Enjoy the story of Wojtek He was a Syrian honeybear who was adopted as a cub by the guys of the 2nd Polish Polish Transport company and later was given a rank and got officially drafted .. He made such an impression on the guys that they chose him to be represented in the 2nd brigade's official emblem . After the war Vojtek spent his days in Edinburgh's zoo where he died in 1963 . As a good soldier he loved cigarettes en booze A monument is being planned for placement in Edingburgh to commemorate him and all fallen polish soldiers during WW2 . Good Information : Voytek,the hero bear who went to war (and loved a smoke and a beer) An Ode to Voytek: The Most Badass Soldier in WWII | The Atom Blog emblem of the second polish transport company
Polish bear 'that fought Nazis' to be commemorated - Telegraph Bear who is said to have helped Polish troops battle invading Germans is to be commemorated with a statue in Edinburgh - the city where he 'retired' after the Second World War. The £200,000 monument is to commemorate the extraordinary life of "Private Wojtek", a 6ft tall, 500lb brown bear who served alongside Polish soldiers -- and lived out his years after the war in Edinburgh Zoo. A maquette of the planned work, by Scottish sculptor Alan Herriot, shows Wojtek's 'keeper', soldier Peter Prendys, placing a hand on the shoulder of the gentle giant, a stance he always adopted when the pair walked around camp together.
