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NOT Wojtek the WW2 bear soldier

December 6, 2020

During the Second World War Polish soldiers of the II Corps bought a young Syrian brown bear cub at a station in Iran.He was officially made a soldier so that the army would provide him with rations and transportation, eventually he was even promoted to corporal.The bear followed the unit everywhere, helped move crates of … More NOT Wojtek the WW2 bear soldier

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