1) Wojtek was a bear cub that was found orphaned in Iran and bought by Polish soldiers, who cared for him and eventually enlisted him in the Polish army as a private. 2) Wojtek served with the soldiers during World War 2, carrying supplies and ammunition for them during battles. 3) Wojtek became a beloved mascot of his unit and helped the soldiers during a key battle in Italy, proving himself an unlikely war hero.

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12. W0JTEK
LEGEND 0F THE S0LDIER BEAR
AFTER HIS MOTHER WAS KILLED BY
HUNTERS, A YOUNG BEAR CUB WAS
FORCED TO FEND FOR HIMSELF IN
THE HAMADAN REGION OF IRAN
TO COMMEMORATE
THE BEAR’S VALOR,
THE 22ND SUPPLY
COMPANY ADOPTED AN
EFFIGY OF WOJTEK AS
THEIR OFFICIAL EMBLEM.
WOJTEK RECEIVED REMARKABLE CARE FROM THE POLISH ARMY,
DINING ON FRUIT, HONEY, SYRUP...
HE GOT ON WELL WITH THE SOLDIERS, ENGAGING THEM IN PLAY FIGHTS AND CUDDLE SESSIONS
WOJTEK WAS THEN TRAINED TO CARRY AMMO AND SUPPLIES TO HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013, A PROJECT WAS
APPROVED IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND TO
ERECT A GOLDEN STATUE OF WOJTEK IN
HONOR OF HIS BRAVERY DURING THE WAR.
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A YOUNG IRANIAN BOY CAPTURED THE CUB
AND TOOK HIM FOR HIS OWN. WHEN A
GROUP OF POLISH
SOLDIERS CAME ACROSS
THE BOY AND HIS BEAR,
THEY AGREED TO BUY THE
CUB AND
CARE FOR IT
AND IF HE WAS ON HIS
BEST BEHAVIOR,
BEER AND CIGARETTES TOO!
IN APRIL OF 1944, IN ORDER TO ALLOW HIM PASSAGE INTO A SHIP THAT WAS
TO JOIN THE ALLIED FORCES IN NAPLES, ITALY, WOJTEK WAS DRAFTED AS
A “CORPORAL” INTO THE 22ND ARTILLERY SUPPLY COMPANY
OF THE POLISH ARMY
IN THE BATTLE OF MONTE CASSINO,
ALLIED TROOPS LAUNCHED AN ASSAULT
IN HOPES OF MAKING THEIR WAY TO
ROME, ITALY.
WOJTEK WAS INDISPENSABLE HERE,
CAREFULLY SUPPLYING MORTAR
ROUNDSAND OTHER SUPPLIES
TO HIS COMRADES.
DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, A STRAY BEAR CUB FOUND IN IRAN
BECAME ONE OF THE POLISH ARMY’S MOST UNLIKELY HEROES!
THE SOLDIERS
NAMED THE BEAR
“WOJTEK”,
DERIVED FROM AN
OLDSLAVIC NAME
THAT MEANS
“SMILING
WARRIOR”!
AS HE WAS NOW AN
OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE
ARMY, THE CREW OF
THE SHIP HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ALLOW
WOJTEK TO BOARD