Artillery Bear: Story of Wojtek
The Tipsy Timeline
English - June 28, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 57.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHistory Comedy history entertainment beer whiskey alcohol comedy craftbeer tipsytimeline Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We discuss Wojtek, the bear adopted and enlisted by the Polish army in WWII. He traveled with his company from Iran all the way through into Egypt, and eventually saw combat in Italy. Sources for this week's episode can be found here:
Invicta on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhUEFfBRHns
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wojtek-bear-named-second-world-war-film-polish-soldiers-monte-cassino-snowman-private-army-carried-a8553001.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15736812