The story of a bear called Voytek who are members of a Polish military unit during World War II.

One more unique and interesting stories about the animals that present with people and was officially received the rank in the army. After the story of Jackie The rank of Corporal Baboon, this time FaktaWow! want to lift the story of a bear named Voytek (in Polish spelling: Wojtek) joined in unity 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps, during World War II.
ChildhoodVoytek which means "he who enjoys war", a Syrian brown bear, found in 1942 when he was younger than 1 year by a local boy near the city of Hamadan, Iran. By the inventor, a small bear was sold to a Polish army barracks are located in the vicinity, for a few cans of canned meat. The Polish army was later given the name, take care and give him regular milk from bottles of vodka.
Military CareerBy Voytek soon became the mascot not only in the army barracks where he was housed, but also the mascot for the military barracks in the vicinity. For this reason then officially enrolled Voytek into the army to Poland and joined in unity 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps and received the rank of soldier. Voytek military career can be considered quite a lot among other duties he had to travel to Syria, Palestine, Egypt and the southern part of Italy where he was considered quite a boon.As an official soldier, Voytek live like a soldier, sleeping in a tent with other soldiers and transported on the move with an army truck. Voytek one pivotal moment in his military career was when he was deployed in the battle Battle of Monte Cassino the Allies against Germany / Italy. Voytek served in the battle to deliver ammunition to the front line. He never once dropped carrying ammunition assigned to him to be transported. For these services the picture Voytek made official emblem of unity 22nd Artillery Supply Company (later renamed the 22nd Transport Company).
After the WarAfter the war ended in 1945, with his troops Voytek moved to Berwickshire, Scotland. Headquartered in the village of Hutton near Duns, Voytek became popular among the local civilians and even an association of people of Poland and Scotland (The Polish-Scottish Assiciation) made an honorary member. Voytek foods including fruits, marmalade (marmalaide), honey and syrup. In addition Voytek also very fond of beer and cigarettes (not only smoked, but also eaten). Voytek trained to wrestle and also provide a typical salutasi military.Voytek at Edinburgh Zoo
Old AgeFollowing demobilization (freezing) his unit on 15 November 1947, Voytek was given to Edinburgh Zoo (Edinburgh Zoo). There Voytek spent the rest of his life and is still frequented by former colleagues in the war, both fellow soldiers and journalists. Voytek died in December 1963 at the age of 22 years. At the time of his death Voytek weighs 250 kilograms and more than 180 centimeters.Voytek memorial sculpture by David HardinMedia plays an important role in its popularity, among others, by the frequent appear as a guest star in a television program called BBC's Blue Peter. To commemorate his services many memorial statues are set up for him, among others, a memorial stone at Edinburgh Zoo, the statue in the imperial War Museum and the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, and also a statue in the Sikorski Museum, London made by David Harding.