22nd Artillery facts
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In WW2 a brown bear named Wojtek was adopted by the 22nd artillery co of the Polish army. He was enlisted as a soldier and was eventually promoted to the rank of Corporal. Wojtek enjoyed drinking beer, eating cigarettes, wrestling with fellow soldiers and was taught to salute when greeted.
Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear adopted by soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps in WWII. He was officially enlisted as a soldier, and rose to the rank of Corporal.
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About Wotjek (1942-1963) the soldier bear, who smoked, drank beer and carried 100lb cases of artillery shells for the Polish 22nd Transport Company’s Artillery Division, most famously in the Battle of Monte Cassino. Wotjek was formally enlisted during the war and rose to the rank of Corporal.
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Voytek - a Polish brown bear enlisted in the Polish military in WWII. He smoked, drank, once captured a soldier, and later carried artillery shells for the 22nd company during active combat.
