<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
the bear who fought in world war 2
the bear who fought in world war 2
Wojtek
Wojtek