Wojtek used to entertain Allied troops by smoking cigarettes, drinking beer and wrestling with them, but the 30-stone bear was also a handy soldier who carried artillery shells and terrorised ...

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But ask some Polish military veterans and they’d probably cite another creature: Wojtek the bear, a 500-to-600-pound brown bear that was essentially adopted by the 22nd Transport Company’s ...

After all, this wasn’t just any bear in captivity. This was Wojtek, a retired corporal in the Polish Army. And after a long day, he loved nothing more than a cigarette and a pint of beer.

Michelle McManus hears from Maurice, the biker who wouldn't be beaten by diabetes, and from Aileen about her relationship with Wojtek, a war bear with an incredible story. Show more Teddy bear ...

One of the lesser-told stories of World War II is the conscription of Wojtek the bear, whose unflinching bravery and epic work ethic helped Polish forces as they tamed fascism on the Italian ...

Private Wojtek' was a 6ft-tall 35 stone Syrian brown bear which was adopted by a Polish regiment stationed in the Middle East . When Allied commanders issued an order that troops advancing on Rome ...

The creators behind The Snowman are working on a new film about Wojtek, a brown bear recruited into the Polish army during World War II. Purchased as a young cub from a railway station in Iran by ...

Faithful 'Private Wojtek' , a 6ft tall, 500lb brown bear who served alongside Polish soldiers '“ and lived out his years after the war in Edinburgh Zoo '“will now be honoured with his own ...

Tom and Dominic discuss Wojtek, one of history’s most extraordinary animals, and his life in the army - an emblem of hope amidst the horrors of the Second World War. Show more The story of ...

Wojtek was adopted by the 2nd Polish Corps in 1943, after his mother was shot by hunters. The Syrian brown bear travelled with them from the Middle East as they were deployed to Italy. Allied ...

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