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Polish soldiers used a bear named Wojtek to help them carry ammunition during the battle of Monte Cassino. He was also officially enlisted as a soldier with the rank of Private, and subsequently became a Corporal.

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During the second world war a bear was given the rank of private and fought alongside allied troops at the battle of Monte Cassino.

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1. Neil "Bunny" Roger, couturier and inventor of the Capri pant, served as an openly gay British officer in WWII and was decorated for bravery at the battle of Monte Cassino. With Germans advancing, he is said to have told a sergeant: "When in doubt, powder heavily."

2. Polish prisoners of war found a bear cub and raised it. The grown bear helped carry ammo at the Battle of Monte Cassino

3. A bear fought for Poland during WWII, after the Battle of Monte Cassino he earned the rank of Corporal.

4. 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.

5. There was a bear who was raised by soldiers and helped in the Battle of Monte Cassino. Its name was Wojtek.

6. During WWII the Polish army had a brown bear in their ranks named Wojtek who was promoted to Corporal. He fought in the battle of Monte Cassino alongside the Brits, saluted soldiers when greeted and enjoyed smoking cigarettes and drinking beer.