The Heart-Melting Story Of Wojtek, The Soldier Bear

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  • Опубліковано 26 січ 2019
  • The tale is bizarre, but true. During World War II, an orphaned brown bear went from being a cuddly pet to an officially enlisted soldier in the Polish army, and reportedly saw fierce combat in Italy. Decades after the war and his death, "Wojtek" continues to be honored.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 19 тис.

  • @thestorybehind7662
    @thestorybehind7662  5 років тому +4659

    Wojtek was amazing! Learn one more story about an animal war hero, who was even cuter;) ua-cam.com/video/NKNuPW3tizA/v-deo.html&t=

    • @MrCohel
      @MrCohel 5 років тому +25

      Would you allow me to voice over this video? Bears mean a great deal to me.
      I'm growing my channel and this experience would be great for us both

    • @camronrapp4146
      @camronrapp4146 5 років тому +10

      what's the name of the music you used?

    • @jennmarjpacilan8752
      @jennmarjpacilan8752 5 років тому +2

      Aww I wish that is my pet

    • @michicon5758
      @michicon5758 5 років тому +21

      How coincidental that he died at the age of 22 when he was in the 22nd Resupply Army. Or maybe he wanted to never be forgotten

    • @lukeysharp94
      @lukeysharp94 5 років тому +2

      @@camronrapp4146 I second this!

  • @roasted__night4806
    @roasted__night4806 4 роки тому +1529

    BRUh Imagine being newly recruited and seeing a bear in your platoon that eats cigars and is an alcoholic.

    • @frodobaggins1230
      @frodobaggins1230 4 роки тому +37

      That would be fuckn sick if enemies trained a bear id leave em alone

    • @balex1109
      @balex1109 4 роки тому +92

      And this bear becomes a corporal later and even outranks you as a private :D

    • @frodobaggins1230
      @frodobaggins1230 4 роки тому +3

      @@balex1109 😂

    • @trashcantacos
      @trashcantacos 4 роки тому +4

      @@balex1109 lmfao 😂

    • @mainepants
      @mainepants 4 роки тому +9

      Especially when you have to salute him!

  • @AcidAroma
    @AcidAroma 4 роки тому +4462

    British army: No animals allowed in camp.
    Polish army: Nah that’s just Private Wojtek
    Lol that’s amazing.

    • @gangadevi2784
      @gangadevi2784 4 роки тому +191

      He was even promoted to corporal wow even i wouldn't be able to do all that shit

    • @augerspyramid9466
      @augerspyramid9466 4 роки тому +6

      Ganga Devi is that because the crates were too heavy

    • @pajama5798
      @pajama5798 4 роки тому +130

      @@augerspyramid9466 no it's because it's a bear.. a bear who copied what humans do and did jobs that normal bear can't do.. that bear has a human soul inside of him

    • @Evenflovv
      @Evenflovv 4 роки тому +60

      That is polish way....

    • @closet_dude3522
      @closet_dude3522 3 роки тому +63

      British army:understandable have a great day

  • @Bristecom
    @Bristecom 2 роки тому +2198

    I imagine the bear saying at the zoo, "The war was the best years of my life."

    • @fartinggamer4204
      @fartinggamer4204 2 роки тому +81

      Bro I’m blown away. Have y’all never watched a documentary about nature, if an animal gets shelter, food, water they would be completely happy and would have no desire to leave.

    • @abdouaboud7490
      @abdouaboud7490 2 роки тому +100

      @@fartinggamer4204 plus since we was raised with humans and drank beer and cigarettes I don't think he'll survive in nature

    • @fartinggamer4204
      @fartinggamer4204 2 роки тому +4

      @I ain't no millionaires son! yeah I don’t agree with keeping monkeys in captivity at all.

    • @fartinggamer4204
      @fartinggamer4204 2 роки тому +1

      @I ain't no millionaires son! and you can’t compare a human to an animal like a lion doesn’t make any sense

    • @fartinggamer4204
      @fartinggamer4204 2 роки тому +3

      @I ain't no millionaires son! yes zoos are horrible but not because of captivity. It’s how they are treated that is the issue

  • @moist_captain
    @moist_captain 3 роки тому +1297

    It's enough to make a grown man cry

    • @palmthief339
      @palmthief339 2 роки тому +29

      I can't stop crying, on top of that he's my fellow countryman....

    • @tahmkench118
      @tahmkench118 2 роки тому +27

      And that's okay

    • @monkeyman2432
      @monkeyman2432 2 роки тому +7

      Damn right

    • @janwaynes.4713
      @janwaynes.4713 2 роки тому +2

      Cloudy with a chance of meatballs reference

    • @yogsenforfoth5948
      @yogsenforfoth5948 Рік тому +4

      Wojtek was the bravest and goodest boy there ever was. ❤

  • @sax8592
    @sax8592 4 роки тому +3596

    Soldiers: “We ran out of ammo!”
    Bear: “Hold my beer and light my cigar”

    • @LilBigBriggi
      @LilBigBriggi 4 роки тому +81

      An (drinking, smoking, and actually helping in battle,) Iranian bear serving besides polish soldiers under British command, fighting in Italy. He needs a movie!

    • @rinzo2009
      @rinzo2009 4 роки тому +24

      @@LilBigBriggi An anime motion picture will do him justice.

    • @pigmarshalltardigrade4637
      @pigmarshalltardigrade4637 4 роки тому +3

      So true!

    • @-tv6906
      @-tv6906 4 роки тому +3

      Very humorous.

    • @victorp0957
      @victorp0957 4 роки тому +3

      Just D O N ' T! The enemies would shot off the cute bear 😖

  • @cruton8_6
    @cruton8_6 4 роки тому +2013

    Soldiers: Were out of shells
    Bear: this is my moment...

  • @wajinshu
    @wajinshu 2 роки тому +859

    First time seeing this. The smile on their faces. Glad someone take those videos and pictures for us to see.

    • @lalagirl211
      @lalagirl211 2 роки тому +12

      They put him in a zoo... the bear probably become depressed after that. He think he is a human. There is a story about a dolphin commit suicide cus they put him in a tank. He commit suicide in the hands of his Trainor. Would be nice to see a video about it.. but this is the problem, ... they use the bear and after that they put him to zoo.. too bad they can't adopt him and make into their own family

    • @koxmapper5706
      @koxmapper5706 2 роки тому +16

      @@lalagirl211 It's sad but the soldiers didn't wanted to make him a communist symbol

    • @abdouaboud7490
      @abdouaboud7490 2 роки тому +3

      @@lalagirl211 he would die in nature in the first day he was raised by humans after all

    • @kaijuar2003
      @kaijuar2003 2 роки тому +6

      I agree, without any footage or photos taken at the time we wouldn't know or see how it was and/or how it went.
      Wojtek would've been completely forgotten in the sense of being seen in action.

    • @warkey.6490
      @warkey.6490 2 роки тому +16

      @@lalagirl211 Nah it's just like he retired after some hard working years, he had food and a field and was still able so see humans.

  • @Deepak-ow3ww
    @Deepak-ow3ww 3 роки тому +476

    The fact that the polish didn't abandon the bear but enlisted him as private is highly commendable.
    Finally he repaid it by helping in carrying heavy ammunitions

    • @MatthewMcRowan
      @MatthewMcRowan Рік тому +32

      not only carrying ammo was the point, imagine the morale booster everyone had, he could always make you crack a smile in a sad days like war

    • @ILLUMINATED-1
      @ILLUMINATED-1 4 місяці тому +5

      I would feel fucking unstoppable with a bear on my side

  • @toastfairy5546
    @toastfairy5546 4 роки тому +9257

    Doesn't matter what you are
    *A bro is still a bro.*

  • @m1l22
    @m1l22 4 роки тому +6026

    *_Everybody gangsta till the bear starts loading the Artillery gun._*

    • @funklebunk7249
      @funklebunk7249 4 роки тому +66

      Lol made my day

    • @j0sh368
      @j0sh368 4 роки тому +43

      these comments make me die lol

    • @Falckie8008
      @Falckie8008 4 роки тому +56

      @@j0sh368 should I call a medic? The medic is also a bear.

    • @thunderfox4522
      @thunderfox4522 4 роки тому +7

      Made my day

    • @skiprussell2606
      @skiprussell2606 4 роки тому +8

      Real Gangsters are Italian.

  • @joolspirog
    @joolspirog Рік тому +53

    I forgot to say, thank you for posting this and keeping Wojtek’s memory alive. My father was with the 1st Polish armoured division but he met him. The only time i saw tears from my father was when he talked of him, he loved all of nature but said God has sent this bear

    • @catspeakegroove
      @catspeakegroove 4 місяці тому +1

      My father was also in the 1st armoured division.

    • @dragonmaster909
      @dragonmaster909 4 місяці тому +2

      That's pretty cool. Do any of you possibly have pics?

    • @blueyandicy
      @blueyandicy 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@dragonmaster909any pics from...WORLD WAR 2?

    • @dragonmaster909
      @dragonmaster909 2 місяці тому

      @@blueyandicy I saw someone somewhere mention a guy who said his grandfather or something met or spent time with Wojtek, and when people asked for proof, they say he delivered. So far I haven't found the so called pics. It was a passing curiosity for me.

  • @todddenio3200
    @todddenio3200 Рік тому +109

    Can you imagine the fear any enemy soldiers who were close enough to see that even a massive BEAR was helping the Allied Artillery crew to fight against them?

    • @rKhael53
      @rKhael53 Рік тому +9

      It's amazing he survives the war. I bet his unit take great care of not exposing him to much to ennemy fire. Maybe even the ennemies don't want to shoot him, cause they would be amazed too by it.

    • @DaTimmeh
      @DaTimmeh 10 місяців тому +3

      @@rKhael53I know I wouldn’t. That bear deserves a fair hand to hand combat god damn it! He’s a good and honest boi, only to be taken out in an honorable duel. (Yes I know he’ll absolutely slaughter me)

    • @blueyandicy
      @blueyandicy 2 місяці тому

      ​@@DaTimmehthe idea of 1v1ing a bear being the only way to take it down is strangely adorable

  • @marbre1318
    @marbre1318 4 роки тому +14020

    Wojtek needs a movie made in his honor, who agrees?

    • @HenryBlackwell
      @HenryBlackwell 4 роки тому +264

      sadly be incredibly difficult

    • @anger_issues8419
      @anger_issues8419 4 роки тому +62

      @ChaMpioN oh serious, lot of more special things in history just felt left behind cause of bigger things, sorry for grammar

    • @anger_issues8419
      @anger_issues8419 4 роки тому +23

      @ChaMpioN ohhh interesting maybe i ganna watch th movie, idk any Russia or Polish history, it sounds super interesting tbh

    • @97napolitano
      @97napolitano 4 роки тому +34

      @@HenryBlackwell not that much if you watch a movie that now is going to be release (the call of the wild), the dog in the movie is completely helped in the movement by a 3d graphic system that let it looks real.

    • @blackknight94
      @blackknight94 4 роки тому +4

      MAR Bre13 me

  • @maxhaly1612
    @maxhaly1612 5 років тому +3000

    The soldiers saved his life when he was a cub, but when he grew up, he was the one saving them on the battlefield. What a legend.

    • @JMastura
      @JMastura 5 років тому +302

      He even cracked open cold ones with the boys. It is always nice when people treat animals as equals, and in return they show that same respect.

    • @ahmed325ful
      @ahmed325ful 5 років тому +63

      @Don Joe it was his destiny, at the end he did a great Job and thought this is his way and i will stand by my family also in *War*

    • @ahmed325ful
      @ahmed325ful 5 років тому +7

      A human War!

    • @KAMIKAZE-dk8xd
      @KAMIKAZE-dk8xd 5 років тому +7

      This is underated

    • @pdswrld5200
      @pdswrld5200 5 років тому +4

      You right there A legend 💯

  • @solsdadio
    @solsdadio 2 роки тому +109

    There’s a life size statue of him carrying an artillery shell in the Scottish Borders town of Duns.
    It often has flowers placed in its arms.

  • @winnieladyofthedulcimer
    @winnieladyofthedulcimer 3 роки тому +229

    Such an amazing story, beautifully told with these precious pictures. My father Tadeusz fought as a second lieutenant with the Light Artillery Regiment (Pułk Artylerii Lekkiej).of the Polish II Corps at Monte Cassino in 1944.

    • @aldonamijalska2554
      @aldonamijalska2554 2 роки тому +12

      God bless him for his service! 🇵🇱🙏

    • @TeddyBear-ii4yc
      @TeddyBear-ii4yc 5 місяців тому +1

      Monte Cassino was a terrible battle. The British tried to capture the monastery twice, the second time with Indians, the third was New Zealanders and the fourth was the Polish.
      Not only was the hill steep, there was only one approach which the enemy covered.

  • @bakainu3559
    @bakainu3559 5 років тому +3039

    Americans : We train dogs for military
    Polish soldiers : *That's cute*

    • @thegamerguy8420
      @thegamerguy8420 5 років тому +34

      I had a laugh about this

    • @jebacpis869
      @jebacpis869 5 років тому +8

      Freddy Fazbear as it's finest

    • @jebacpis869
      @jebacpis869 5 років тому +2

      @@wozza2154 My?

    • @theconsul6615
      @theconsul6615 4 роки тому +32

      @@jebacpis869 He just wants you to delete the comment so he can steal it, *outstanding move*

    • @dericksmith2137
      @dericksmith2137 4 роки тому +5

      Perfect comment Yash. Very funny.

  • @MuhammadAhmed-tk9sj
    @MuhammadAhmed-tk9sj 4 роки тому +2273

    Wojtek: Was I a good bear?
    Death: No
    Wojtek: ...
    Death: I heard you were one of the best

    • @mav40420
      @mav40420 4 роки тому +193

      Wojtek:"Got a cigarette?"

    • @MacCadalso
      @MacCadalso 3 роки тому +6

      Έλληνας Εθνικιστής Wojtek: Some beer too? Cheers.

    • @otniel4494
      @otniel4494 3 роки тому +13

      Nah he's THE best

    • @toughspringrolls
      @toughspringrolls 3 роки тому +1

      I felt that.

    • @armandochaconjr5940
      @armandochaconjr5940 3 роки тому +5

      Your gonna make me cry man lol

  • @ElyBog1
    @ElyBog1 3 роки тому +466

    I kinda felt bad, when he was turned over in a zoo, I hope his comrades who visited him were able to bond like they was before, hugging, wrestling, and eating.
    The bond of real friendship never dies, even after years and decades its still there.

    • @riiswalker8241
      @riiswalker8241 2 роки тому +160

      They did and were a nightmare to the zookeepers bcs they sometimes climbed over the railing and played with him there

    • @g_webb21
      @g_webb21 2 роки тому +5

      @somebody true! It's DEFINITELY better to slap him in a cage without all his childhood friends and 'parents'...do you have a brain?

    • @g_webb21
      @g_webb21 2 роки тому +16

      @somebody He's free to smoke/drink whatever he wants though...it's not like someone's forcing the bear to do so. You, instead, would force him to live in a cage🤔

    • @alicjak700
      @alicjak700 2 роки тому +65

      @King King well to be fair - if he returned to Poland like most Polish soldiers were forced to he most likely would have been killed... Like those returning soldiers who weren't inprisoned... Poland after the war was gifted to Russia by it's allies and suffed due to it greatly...
      So yeah - leaving Wojtek in a zoo was the best choice...

    • @chicagonative1507
      @chicagonative1507 2 роки тому +14

      In sure the bear felt like he retired from such a horrible war being in that zoo relaxed

  • @TrapperTVFoss
    @TrapperTVFoss 3 роки тому +624

    This is an awesome story! Made my day!

  • @moduman0072
    @moduman0072 5 років тому +5132

    Imagine being a private and taking orders from a corporal bear....
    Wojtek: Roaarrr
    Polish Soldier: Yes Sir !!

    • @lordzarmy3335
      @lordzarmy3335 5 років тому +3

      moduman00 what’s wojtek?

    • @Vanessa-ck7ho
      @Vanessa-ck7ho 5 років тому +5

      hahaha

    • @joud1436
      @joud1436 5 років тому +1

      That’s funny

    • @stox9630
      @stox9630 5 років тому +1

      @@lordzarmy3335 ah shit i get it now

    • @russmartin9549
      @russmartin9549 5 років тому +23

      His badge is his claws. He can smell bullshit

  • @23Bulik
    @23Bulik 2 роки тому +80

    Nasz kochany MISIU, pozostaniesz zawsze w naszej pamięci!!

  • @dustinbone4942
    @dustinbone4942 3 роки тому +69

    " he was promoted to corporal " thats when I had to burst out laughing lol what a freakin bear this is.

    • @dej25
      @dej25 2 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😝😝

  • @rated-x8512
    @rated-x8512 4 роки тому +5199

    Imagine a bear telling you his grandpa served in ww2

    • @mustafayousif2538
      @mustafayousif2538 4 роки тому +50

      This comment is so underrated.

    • @randomgurl5025
      @randomgurl5025 4 роки тому +7

      Huh

    • @Viulus
      @Viulus 4 роки тому +34

      I had to do a double take on this comment. At first I interpreted it as; Imagine your grandpa telling you a bear served in WW2. Then I realized what you actually meant.

    • @waitwho6985
      @waitwho6985 4 роки тому +5

      RATED-X ! On some Bojack Horseman shit

    • @user-iv9hu1db7u
      @user-iv9hu1db7u 4 роки тому +7

      that would be grand grand pa

  • @matteofranceschi4487
    @matteofranceschi4487 5 років тому +7643

    Wojtek is legendary in Italy too. That bear and the 22nd company freed my hometown in WW2, we even made him a statue!

    • @lastpsych5033
      @lastpsych5033 5 років тому +98

      How is your town called?

    • @matteofranceschi4487
      @matteofranceschi4487 5 років тому +308

      @@lastpsych5033 Imola

    • @mikze123
      @mikze123 5 років тому +232

      @@FoOLiShGuAcBoWLMeRCHanT From germans.

    • @rakun-raccoon1907
      @rakun-raccoon1907 5 років тому +44

      Wasn't Italy on German side?

    • @mikze123
      @mikze123 5 років тому +296

      @@rakun-raccoon1907 many Italians were not.

  • @Astroponicist
    @Astroponicist 9 місяців тому +12

    Wojtek is a favorite of mine. he needed the soldiers as much as they needed them. such a beautiful soul may he live in heaven with his friends from the expat army of Poland forever.

  • @theapachevikingnomadfromhell
    @theapachevikingnomadfromhell 8 місяців тому +15

    I never thought a bear could make me cry. Rest in power, Corporal Wojtek! 🫡 🐻

  • @vastolorde9586
    @vastolorde9586 5 років тому +2456

    Im from Poland and here is a fun fact: When the bear was in zoo, Polish soldiers would jump over the fence and play with him (even the zoo let them do it).

  • @matthewrarig6760
    @matthewrarig6760 5 років тому +3551

    Soldiers: WE NEED MORE AMMUNITION
    *bear comes running in with supplies*
    Germans: fml

    • @EchoFilmHD
      @EchoFilmHD 5 років тому +38

      Matthew Rarig choked on my food reading this

    • @siegemoo6014
      @siegemoo6014 5 років тому +24

      I fucking died laughing reading this

    • @samsimmonds1079
      @samsimmonds1079 5 років тому +10

      i hahahahahhaha omg just screenshotted that shit

    • @archtheenemy3043
      @archtheenemy3043 5 років тому +19

      “Hold on, be a min bear with me boys, i mean *GROWL*”

    • @mrcatfish2100
      @mrcatfish2100 5 років тому

      Lmao

  • @alienx097
    @alienx097 2 роки тому +342

    Commander: what did u see in their shelter?
    Soldier : a bear smoking and drinking beer
    Commander: another schizophrenia patient

  • @cas9007
    @cas9007 3 роки тому +43

    Fun fact: You wonder why there are a lot of Bear talking movies, because they are inspired by this.

  • @ElJags
    @ElJags 4 роки тому +4994

    imagine having a lower rank than a bear

    • @user-xq1er2dt6d
      @user-xq1er2dt6d 4 роки тому +103

      Minister of defence, from my country, was liberated from sevice at recruite site before joining the army, as the incapable for service. As such, he was selected as minister of defence, many years later, and served few months of basic military training...
      And from the other side, there is Wojtek...

    • @Kokorocodon
      @Kokorocodon 4 роки тому +312

      i'd be fucking honored

    • @purin5167
      @purin5167 4 роки тому +80

      If the bear deserves it like Wojtek did I would be happy

    • @ImxAdon
      @ImxAdon 4 роки тому +101

      Doesn't matter who you are, the bear always outranks you

    • @resu2026
      @resu2026 4 роки тому +4

      hahahahaha!

  • @rockythesnailracechampion7144
    @rockythesnailracechampion7144 5 років тому +2325

    "Sir what should our plan of attack be?"
    *bear noises*
    "You heard him men, we shall go to the woods and catch samon with our mouths."

    • @dankmemes5823
      @dankmemes5823 5 років тому +70

      “But the Germans are marching towards our position!”
      “COURT MATIAL,”

    • @MNZGamin
      @MNZGamin 5 років тому +26

      samon

    • @andrewlietz2798
      @andrewlietz2798 5 років тому +7

      @@MNZGamin underrated

    • @amoniousbt1110
      @amoniousbt1110 5 років тому +4

      Sal mon

    • @a-1b-2c-37
      @a-1b-2c-37 5 років тому +8

      @@MNZGamin in poland its samon u fool

  • @spirokaci
    @spirokaci 2 роки тому +27

    Wojtek lived his life in dignity. Like a true soldier.

  • @groupb5420
    @groupb5420 3 роки тому +48

    What a fantastic true story and what a morale booster for the lads serving at the time 👌❤️🇬🇧

  • @mrcisgenstraightwhitemale2246
    @mrcisgenstraightwhitemale2246 5 років тому +2206

    I bet he missed his brothers-in-arms terribly when they locked him up. No drinking, smoking, wrestling, sitting around the camp fire and sleeping with his comrades.

    • @nathansugden9332
      @nathansugden9332 5 років тому +173

      Yeh bro then they locked him up he was a war hero,that's why he died at aged just 22.

    • @sir_spenj3465
      @sir_spenj3465 5 років тому +34

      @@nathansugden9332 just like John j Rambo ..

    • @slowcarracing3025
      @slowcarracing3025 5 років тому +67

      Bro that face is so punchable 😂😂😂

    • @fihilist
      @fihilist 5 років тому +98

      @@slowcarracing3025 Every time ANTIFA wanna punch "nazis" (White ppl) they knock themselves out though?

    • @_theballadofbort5861
      @_theballadofbort5861 5 років тому +204

      Nathan Sugden dude Syrian brown bears have a life span of 20 to 25 years, wojtek lived a long and full life, it’s not like he died young or anything because they put him in the zoo

  •  4 роки тому +1153

    Stupid Hollywood made a movie about running horse instead of hero bear.

    • @intellicogroup405
      @intellicogroup405 4 роки тому +7

      choppa grizzly the correct spelling is industries... you’re welcome... from Europe

    • @davinparker3614
      @davinparker3614 4 роки тому +27

      Lmao but sorry Hollywood can’t do that the bear isn’t Jewish 😢

    • @iLLntent
      @iLLntent 4 роки тому +2

      Davin parker They can still make it, its not necessary that WW2 or WW1 movies need someone jewish

    • @angelobalcueba7081
      @angelobalcueba7081 4 роки тому +3

      After watching Vinland Saga and Star Wars, I guess WIT studio should do the job...
      Yeah, I'm a weeb...

    • @amdchurro
      @amdchurro 4 роки тому +2

      Nero It’s cause people like him think the Jewish control everything, even Hollywood. That’s anti-Semitic in the first place.

  • @bozhi1217
    @bozhi1217 8 місяців тому +5

    One of the best polish soldiers.
    RIP Wojtek
    From Bulgaria

  • @Empurioss
    @Empurioss 4 місяці тому +3

    I cried with this story. Happy Valentine Wojetk and all the hearts out there who are filled with pure love.

  • @wuh-huw9950
    @wuh-huw9950 5 років тому +1823

    Everybody gangsta till they see a bear on enemy lines

    • @yael6629
      @yael6629 5 років тому +4

      Hahaha

    • @ilikeemericas
      @ilikeemericas 5 років тому +26

      A bear carrying artillery and smoked. Yeah I'm not fighting that.

    • @zen528
      @zen528 5 років тому +2

      WhydoU Needit and drank beer lmao

    • @ilikeemericas
      @ilikeemericas 5 років тому +6

      @@zen528 Throw some coke in him and you're in for a wild time

    • @j-sant-animations8105
      @j-sant-animations8105 4 роки тому +2

      Haha! This one got me good. Great comment here

  • @ausi2
    @ausi2 4 роки тому +2021

    He protecc
    He attac
    But most importantly he brings ammunition back

    • @fecardona
      @fecardona 4 роки тому

      awesomeA6 - FN like tucker budzyn!

    • @missyb9438
      @missyb9438 4 роки тому +8

      Not Austinnn fuck off with that pathetic bullshit🖕🏻

    • @qwasoby9738
      @qwasoby9738 4 роки тому +10

      Bacc**

    • @qwasoby9738
      @qwasoby9738 4 роки тому +8

      @@missyb9438 bruh you mad xD

    • @ausi2
      @ausi2 4 роки тому +8

      @@missyb9438 someone woke up on their bad side

  • @adamkorniak255
    @adamkorniak255 3 роки тому +10

    It is one more memorial of Wojtek in Sopot, Poland.

  • @Doguelife
    @Doguelife 3 роки тому +13

    What a magnificent bond they all had. Wojtek I will go see your memorial statue in Edinburgh. May you rest easy in the stars with your brothers 😌

    • @diament53
      @diament53 3 місяці тому

      W Polsce i we Włoszech też jest pomnik

  • @matthewblank8230
    @matthewblank8230 4 роки тому +4258

    It's nice especially because he lived for 22 years, their expectancy is about 20. That means he was happy and healthy. Salute!

    • @erenlucilfer420-69
      @erenlucilfer420-69 4 роки тому +295

      @@ohdreadeddawn1804 yah thats a nice point brother so we can conclude that bears can live longer if we give them cigarettes and beer 😂

    • @NtJk
      @NtJk 4 роки тому +102

      i mean, they are really tough, a lot tougher than human, beer and cigarettes barely do anything

    • @spectre2891
      @spectre2891 4 роки тому +183

      He can bear the nicotine and alcohol

    • @wizzlo3307
      @wizzlo3307 4 роки тому +30

      So you saying eating cigarettes and drinking beer is heathy I'm gonna give it a try

    • @mThund3R_
      @mThund3R_ 4 роки тому +56

      @@wizzlo3307 Are you a bear?

  • @ninepuchar1
    @ninepuchar1 5 років тому +2859

    I feel like having a bear,gave the troops a morale boost.

    • @russmartin9549
      @russmartin9549 5 років тому +82

      Is all he needed was some goodiez and the ammo kept a' comin

    • @NODAK9
      @NODAK9 5 років тому +63

      @ninepuchar1
      Similar bond with our troops K9’s. Definitely a morale boost and is carried over to post war endeavors. 👍

    • @NODAK9
      @NODAK9 5 років тому +3

      @scott warwick
      Wojtek

    • @Etechization
      @Etechization 5 років тому +92

      I’ve heard the navy had kittens to boost morale but a bear alongside you in the trenches is a whole different level lol

    • @snipplez8657
      @snipplez8657 5 років тому +16

      probably the only reason they let their regiment keep the bear

  • @user-tp8jl8iw5r
    @user-tp8jl8iw5r 2 роки тому +13

    That's what we call "true hero" right there. He deserves every joy in this world

  • @prashanthbk3760
    @prashanthbk3760 3 роки тому +12

    Kindness and compassion shown towards the abandoned bear resulted in such a friendly and joyful relationship.

  • @neutralman269
    @neutralman269 3 роки тому +1257

    American army: we bear arms
    Polish army:we armed bears

    • @michaelsmith9714
      @michaelsmith9714 2 роки тому +9

      Seriously on 11 likes. What’s wrong with the algorithm?

    • @a.k8185
      @a.k8185 2 роки тому

      @@michaelsmith9714 it was copyed

    • @a.k8185
      @a.k8185 2 роки тому

      @Daniel Guevara it does, the same focking comment is in this comment section

    • @cardinalcabinet3263
      @cardinalcabinet3263 2 роки тому +7

      *Right to arm bears*

    • @chehystpewpur4754
      @chehystpewpur4754 2 роки тому +2

      edit * in poland bears armed us...

  • @marc789
    @marc789 5 років тому +1482

    Imagine the enemies radioing to his superiors. “Sir there is a bear carrying ammo”

    • @johnnynavarra2818
      @johnnynavarra2818 5 років тому +33

      Lol, If I was a superior I would go crazy.

    • @thebranch4756
      @thebranch4756 5 років тому +26

      Lmao! If you heard this in battle as superior you be pissed off & in disbelief bcuz you think someone had the audacity to lie & talk shit to you in an ongoing battle. Lol!

    • @DTS214
      @DTS214 5 років тому +72

      Soldier: Sir! They have a bear!
      Superior: They what?
      Soldier: THEY HAVE A COMBATANT BEAR
      Superior: They’re fighting bare??
      Soldier: THEY. HAVE. A. BEAR.
      Superior: They’re having a fair?
      Soldier: Curses while walking away

    • @sickmit3481
      @sickmit3481 5 років тому +24

      No they would say "Heilige Scheisse Kameraden da ist ein Bär der die Munition trägt"

    • @jessesimons6537
      @jessesimons6537 5 років тому +2

      I see this happening in my head and i like the idea lol

  • @AllyaComfreak
    @AllyaComfreak Рік тому +9

    That bear must have been one hell of a morale booster

  • @olives4143
    @olives4143 Рік тому +13

    Quite literally the strongest soldier to have ever lived

  • @BanksDrinnen
    @BanksDrinnen 5 років тому +2128

    Imagine spying on their base, and just seeing a bear smoking a cigarette and drinking beer from the bottle

    • @arturbonkowski4503
      @arturbonkowski4503 5 років тому +184

      There was a situation when wojtek find german spy in something like shower room. (Wojtek liked to take shower)

    • @atilioarchilochus2488
      @atilioarchilochus2488 5 років тому +13

      lol that's hilarious

    • @TheGuywithnolife
      @TheGuywithnolife 5 років тому +2

      beer*

    • @RorySinn
      @RorySinn 5 років тому +74

      Haha, that's hilarious, the Nazis would think the Allies have made a species of super intelligent bear supersoldiers

    • @andreafangman7582
      @andreafangman7582 5 років тому +6

      Banks Drinnen eating a cigarette you mean 😂

  • @MrThemob11
    @MrThemob11 4 роки тому +3594

    Everyone’s gangster till the bear starts sending mortars down range

    • @Cuban20
      @Cuban20 4 роки тому +35

      The best version of this Meme so far

    • @JM-tf4nk
      @JM-tf4nk 4 роки тому +10

      Lmao

    • @yalyash
      @yalyash 4 роки тому +4

      You copied that off reddit

    • @MrThemob11
      @MrThemob11 4 роки тому +15

      Reshma Deshpande obviously no one cares, just like no one cares of your roblox and Minecraft videos

    • @yalyash
      @yalyash 4 роки тому

      Forgot UA-cam has a bunch of four year olds that dont know what reddit is and how it feels when someone takes credit for your work. I'm sorry you haven't lived that long.

  • @meimei-le3fe
    @meimei-le3fe 2 роки тому +10

    Somehow it made me feel so sad even though people were smiling in the video. Wish there would be no war anymore. This bear was really the tender moment during the harsh time.

  • @tonytheabc
    @tonytheabc 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful story.
    And I hope no more war.
    Respect from Japan.

  • @bokute2020
    @bokute2020 4 роки тому +1923

    British high command: No animals allo....
    Polish army: Welcome private

    • @BartekSt90
      @BartekSt90 4 роки тому +23

      That's how we Poles roll!

    • @wiktoriawolak1900
      @wiktoriawolak1900 4 роки тому +12

      @@funnythrush2891 Germany started ww2 by attacking Poland. If you think it was the other way around kust think for awhile. If Poland attacked Germany, why for all the time soldiers fought on Polis land? From the first day to the defeat of Poland no Polish soldiers fought on German land. By your logic if Poland started ww2 and was easly defeated, why war didn't end in October 1939?
      Poland was defeated in a month, France nearly the same amount of time, while having more soldiers and better equipment.
      Polish soldiers fought in Battle of England and Polish squadron was one of the best. They bear away Monte Cassino. Polish soldier Witold Pilecki volounteer to Aushwitz and thanks to him whole world got to know what Germans done in death camps.
      Without Poles whole war would look diffrent. They were actually pretty helpful.

    • @WTymSek
      @WTymSek 4 роки тому +8

      10 days after German attack we have been attacked from other side by russia ...

    • @liverpool5146
      @liverpool5146 4 роки тому

      @murzyn n Erm no ya didn't? if you were so successful in the war how come you fell so fast? Stop with the lies.

    • @tomekznowu940
      @tomekznowu940 4 роки тому +3

      @@funnythrush2891 Poland did not start the ww2!!! It started in Poland but we were atacked, by german. How can you Say think like that?

  • @cyprys2137
    @cyprys2137 3 роки тому +3809

    Fun fact: no one told him to carry the ammunition boxes, he volunteered. After observing his comrades carrying the boxes and placing them he learned to carry them and worked hard. Thanks to his effort his squad carried over a few tons of ammunition

    • @JackAss-xo3gp
      @JackAss-xo3gp 3 роки тому +160

      Wait what someone can speak bear language oh. my. god.

    • @kacperschmidtke6675
      @kacperschmidtke6675 3 роки тому +53

      They learned h8m that by giving him candys

    • @Shinyarc
      @Shinyarc 3 роки тому +286

      Exactly, the best part about Wojtek was that he could easily leave at some points, but he was committed to helping the soldiers.

    • @LizziesLukas
      @LizziesLukas 3 роки тому +193

      usually animals run away when hearing loud explosions and gunfire, but this one particular bear would rather mimick human behaviour

    • @umso4l
      @umso4l 2 роки тому +106

      Sarawak's Sky Dweller because that’s all he knew he imprinted on humans and they taught him human nature same way a mother bear would’ve taught him how to be a bear if she hadn’t been killed.

  • @socorrocbenitez
    @socorrocbenitez 3 роки тому +9

    This is legendary... There should be a documentary, a Netflix series, or a movie based on this bear and the potentials of this intriguing insight of humans becoming one with wildlife. (Okay, so maybe a documentary then).

  • @user-cx4ly5bs1g
    @user-cx4ly5bs1g 3 роки тому +4

    Heart Touching STORY 👍👍👌👌
    SALUTE To Bear Soldier 🐻🐻

  • @phillip.km.7323
    @phillip.km.7323 5 років тому +8338

    American soldiers: we have trained dogs that help us in battles!
    Polish soldiers: *Hold my bear*

    • @miriam7779
      @miriam7779 5 років тому +263

      Hold my 🐻 .

    • @loohobbohoo9678
      @loohobbohoo9678 5 років тому +21

      phillip .km. yeah and how did that work out for them...

    • @alias9307
      @alias9307 5 років тому +33

      Your emojis ruined it.

    • @nifru1072
      @nifru1072 5 років тому +28

      @Anders Houmøller Eliasen America actually still uses dolphins in the military, but like you said, Russia had.

    • @anthonyking8852
      @anthonyking8852 5 років тому +6

      Idk i would rather a dog they can sniff ied’s and enemy combatant’s.

  • @TubeRJF
    @TubeRJF 4 роки тому +1041

    In America, we believe in the right to bear arms. In Poland, they believe in the right to arm Bears!

    • @johnnyparker9928
      @johnnyparker9928 4 роки тому +22

      Absolutely the most brilliant comment!

    • @Thr33.Sid3z
      @Thr33.Sid3z 4 роки тому +7

      Fuck I had to delete my post after I saw you beat me to it haha Witty Minds think alike!

    • @sailordoc2007
      @sailordoc2007 4 роки тому +4

      Very witty 👌🏽

    • @hubertsochalski3060
      @hubertsochalski3060 4 роки тому +3

      Wierzymy w to co jest pod ręką 😂

    • @TubeRJF
      @TubeRJF 4 роки тому

      @@hubertsochalski3060
      -
      zabawny

  • @johngreen9830
    @johngreen9830 Рік тому +6

    This is just proves that animals are more intelligent than we think they are. He was clearly treated with respect by the soldiers aswell. If the situation is perfect like this, Bears and humans are perfect combination.

    • @chipbutty3645
      @chipbutty3645 Рік тому +1

      Depends on the animal, bears are very intelligent animals with many human characteristics

  • @orange-one
    @orange-one 3 роки тому +16

    this is heart warming and heart breaking at the same time

  • @ImDieverse
    @ImDieverse 5 років тому +1656

    Dolphins: were the most human like creatures
    Wojtek: hold my bear my cigar and my ammunition box....

    • @_awkwardness_5884
      @_awkwardness_5884 5 років тому +30

      And his wrestling gloves

    • @_awkwardness_5884
      @_awkwardness_5884 5 років тому +3

      @KING RAGENDARY yea they said in the video he wrestled with the other soldiers

    • @wh4918
      @wh4918 5 років тому +5

      Underated comment.

    • @_awkwardness_5884
      @_awkwardness_5884 5 років тому

      @KING RAGENDARY sorry boxing* gloves

    • @ajithgopi3460
      @ajithgopi3460 4 роки тому +2

      And the fricking beer bottle 😂

  • @TheWalkingRed
    @TheWalkingRed 4 роки тому +1601

    "The crates weighed over 100 pounds."
    That's like 1 pound in bear units

    • @beh.r_co-mando.1374
      @beh.r_co-mando.1374 4 роки тому +3

      Ha

    • @JG-fj6xq
      @JG-fj6xq 4 роки тому +5

      True lol

    • @maarten332
      @maarten332 4 роки тому +9

      British pounds

    • @slice-o-life
      @slice-o-life 4 роки тому +1

      That was so cool. I was like whoa awesome!

    • @Viulus
      @Viulus 4 роки тому +3

      TheWalkingRed Metric bear units? Or Customary bear units?

  • @HenryChinaski614
    @HenryChinaski614 3 роки тому +5

    Tremendously sad. Glad you made the video to illuminate this great creatures life. I would imagine that his presence in the time of war gave the men a feeling of something hopeful and outside of the death that is observed during these times. Thank you.

  • @personaldove
    @personaldove 2 роки тому +12

    Animals such as these bears, dogs and horses seldom get any recognition for serving their masters.
    Wojtek Forever!

  • @KillNichMich
    @KillNichMich 5 років тому +1948

    During WW2
    Germans: We have the most advanced technology!
    Polish soldiers: Hold my bear!

    • @RainFunks
      @RainFunks 5 років тому +19

      Bear: Can i drink it?

    • @hoytsigman5435
      @hoytsigman5435 5 років тому +5

      Not funny

    • @vivusbrydyr4039
      @vivusbrydyr4039 5 років тому +21

      @@hoytsigman5435 430+ people disagree

    • @YourBoyMatt
      @YourBoyMatt 5 років тому +2

      This comment is underrated

    • @coffie4236
      @coffie4236 5 років тому +3

      This is actually a pretty decent comment! Usually all the shitty ones get upvoted, i don't even like the humor i need for youtube comments in order to get more then 1k+ likes on a comment, i had a lot but most where just with dumb jokes.

  • @ronyakim9198
    @ronyakim9198 4 роки тому +12668

    They need to add him to call of duty

    • @schmot3396
      @schmot3396 4 роки тому +344

      Ron GG haha a killstreak

    • @JonathanLopez-ps9kw
      @JonathanLopez-ps9kw 4 роки тому +270

      That would be fucking awesome

    • @spongebobbies
      @spongebobbies 4 роки тому +105

      Ron GG he should have been the replacement for Reilly sure Reilly’s cool and all but this would just be awesome to see him instead

    • @tradingturtle2313
      @tradingturtle2313 4 роки тому +114

      I'm just seeing a bear running all over the place with some shells

    • @chillsips9036
      @chillsips9036 4 роки тому +61

      bear artilary strike imbound, get to cover!

  • @joolspirog
    @joolspirog 2 роки тому +13

    Makes me cry that he ended up in a zoo. He was not a bear in his mind but a human and hero soldier. Chwala bohaterom

    • @DownUnderSniperGaming
      @DownUnderSniperGaming 2 роки тому +2

      Where was he supposed to go? I hope they gave him a good care though

    • @Diego5151999
      @Diego5151999 Рік тому +1

      Considering what happened to Poland after the war, it was for the best.

    • @joolspirog
      @joolspirog Рік тому

      I do understand that it would have been impossible to house him but it just breaks my heart to think, after his efforts and camaraderie, he was still in a cage. Some of us know that feeling and no amounts of visits really help. I am grateful that his story is told and thank the people of Scotland for all their kindness, shown to Polish services. My father was 1st Polish armoured division

  • @ThatKidWitTheAfro
    @ThatKidWitTheAfro 2 роки тому +8

    HOW IS THERE NOT A MOVIE OF THIS?! A LEGIT SOLDIER BEAR?! WHY AM I JUST NOW HEARING OF THIS?

    • @karlsonkowalsky441
      @karlsonkowalsky441 Рік тому +1

      Hollywood does not like Polish... check out Captain's Pilecki story another one that will never be turned in to a movie

  • @hansvonessen6259
    @hansvonessen6259 5 років тому +660

    Glad to find out Wojtek the bear was not killed in action but survived the war.

    • @viktorthevictor6240
      @viktorthevictor6240 5 років тому +21

      @carmena
      You gotta go sometime...

    • @motodin4210
      @motodin4210 5 років тому +44

      @carmena probably wouldn't survive the wild

    • @nggaknormal
      @nggaknormal 5 років тому +7

      @carmena he won't survive the wild, worst case he become a man eater

    • @touya-san_omannuevo2071
      @touya-san_omannuevo2071 5 років тому +4

      No it much better if he died in a battle not in a zoo cage!

    • @Kimi-uk6lf
      @Kimi-uk6lf 5 років тому +29

      @@touya-san_omannuevo2071 you'd rather have the bear shot in the head by an enemy for being in a war an animal knows nothing about than it dying due to natural causes while being cared for and treated right by humans in a zoo?
      If yes then you're a fucking asshole

  • @riccardozilioli6338
    @riccardozilioli6338 4 роки тому +1109

    Imagine this bear telling stories to his fellas in the zoo and no one believing him 😔😔

    • @hubert1921
      @hubert1921 4 роки тому +41

      Worst is those soldiers backed to Poland to be killed by new communist regime...

    • @TejanoDeFuego
      @TejanoDeFuego 4 роки тому +4

      That's actually sad :( plus this comment is gold!

    • @howaboutyoulookitup8023
      @howaboutyoulookitup8023 4 роки тому +10

      Maybe tho but he did smoke and drink beer which isn't a natural thing a animal can do but u can teach them or make them do it

    • @davidstarr8126
      @davidstarr8126 4 роки тому +1

      You stupid!😁😂😂

    • @Bamiyanbigasf
      @Bamiyanbigasf 4 роки тому

      Hubert Szeszula only if they chose to... it’s not like Britain left them to die they had refugee available in Britain

  • @jonnyreh001
    @jonnyreh001 2 роки тому +1

    This story simply made my day! thanks for creating this!

  • @Acta-nonVerba
    @Acta-nonVerba 3 роки тому +19

    *Polonia Semper Fidelis*
    🥇💐

  • @joemamma3272
    @joemamma3272 4 роки тому +535

    "Bear carrying crates with bullets around."
    *Battlefield intro plays*

    • @DasCODE
      @DasCODE 4 роки тому +1

      Also can be League of Legends into-"Legends never die...."

  • @williamedwards1480
    @williamedwards1480 4 роки тому +4939

    just imagine how boring his life got after being sent to a zoo.

    • @Ppareja1976
      @Ppareja1976 4 роки тому +643

      William Edwards I was thinking, it’s an incredible story until they put him in a zoo. Then it became a sad story.

    • @salmonightrage5424
      @salmonightrage5424 4 роки тому +517

      His life was like a life of whole Poland and men, who fought bravely for their homeland (ripped apart and destroyed by Hitler and Stalin). They fought for their country, but in the end, they were put behind bars.

    • @kairisafari713
      @kairisafari713 4 роки тому +101

      MAN!!! Probably got extremely depressed

    • @aaronlopez3585
      @aaronlopez3585 4 роки тому +184

      Poor bear he served his country and his, life behind bars!!
      No more beer or cigs what's a bear to do.

    • @user-uo2sl5us8f
      @user-uo2sl5us8f 4 роки тому +12

      William Edwards why not let him in the wild?

  • @igorsokolenko6144
    @igorsokolenko6144 7 місяців тому +2

    Like many Soldiers, he would always feel more at home in the field of battle when he learned that everyone was in the same industrial wilderness as he was. He was loved, and he loved them back. It's 2100 at my base, the Taps are playing, and I salute a fellow soldier.

  • @mitchconner2021
    @mitchconner2021 Рік тому +4

    You can just tell from his face in the pictures that he was loved and cared for.

  • @tshawtshi3040
    @tshawtshi3040 4 роки тому +1469

    Imagine the stories he'd tell his bear friends at the zoo

    • @aaronlopez3585
      @aaronlopez3585 4 роки тому +99

      I could almost here the beats."That new bear is such lier. Yea tell me about it, he told me he was corporal"

    • @NannupTiger
      @NannupTiger 4 роки тому +4

      ~ what bear friends? Animals were kept in concrete jungles when he went to a zoo 😞

    • @tshawtshi3040
      @tshawtshi3040 4 роки тому +16

      @@NannupTiger his cellmates* :D

    • @claireosborne692
      @claireosborne692 4 роки тому +3

      tas tiger I think this comment is A JOKE 🤗we all no that zoos are cages and the bears would be kept separate ect, plus BEARS DONT TALK, your looking at it from a serious perspective, just see it from a light hearted perspective 😊 x

    • @tshawtshi3040
      @tshawtshi3040 4 роки тому

      @@claireosborne692 it was a joke I can verify that

  • @flawlesslazyyy5099
    @flawlesslazyyy5099 5 років тому +595

    This was the most manliest thing I've ever seen. Imagine fighting alongside a fully grown Bear and drinking beer with him afterwords

    • @paranpics
      @paranpics 4 роки тому +9

      Masculinity has reached it's peaked years ago. Amen

    • @deniu1586
      @deniu1586 4 роки тому

      Thats true

    • @monsterlord9438
      @monsterlord9438 4 роки тому

      @@paranpics is that supposed to be a prayer?

    • @paranpics
      @paranpics 4 роки тому

      @@monsterlord9438 amen means the truth 😂 so it might be a prayer or just another fancy way of saying it

    • @lavashu1916
      @lavashu1916 4 роки тому

      Fusion LaZyy Rocket Racoon??

  • @99maxim38
    @99maxim38 2 роки тому +1

    Wojtek is my great great uncle and my and his brother which is my great grandfather has just past away at the age of 104 and he actually looked after the bear as well he told me lots of wonderful stories about it

  • @rage8673
    @rage8673 2 роки тому +21

    The enemy troops after seeing a bear handling ammunitions and army related stuff: are we fighting russians?
    Leaving that, i love the story, quite unique in itself.

  • @PaxSoldaat
    @PaxSoldaat 4 роки тому +2069

    Imagine see a bear walk with a AK-47 and a pack of cigaretts

    • @B6kmd
      @B6kmd 4 роки тому +123

      And let's not forget his six pack of beer.

    • @domesticrifles4068
      @domesticrifles4068 4 роки тому +65

      And some face paint that makes him look like a bear version of Rambo

    • @maltenymberg7987
      @maltenymberg7987 4 роки тому +28

      pizzamx I would be scared shitless

    • @dimasprasetiya7286
      @dimasprasetiya7286 4 роки тому +11

      Well anime does that

    • @yatas024
      @yatas024 4 роки тому +51

      Imagine having an ak47 during world war 2

  • @TheCeiteach
    @TheCeiteach 4 роки тому +1072

    I've seen his statue in Edinburgh, people still leave wreaths & flowers. Touches the heart to see

  • @duzy120
    @duzy120 2 роки тому +10

    Cześć i chwała Bohaterom! Pamiętamy.

  • @bubdubs5294
    @bubdubs5294 3 роки тому +4

    Pic of him at the road signs is all you need to see to understand how happy he was with his brothers.

  • @yawarnoaman2636
    @yawarnoaman2636 3 роки тому +1079

    so im a medical student and interestingly i was told about this bear by a patient! he was too frail to explain the whole thing, so i came here to find out! this patient was one of the soldiers in this squadron can you imagine, what a remarkable story

    • @Dk-ie4te
      @Dk-ie4te 3 роки тому +147

      Fighting a war and your comrade is a fucking bear!!!

    • @jedimindtrix2142
      @jedimindtrix2142 3 роки тому +60

      That must have been a shock haha. I have always been interested in the War and have found all kinds of interesting little stories buried in those horrible years. This has to be one of the more interesting ones for sure!

    • @tomek5513.
      @tomek5513. 3 роки тому +41

      You are fortunate to have been told this story.

    • @yawarnoaman2636
      @yawarnoaman2636 3 роки тому +38

      @Tj 100+ years of age. Hope he’s doing okay 🙏

    • @amjan
      @amjan 3 роки тому +24

      @@yawarnoaman2636 Wow, what an incredile honor it was to meet such a legendary person!

  • @unknownfromkashmir
    @unknownfromkashmir 4 роки тому +1370

    He couldn't talk to them. But he understood the language of love.

    • @BamBlam
      @BamBlam 3 роки тому +4

      I’m your 500th like! Gave a good day!

    • @santi7059
      @santi7059 3 роки тому +12

      He understood kurwa

    • @VI-pp4jo
      @VI-pp4jo 3 роки тому +2

      Perfectly summed up. This world is alive.
      I don't think I'll ever get over the fact that we have to destroy it to survive longer.. And for what, to destroy it more.

    • @amjan
      @amjan 3 роки тому +2

      LOL, you snowflake whimp. They spoke the language of the army.

    • @checktheplaylist101
      @checktheplaylist101 3 роки тому +3

      they saved him from most likely death and he loved them for it

  • @anonumous4416
    @anonumous4416 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for your service 🐻

  • @offylordkman2817
    @offylordkman2817 2 роки тому +2

    OMG!!!! I heard this story before but hearing it again from this angel makes me want to cry.

  • @BurgerBoi2911
    @BurgerBoi2911 5 років тому +1080

    Soldier:WE NEED MORE AMMO
    Wojtek: *RAWR*
    'Passes artillery crate'

    • @hosshydraa1181
      @hosshydraa1181 5 років тому +13

      😂😂

    • @shoesrmyhobby
      @shoesrmyhobby 5 років тому +8

      Nae mate we ppl talk like bears theres no big difference

    • @Fadilanse
      @Fadilanse 5 років тому +2

      the fact that this scene could very much be real just blows my fucking mind
      what a story

    • @absolutemadlad4306
      @absolutemadlad4306 5 років тому +1

      reminds me of the dovah bear animated series lol

  • @bakainu3559
    @bakainu3559 5 років тому +1171

    He was in 22nd unit and he died at the age of 22.
    *It's like he was made for this*

    • @bakainu3559
      @bakainu3559 4 роки тому +5

      @alen Sam someone did that tho

    • @xuxrh8476
      @xuxrh8476 4 роки тому +4

      alen Sam ur a good man, but some assholes didn’t listen

    • @kidfly2712
      @kidfly2712 4 роки тому +1

      I did 555the like keep it like DAT.

    • @omaewamoushindeiru2216
      @omaewamoushindeiru2216 4 роки тому

      Whats the cause of death?

  • @davecdiamond2416
    @davecdiamond2416 3 роки тому +1

    What a beautifully crafted video of a breautifully uncrafted life story...thank you for the heart warming!

  • @debbiekeenan9157
    @debbiekeenan9157 2 роки тому +5

    Omg I’ve never seen or heard of this before I love this so much ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Wakakakzi
    @Wakakakzi 5 років тому +705

    Private Alexander!
    Present
    Private Franciszek!
    Present
    Private Wojyek!
    Roar
    And this is how the movie starts

    • @2HeadEagle
      @2HeadEagle 5 років тому +19

      Corporal

    • @Heisenberg355
      @Heisenberg355 5 років тому +22

      @@2HeadEagle when it's the start of the movie, he's still a private...

    • @RimiruTemPest433
      @RimiruTemPest433 5 років тому

      @@Heisenberg355 is there a movie? based on this story?

    • @cavareenvius7886
      @cavareenvius7886 5 років тому

      @@RimiruTemPest433 I don't know if it's part of a movie but there is one.
      "Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War" from 2011

    • @12martin12rojas
      @12martin12rojas 5 років тому

      And he will ha a red shirt

  • @robertjohnson4293
    @robertjohnson4293 5 років тому +615

    This is unbelievable....how has there not been a movie about this yet???

    • @Skepticlane
      @Skepticlane 5 років тому +12

      I really want to see a movie made :/

    • @TailsFetish
      @TailsFetish 5 років тому +46

      they made a movie for a horse, why not a bear?

    • @bali-b292
      @bali-b292 5 років тому +6

      I would watch that

    • @dont-cv7ms
      @dont-cv7ms 5 років тому +14

      His fat idk

    • @plagued._
      @plagued._ 5 років тому +6

      123 dont1234 lol wut

  • @neti5279
    @neti5279 3 роки тому

    You got me crying, such a beautiful story.

  • @emrecck
    @emrecck 2 роки тому +6

    Wojtek! We miss you 🥺❤️