A few months before meeting his namesake, Wojtek the bear was sold as a small cub to ... to Italy he had to be officially enlisted as a soldier. "He had a pay book. He didn't receive money ...

As a Polish war unit prepared to enter the war zone in Italy in 1943, they hit a snag because animals were not allowed to ...

An animated film is in development about "Soldier Bear" Wojtek, who is remembered by a statue in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. The bear was adopted in World War Two by Polish troops and ...

Wojtek the bear was adopted by Polish soldiers and fought ... "But when he started to tell me stories about this soldier who was actually a bear I didn't believe him at first, I thought he was ...

Gardner's hand-drawn animated film tells the real-life story of a bear that legend says played a key role during a battle of World War II.

During World War II, the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the 2nd Polish Corps had an unusual soldier among its ranks, a 440-pound Syrian bear named Wojtek. Wojtek first came to the company as a ...

This is the story of Wojtek a magnificent 500lb military bear who fought in World War Two alongside a band of Polish soldiers shared their beer and cigarettes and eventually their fate Through ...

Izzy likes to tell Chester stories of his father's military days, especially about he served alongside Wojtek, a legendary soldier bear. Chester is the only one who believes the tales and his ...