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Wojtek (1942 – 2 December 1963; Polish pronunciation:; in English, sometimes phonetically spelled Voytek) was a Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) bought, as a young cub, in the mountains of Iran, by Polish II Corps soldiers who had been evacuated from the Soviet Union.
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Apr 8, 2017 · It was 75 years ago that Polish fighters rescued Wojtek the bear, who became known as a cigarette-smoking, beer-drinking World War II hero.
Wojtek the Bear, Syrian brown bear adopted by soldiers in the Polish army during World War II. The bear, who was initially given the rank of private, eventually rose to the rank of corporal and served mainly as a morale booster for the soldiers.
Jan 7, 2017 · How an orphaned Syrian bear named Wojtek became a Polish army hero. Amid a long journey to join forces with the British Army in World War Two, one unit of the Polish II Corps stumbled upon an unlikely, and invaluable, comrade: a Syrian brown bear they named Wojtek.
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Nov 16, 2011 · In one interview, a British veteran tells how he was taken aback one day to see the 1.82m (6ft) bear carrying shells during the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. The company emblem became a ...
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- Martin Vennard
During World War II, an orphaned brown bear went from being a cuddly pet to an officially enlisted soldier in the Polish army, and reportedly saw fierce combat in Italy. Decades after the war and...
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Jul 19, 2022 · During the Second World War, the Polish army, freed from Soviet captivity, found itself with a unique and memorable recruit: Wojtek the bear.
