- Wojtek (bear) - Wikipedia
Wojtek (1942 – 2 December 1963; Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjtɛk]; in English sometimes phonetically spelled Voytek) was a Syrian brown bear [1][2] adopted during World War II by soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps, [3] whom Wojtek accompanied to Italy, serving with the 22nd Artillery Supply Company
- Wojtek the Bear | Private, Rank, Edinburgh Zoo, War, Facts - Britannica
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
- Wojtek: The bear who was a private in the Polish army - BBC
Wojtek was adopted by the 2nd Polish Corps in 1943, after his mother was shot by hunters The Syrian brown bear travelled with them from the Middle East as they were deployed to Italy
- How Wojtek The Beer-Drinking Bear Became A World War II Hero
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
- The Story of Wojtek, the Bear Who Carried Ammunition
Discover the incredible true story of Wojtek, the bear who served alongside Polish soldiers in World War II
- 533. Wojtek: The Bear Who Beat the Nazis - The Rest is History
The story of Wojtek – the bear who took on the Nazis – amidst the death and devastation of the Second World War, and more specifically Poland’s heroic resistance, is a flicker of redemption amidst an otherwise deeply depressing period of history
- Wojtek: The bear who ate cigarettes and carried ammo for Polish troops . . .
Wojtek, the soldier bear who ate cigarettes and helped support soldiers during the Battle of Monte Cassino, had brought so much joy to those he lived with during the Second World War
- Wojtek the Bear - Edinburgh World Heritage
Adopted as a cub, Wojtek grew alongside his fellow soldiers and even contributed to their wartime efforts His story is evidence of the extraordinary bonds that can form between humans and animals in the most challenging of circumstances
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