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| Tango01 | 17 Sep 2015 4:13 p.m. PST |
… Polish Army. "Syrian brown bears are noteworthy in all sorts of ways: they're huge, fuzzy and endangered in most of Central Europe. But only one was ever a corporal in the Polish army. Atlas Obscura's Cara Giaimo reports on Wojtek, the brown bear who helped change the course of World War II. During the course of the war, Giaimo writes, Poles formed an army on Soviet soil before being marched to the Middle East to join British forces. Along the way, soldiers got their hands on an orphaned bear cub that became the mascot of the 22nd Artillery. Giaimo reports that, as perhaps the coolest trained bear in history, Wotjek had a penchant for cigarettes, booze and arm wrestling. He was so beloved by the 22nd Artillery, notes Giaimo, that he was enlisted with a rank and serial number, then promoted from private to corporal…"
Full article here
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Armand |
| Old Wolfman | 18 Sep 2015 7:01 a.m. PST |
Read about that too,in an article I found in a volume of "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader". |
| John the Greater | 18 Sep 2015 10:02 a.m. PST |
Interesting article. Now if someone would only write of Paddington Bear's unappreciated service as RSM in His Majesty's Bath Brigade. |
| Tango01 | 18 Sep 2015 11:05 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my good friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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worries about not losing his rules stuff.
