A big, brutal, blundering and untrustworthy bear – its ... Italian peninsula. Wojtek began his working career as a civilian helper, was made a private in the Polish Army and eventually was ...

and his life in the army - an emblem of hope amidst the horrors of the Second World War. Show more The story of Wojtek - the bear who took on the Nazis - amidst the death and devastation of the ...

But his bravery was more than necessary to become a Polish war tank. Wojtek was a bear that grew up around soldiers after losing his mother. And he didn’t lack love because of his loss.