Wojtek was a Syrian brown bear adopted by Polish soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company in the 2nd Polish Corps commanded by Gen. Władysław Anders. The bear took part in the famous Battle of ...
Young soldiers, far away from home and missing their families, discover a bear cub. That’s how the story of Wojtek begins, back in 1942. He was alone in the mountains of Iran; nobody knows how he got ...
Wojtek used to entertain Allied troops by smoking cigarettes, drinking beer and wrestling with them, but the 30-stone bear was also a handy soldier who carried artillery shells and terrorised enemy ...
Wojtek the bear was adopted by Polish soldiers early in World War II. He stuck with his unit through the end of the war, carrying supplies during fighting in Italy. A documentary has already been made ...
A big, brutal, blundering and untrustworthy bear – its accurate and enduring emblem. Some of its oblasts (administrative regions) still boast them on their coats of arms. Bears are best avoided, and ...
The Polish army produced more than its fair share of heroes during World War II - none more extraordinary than Private Wojtek, of the 22nd Company of the 2nd Polish Corps. A key member of his regiment ...
Archibald Brown had already seen a lot during the war -- but nothing like this. It was mid-February 1944, and the courier for British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was in the port of Naples to help ...
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