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Wojtek

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The Soldier Bear (Strange Stories of World War II)

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Wojtek the Soldier Bear - WWII

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The Fat Electrician Reviews: The Polish War Bear Wojtek

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Incredible Bass Solo (Wojtek Pilichowski)

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Corporal Wojtek: the 440-pound bear who served in the Polish Army during WW2

Wojtek was a Syrian brown bear bought, as a young cub, at a railway station in Hamadan, Iran, by Polish II Corps soldiers who had been evacuated from the Soviet Union. In order to provide for his rations and transportation, he was eventually enlisted officially as a soldier with the rank of private, and was subsequently promoted to corporal.