- 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] which 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
- The story of Wojtek: The 440-pound bear that drank, smoked, and carried . . .
During World War II, the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the 2nd Polish Corps had an unusual soldier among its ranks, a 440-pound Syrianbear named Wojtek Wojtek first came to the company as a cub, but over the course of the war he matured and was given the rank of corporal in the Polish army
- Story of Polands soldier bear Wojtek turned into film
The story of Wojtek the bear, who was "enlisted" into the Polish army in World War II, has been turned into a documentary
- Wojtek the Bear: Surprising World War II Animal Hero | TIME
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 who was a private in the Polish army
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 Bear Became A World War II 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
- Wojtek – A Bear Who Became A Soldier - Polish History
Arguably the most unusual soldier to fight in the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944 was Wojtek, a bear Adopted two years earlier in Iran by soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company, Wojtek became part of the Polish II Corps of General Władysław Anders
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