Wojtek
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Born | 1942 |
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Died | 1963 |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Battle of Monte Cassino | |
Rank | Kapral |
Unit | II Corps (Poland |
Memorials | Wojtek Memorial Trust |
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ID | 1259271 |
About Wojtek
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.