Wojtek the bear was adopted by Polish soldiers and fought alongside them in World War Two A bear, famed for his love of beer, cigarettes and boxing and who was by the side of Allied troops in ...

Zelma Jean Wojtek, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, passed away at Sagecrest Care Center on November 2, 2024, in San Angelo, Texas, at the age of 97. Jean was born on September ...

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 was adopted by the 2nd Polish Corps in 1943, after his mother was shot by hunters. The Syrian brown bear travelled with them from the Middle East as they were deployed to Italy. Allied ...