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New Town/Broughton

Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial

New Town/Broughton

Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial

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Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial

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(16)

Location: New Town/Broughton, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Gerald Friedrich

November 16, 2023

Hiking

Brave bear in the battle for Monte Cassino and other WWII locations.

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January 2, 2024

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The soldiers were members of the Polish 2nd Corps, a military unit consisting of Polish political prisoners released from Soviet gulags by Stalin after the Nazi invasion of the USSR. …

Michèle Linton

August 4, 2022

Road cycling

Wojtek 1942–1963 was a Syrian brown bear cub found in Iran and adopted by soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the Polish II Corps. During the Battle of Monte Cassino, Wojtek helped move ammunition.

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Location: New Town/Broughton, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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