As the war progressed and the men strode into combat, the cub who would grow up to become Wojtek the military bear was right by their side. End of the war in Ukraine: “negotiations have already ...

Few stories in military history are as extraordinary as that of Wojtek, the Syrian brown bear who became an official soldier in the Polish Army during World War II. In the spring of 1942 ...

a 440 pound Syrian bear 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 as a corporal in the Polish army. Here's ...

a member of the 22nd Artillery Corps of the 2nd Polish Army. This film and subject has attracted great attention, demonstrating how much of an icon Wojtek the bear is to the people of both Poland ...

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 ...