numerousspiders:Drafted into the Polish army in WWII, Private Wojtek was a cigarette-smoking, vodka-
numerousspiders:Drafted into the Polish army in WWII, Private Wojtek was a cigarette-smoking, vodka-drinking Syrian brown bear. Donated to the army at less than a year old, Wojtek was raised by the soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company and reportedly served alongside them as an ammo carrier in the Battle of Monte Cassino. Wojtek remained with the company until the end of the war, and even after he was relocated to a zoo he was visited frequently by veterans until his death in 1963. The emblem of the 22nd Company depicts a bear carrying artillery ammo. -- source link
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