Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial, Princess Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, GB.

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Wojtek (1942–1963; Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjtɛk]; in English, sometimes spelled Voytek and so pronounced) was a Syrian brown bear purchased, as a young cub, at a railroad station in Hamadan, Iran, by Polish II Corps soldiers who had been evacuated from the Soviet Union. In order to provide for his rations and transportation, he was eventually enlisted officially as a soldier with the rank of private, and was subsequently promoted to corporal

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Size: 3448px × 4592px
Location: Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial, Princes Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Dylan Garcia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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