was so abundant, at one time, that his tribe had worn deep trails, three by three feet in the tundra, and his masses wore steps and paths in the rocks they passed over ... Larry Kaniut |
Although the United States forces in Guam used Navajo Code Talkers to relay field commands over the radio communications, to confuse the Japanese, No one seems to promote the idea that
The Mohawks performed this duty during the invasion of Europe during World War II. They worked with General George Patton's Third Army. Apparently, there were no Germans around who could speak Mohawk! It was thought that a German professor, called back to active duty, could possibly understand Navajo, therefore a new Native American language was used. (Berlitz, Charles. Native Tongues. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1982, 263-264) |
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