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Wojtek grew very quickly and become a disruptive refugee camp in Tehran. His nanny Irene decided to donate it to General Boruta-Spiechowiczowi. Wojtek included in the list of soldiers for what has become a series, got the book, the military and was admitted to maintain the service supply troops of His Majesty George VI.
The years passed. Less and less often visited by his friends. Wojtek markotniał. He became quiet and lethargic. He awoke from their lethargy only when he heard the Polish word. He died in December 1963, lived for 22 years. His death was announced the British press and radio.
Wojtek was very submissive to people, he liked to play with them and wrestle with soldiers, by virtue of their stature more than 2m in height and 250kg weight always won but never did anyone harm. Games and fun
Wojtek went to the zoo because of that anywhere you could not find a place for him. At the Zoo visited him crowds of adults and children. Sometimes Wojtek came colleagues from the army, you ignoring the violent protests of workers of the garden, they went through the fence and to the surprise of all visitors started with Wojtek old fun in the "struggle". End brotherly "fight" was always topped one or two bottles of beer.
Soldiers were taken to Glasgow in Scotland. About Wojtek knew already then the whole Scotland. Everyone wanted to interview him. Everyone wanted to photograph Wojtek. Once again you know the adventures of a brave bear. In the end, workers came to the BBC, Britain's largest radio station. All this time the United Kingdom alive with tales of soldier bear.
Wojtek time also began to work, as other soldiers. He went on guard, guarding the camp and equipment. He deserved even the capture of the Arab spy, which accidentally caught in the bath, where he regularly took a shower.
8 April 1942 soldiers of Anders Army bought a small bear of a hungry boy who found a bear in a cave where a hunter shot his mother. Irene took care of him Bokiewicz. The procedure of feeding personally supervised corporal Prendysz, holding the baby in her lap. Bear milked bottle gulp, then nestled in corporal and fell asleep. Prendysz Corporal Wojtek gave the bear the name.
Along with the soldiers
22 Transport Company Wojtek The Bear walked the whole trail of fire from Iran through Iraq, Syria, Palestine to Egypt.
As the war ended in 1945, Polish soldiers have dreamed that they would return with Wojtek to Poland and pass in the parade through the streets of Warsaw. Unfortunately it was gifted to them because Warsaw was in ruins and in Poland, the Soviet Army was stationed.
One of the soldiers saw Wojtek bearing boxes sketched on a piece of paper the form of a bear carrying a missile. This image has become a symbol of the 22 Company. Everyone loved when Wojtek, they were all proud of him!
During embarkation it turned out that the animals on board the vessel is TRESPASSING. Using the stubbornness of the Polish soldiers who could not imagine not bring Wojtek and an official permit from the switch is Cairo, the bear has been released. Upon boarding the plane, Wojtek officially drafted into the Army in the degree of corporal.
Wojtek seeing how soldiers 22 Company working in the heat, reporting on the position of the heavy crates of bullets, he decided to help. He walked over to the truck and stood on his hind legs and the front pulled to the soldier giving the crates. This, when he recovered from his astonishment, gave Wojtek one of them. Wojtek effortlessly carried missiles to the post and went back to the truck. So the whole barrage wore boxes, helping their carers.
Upon arrival to Italy, 22 Transport Company of Artillery in April joined the Battle of Monte Cassino. The assault was preceded by intensive artillery fire. Cars full of shells, due to the difficult terrain, they could not come near the firing battery. 22 soldiers reported the company had to manually projectiles positions.