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Wojtek (Bear), 1942-1963

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Personal name headingWojtek (Bear), 1942-1963
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Associated countryIran Poland
LocatedEdinburgh (Scotland)
Birth date1942
Death date1963-12
AffiliationPoland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne. Polski Korpus, 2 Edinburgh Zoo
Found inLC database, November 26, 2015 (subject heading: Wojtek (Bear))
Orr, A. Wojtek the bear, 2012: page 4 of cover (brown bear; adopted in World War 2 as a mascot by the Polish Army in Persia; came to the Scottish Borders, subsequently moving to Edinburgh Zoo)
Wikipedia, November 26, 2015 (Wojtek; born 1942; died December 1963; Syrian brown bear; adopted in Iran 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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