraṇuvam) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment

The Commando Regiment (කොමාන්ඩෝ ‍රෙජිමේන්තුව komāndo rejimēnthuwa; இலங்கை இராணுவத்தின் கமாண்டோ படைப்பிரிவ) is the commando formation of the Sri Lanka Army.

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Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment

The Special Forces Regiment (SF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ බලකාය Visēsha Balakāya) is a special forces unit of the Sri Lanka Army. Founded in 1986 as a combat tracker team, it was established as a regiment in 1988, and later expanded into a brigade. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, direct action and covert reconnaissance.

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Sri Lanka Light Infantry

The Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) is the oldest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the oldest infantry regiment in the army.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War (śrī laṁkāvē sivil yuddhaya; Ilaṅkai uḷnāṭṭup pōr) was a civil war fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009.

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Supply depot

Supply depots are a type of military installation used by militaries to store battlefield supplies temporarily on or near the front lines until they can be distributed to military units.

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Teesha

Teesha is a Sri Lankan military dog belonging to the country's Commando Regiment K-9 unit. Snowy (military dog) and Teesha are Detection dogs, dogs in warfare, military animals and Sri Lankan military animals.

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Tracking (dog)

Tracking refers to a dog's ability to detect, recognize and follow a specific scent.

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University of Jaffna

The University of Jaffna (යාපනය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Yāpanaya Wiśwawidyālaya; translit; abbreviated UoJ) is a public university in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

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University of Peradeniya

The University of Peradeniya (පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission.

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Weli Oya

Weli Oya,(translit) (translit) is a Sinhalese colony area in Mullaithivu District, Sri Lanka formerly known as Manal Aru.

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Yala National Park

Yala (යාල) National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka, bordering the Indian Ocean.

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See also

2004 animal births

2011 animal deaths

Detection dogs

Dogs in warfare

Sri Lankan military animals

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_(military_dog)