The Adorable Bear That Served In WWII
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2018
- His name was Wojtek. And he loved to eat cigarettes.
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Rest of the World: "Men Bear Arms"
Polish Army: "Men Arm Bears"
☝️
Bears arm men
arms bear men
Rest of the world: men beer arms polish army: men arm bear
That was good
Are we not going to talk about the fact that polish soliders visited Wojtek in the zoo and jumped over the fence to greet him and play with him to the horror of zoo's staff
Ikr?? So cute
Imagine working there and you turn around and a dudes cuddling the bear
@@isabellevasquez7433 And giving him cigarettes and booze lmao
I wish there was footage of this, i can't image the atmosphere
@Leszczynka Wojtek was kept in a zoo? Didn't the other bear got sent off to the zoo?
*US Constitution:* "The unalienable right to bear arms."
*Polish Translation:* "Alienate the Reich with armed bears."
IM SCREAMING WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY 😭
Omg...that is fabulous!!!
Damn that was good.
LMAO
I love this it’s my favourite comment on all UA-cam
By the way Ryan talks about bears you would think his whole family was murdered by one.
10 bucks they were and it's all cover story
I always laugh at Ryan’s intense hatred of bears and intense love for Paddington BEAR.
Unless...
maybe he had some really terrible recurrent nightmare featuring some horrific bears or something
Leave the bears alone Ryan- they don't treat you as bad as Shane does.
British: we train dogs
Polish: that’s cute
Those dogs are pretty!
@@enbyapple3597
"Look at my pretty dog"
Thats a big big dog
@@corndoghead1,
i love moich ludzi
Death: "Its time to go"
Wojtek: "Was I a good bear?"
Death: "No... I heard you were one of the best"
RDN someone else said basically the same thing. And a while back too
RDN what death really said was"No I heard you were the best one"
No he WAS the best.
NOOOO
Is there a bear version is Inle-rah from Watership Down?
A ship captain: I’m sorry you can’t bring a bear on board
The polish soldiers: Excuse us this is our emotional support bear?
Sargeant: Corproral Wojtek would like to disagree...
The Polish soldiers: Bear? What bear? This is Private Wojtek, and he's sensitive about his looks. How dare you, sir?! (Edit:spelling)
@@WeGoblinFolk it’s like a real life Sir Bearrington.
@@WeGoblinFolk Wojtek*
@@remigiusznowak7277 Ah! Thank you
You missed the REALLY sad part. When he retired to a zoo in England, It was because New polish communist government would make him into a mascot for the new political party. They didn't want that, so he ended up in England. When It was time to say goodbye, the soldiers, all orphans, outcasts and straight up badasses, cried like little girls over the bear. The one who was meant to deliver him to the zoo had it the worst. He left him in his pen. Hugging him one last time, saying his goodbyes. He left him there, telling him to stay. And the bear stood where he was. Didn't move. Just waiting for his friend to come back. Night came, then morning, Wojtek realized he's gone for good. Then he let out a roar.
The soldier had clinical depression for two weeks after that. He could've come back, of course. But later he said that "The pain of reuniting with Wojtek and leaving him over and over again would be too much for both of them. It's the best for both of us." He Was the only one to never see his friend ever again.
I felt something like this after my grandpa gave our senior horse to another person who had the facilities to care for him. As much as I wanted to see my horse again I couldn’t feel the pain of leaving him again.
That was fucking heart wrenching to read
@@Sketchman911 I- I know, I'm sorry.
Oh god, this whole comment thread. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Man who’s cutting onions here? I wasn’t expecting to be punched in the gut today but here we are
Ryan at the beginning: This bear is gonna kill them all, death to bears!
Ryan at the end: Oh my god, I'm gonna cry, I love this bear.
ssfbob456 he doesn’t hate bears and doesn’t want them to die. He just thinks they are the #1 apex predator out there and thus very dangerous. He says this in another video
He who is the most leary, is the most emotionally invested.
True character development.
@@stancexpunks dude it's just a joke😂
I love bears, here where I live we have two black bears, a mating couple, who visit daily. (They get to the trash, veggies, and berries we have growing) the Male we call. Charlie and the female is Charlotte. I live in the Forrest in the mountains. Lots of cool animals in our yard.
You guys, it gets _even better:_ After the battle of Monte Cassino, Wojtek was officially promoted to *Corporal!*
Just imagine being a private passed over for a promotion, and the next day you find out your new boss is a bear. 😂
that was in the video
Even *bearter*
Private: Sir! How do you wish to proceed with the offensive?!
Wojtek: *Roars*
Private: Affirmative! You heard him boys! Let's get to it!
Tbh I'd follow this bear boss's orders
New private : *Who's my corporal, sergeant?*
Sergeant : *Cpl. Wojtek*
New private : *So what's he like*
Sergeant : *a bear*
New private : *I mean what kind of a man is he?*
Sergeant : *A BEAR!!*
"Wojtek the bear provided us with joy, comfort, and boosted our morale. Why? I don't know. But he was real. He really helped us." That quote makes me full-on cry every time I hear it. Wojtek will forever be one of my favorite historical figures.
once on a wedding party i have seen an old man, i remember him being totally bold. It didnt seem to me strange considering his age, but than I was told he was actual veteran of Monte Cassino battle, and he went bold over single night, just because of horrors of the battle and extreme stress. War looks good only in movies, it needs to be sheer nightmare. I cant imagine what ww2 vets went through, especially those of 2 Polish Corps, seperated from their families who meanwhile were subjected to Nazi and Soviet regimes... Without any clue, if they will ever see them again. Wojtek was definitelly huge boost to morale!
Same here. I tear up every time I hear that and I agree with Ryan on that it reminds me I have a heart
Wow
More polish storys like real american indian in polish army who teach poles ua-cam.com/play/PLP5fbYVQRPGPscxfvkg2OlSv8KB591oP3.html
Greerings from pl love@peace
Can we just appreciate how much Wojtek mattered to the soldiers that they made him papers to allow him to board a ship only meant for soldiers. These guys were so despaired at the idea of parting ways with Wojtek that they made him an official soldier.
he was part of the team. big brown part of the team... despaired? more loyal. not like uk commanders
@@cokurde indeed he was a fellow polish bear
And he even got promoted to corporal
Let’s be honest here,
At least some of us actually looked up pictures of Wojtek
I know I did.
They’re actually adorable - the one with him sitting as a cub got me crying
I did and I'm crying
Who didn’t. I was pissed it didn’t show us that picture. I had to
Yeah I definitely did.
Them all making fun of Ryan for saying "pretty dog" is the same energy as when someone makes a typo in a groupchat.
I hate you for how accurate this is
Bear are super size dog's
I was getting Zoolander vibes
its true, i have a typo a friend made once tatooed on my leg
@@princessego5568 ✌🐻
lol imagine the boy that sold wojtek for a chocolate bar just seeing him in the news and being like "oh my god that's the bear I sold"
It was actually a klondike. Poland Bear.
@@punkisinthedetails1470 so that’s what he’d do for a Klondike bar
@@madisontutone9810 ah hahaa. yes. it was a bear market back then.
@@madisontutone9810 lmao 😂
the boy was left in the woods... You think he survived? xD
my great grandpa was a polish immigrant and he used to tell me stories of “wojtek niedźwiedź wojenny” (wojtek the war bear) so i was really excited and surprised when i saw this video on my home page
Can u tell me one of the stories he told u? Pls😁?...
thats wholesome af
Wholesome indeed.
Awesome, that's so cool that you have a family member who remembers this amazing bear🤩😁
"Ryan, give him a little hug"
"No because then tears will fall out"
Literally same ryan lol
I read that as it happened on screen!
Image being a German soldier you just took out one artillery team and your squad is going to the next as you pass over some rubble you see the cannons and then the team but the next thing you know "is that a bear"
"... Carrying an ammo box?"
Know is that a bear
Aspiring Marauder
“invisible Germany”
Bro, they lost BOTH wars. They fricken got wrecked man!
@Aspiring Marauder No he was badmouthing you because you did not see his joke. It seems his response went over your head as well.
Hey idiot,that was also a joke,like how they said superior German engineering when really it wasn’t that good
Are we just gonna ignore that the bear understand Polish and Persian
...or that he captured an Arabian spy in the showers?
(I _still_ want to know what the Poles did with that spy!)
@@BloodyBay
well let’s just say that he got an extra large dinner
I mean he lived around Poles and he was born in Iran. Also some of those Poles presumably picked up some Persian.
@@tomaspabon2484 I was not asking why he was _exposed_ to Polish and Persian, I was just making an observation because Polish and Persian seem very unrelated linguistically, but the fact that a bear could understand both is amazing.
@@alex-fs9yt oh, fair.
The Zookeepers watching the polish soldiers jump into a bear cage: 👁👄👁
The other zookeepers : £5 he getting scratched
2:08
Andrew: “I highly doubt a single soldier could make an army surrender”
Shane: *_hold my beer_*
*hold my **_bear_*
^^UEJEYSUZHHZ🤣💀
hold my *bear
Wojtek: bring me beer
Me: **Starts having fun and rough housing with old friend.**
The zoo staff outside the bear enclosure watching me, a 90 year old war veteran, petting said bear:
Ricardo, how do you think dancing around a bear while wearing a USA flag thong would go?
The veteran: *climbs into wrong bear enclosure*
The veteran: wait your not wojtok!!-- AUGH OH GOD
Better yet, imagine a bear breaking into another bear enclosure and handing their friends cigarettes-
@@lilislilypad5563 I can imagine wojtek telling war stories to all the zoo animals lol
Many of people might not know(also Polish people), but in Polish army there was also an another bear - this time the polar one. She was called Baśka Murmańska and also served in Polish army back in 1918-1919. She could march and during the defilade in 1919, she even walked on two legs and saluted to Piłsudski(as she was taught by corporal Smorgoński to do so). Unfortunately, she was killed by some peasants :(
NOOOOO!!! 😭😭😭 That’s so sad :((
I hope she and Wojtek went to a great place and did what they loved, these two deserve the world :(
As someone who grew up in an area with a lot of bears I can vouch that they really are the sweetest animals. In fact, outside of Grizzly and Polar bears, most bears would be herbivores if they didn't resort to eating meat when food is scarce. Their diet is 99% berries and bugs! They get a bad rep because they're territorial and will attack anything that poses a threat to their cubs. Not meant to be a pet, but they don't really pose a huge danger to you.
Good to know.
Bears are known to just sit and enjoy the scenery in open areas. Some will sit next to photographers and enjoy the peace.
To be fair Polar bears hunt humans because they are starving and can’t hunt seals because there isn’t enough sea ice.
Unpopular opinion is that polar bears have every right to eat us. We filled the air with CO2, and now they have nowhere to hunt.
I’m not saying I want to be eaten by a polar bear, but if I were a polar bear I’d want to eat humans too. 😂
@@breadgirl9806 I fully support being eaten by a polar bear and would like my body to be delivered to one when I die
@@theresamorley14 Niektóre plemiona na Syberii tak robią. Po smierci kogoś bliskiego wynoszą jego ciało na pożarcie niedzwiedzi lub wilkow. Wierzyli że to zapewni im szczęście w nowym życiu.
W Europie też, ale z innych powodow. W Norwegii jeszcze w XIXw. wynosili nowonarodzone dzieci do lasu. Jeśli byli zbyt biedni na wyżywienie ich. Gdy urodziły się bliźniaki, wtedy też jedno wynosili do lasu.
Dear Diary,
Today I fell in love with a bear.
It’s Zell shut up, men died stop talking about a bear!!!
i been loving with my main man Wojtek the bear
I made it 1k (:
there's actually a Canadian Erotic Fiction about that! it's a full novel...
It’s Zell I guess you could call that Bearstiality
"the're no rules in the rulebook that says bears cant be soldiers"
Its tru.
I'm sorry did you just "AIR BUD" World War 2, because I'm kinda ok with that.....
They bear arms
Steward: You can't bring your pets on this ship. Soldiers only.
LC: Who, this bear?! This bear is a serviceman! He's ...Private Wojtek, you insolent fool!
When you realize this Bear's life story is more interesting than yours currently
That is right ,funny:)
true lol
I don't mind.
Meaning of his name is interesting. Wojtek is short for Wojciech. Wojciech means "warrior enjoying fight" or "joyfull warrior". It is the best name for bear soldier :D
Like the goalkeeper from Juventus?
@@souza9077 Yes. Wojtek Szczęsny. "Wojciech" is official name, "Wojtek" is for friends, familly etc.
Yeah they said the meaning of his name in the video
He’s just vibin 🐻
Woj - wojna - war, ciech - cieszyc, pociecha - happiness
This does not ruin history . It makes it better
Captain Deadpool oh captain my captain
April Fools I guess?
Captain Deadpool, true
Exactly!!
Not April fools
“Bears are the most deadly animal on earth,”
Hippos: “Are we a joke to you?!”
yeah really lol, oh Ryan...
i think polar bears deserve a mention just because normally, carnivores have some reluctance towards attacking humans (or prey in general) because they know they risk injury by approaching us. a polar bear will just come and GET you
@@funnyfroggiealert1816 If you are ever attacked by a polar bear, know that it was pre-meditated. It know where you were 2 miles away and has been looking for you for long enough to have closed that distance. It wanted you dead long before you even knew you were being followed
@@XMorbidReignX i know mate i have coworkers who spend seasons in the arctic and the bears are straight up just observing them for days on end before approaching the camp. they used to shoot flare guns at them to scare them off, but it barely works anymore because the bears just aren't scared off by it. it's a real problem!
i love how ryan's like "the only valid bear is paddington"
Wojtek: Allow me to introduce myself
Nah wojtek is the only valid bead
“Today we are going to talk about the Unsolved Mystery of the Boy who kept starving bears in a barn”
I'm sorry I ruined your 69 likes
@@enbyapple3597 unforgivable
@@DaMaLoJo I said sorry though...
@@enbyapple3597 well ok, as messenger of the 69 gods, they forgive you
@@DaMaLoJo tell them I said thank you
So Shane is a demon, but after the exoskeleton comment, I think Ryan might be an alien
Why doesn't this have more likes
That explains why he's so into aliens
bruh.....
Wojtek, my boi! My late great-grandfather actually met him.
i have no idea why or how this comment goes very well with the eula profile pic
We (Poland) also had a bear in the army in the 1st World War - it was a polar bear called Baśka Murmańska.
Poland 🤝Bears in world wars
In Polish-Soviet war not WWI.
America: you need to bear arms to fight your enemies.
Poland: *arms bears*
"He reminded me I have a heart."
-Ryan B 2018
😂😂
68+
That's Ricky Goldsworth speaking.
My great-grandfather used to work with Wojtek
Wrecked Gaming was he as iconic as he seems?
Wow, that's way cool
Wrecked Gaming Same here
Kurt GoBang As far as I’m aware I think we know our family history thanks.
@@charlottelarkin755 fake and gay
Why is this on Ruining History? This makes history a hundred times more bear-able
XD
@The Number One Popcorn Lover why- why would you do that?...
Shut up with the puns
@@legionx4046 hope you're doing alright buddy
"Wojtek" WAS his first name though. It's the diminutive form of "Wojciech", which is a very common first name in Poland.
'Psst...Hey...soldier..want some...bears...'
Mineral aAA?? Not funny, Shane is gay too
Mineral aAA?? A "pretty" bear
Because he’s beary adorable
In searching for photos of this bear, I came across his official music video. ua-cam.com/video/-1uEn7dvne8/v-deo.html
#MaybeAChicagoBear #
Why do Shane and Ryan act like an old married couple who hate everything together.
Well With their own show, it shows a lot better lol
Jack Bright and now they have more than one show, it’s on the channel called “Watcher”
because they are one
*Polish Paddington goes to war*
Paddington: Modern Warfare
ryan: STOP ROMANTISIZING BEARS
everyone else on the panel: cute widdle bears :)
Anyone else thinking this story would make a FANTASTIC film? The story of a few polish soldiers and their bear during the war
Mason Mcleod in Poland they created a theatre play about wojtek, but I also think a movie about Wojtek would be great!
It is a film! The Bear Who Went To War!
That reminds me of "Czterej pancerni i pies" which was a black and white tv series back in the day about 4 polish soldiers who istead of a bear had a dog who travelled with them everywhere and got into a lot of stuff along their side.
Omg it so would
“War bears”
This story is Poland in a nutshell.
Humor, Heroism, drinking and still somehow failing to keep their country unoccupied during the war.
I love my country.
Not really somehow... Image anyone else in our geographical and political situation, between Germans, that also attacked from north and soutch (Czehoslovakia) and east with Soviet Russia, while having almost little to none narutal barriers :P We did very well, considering theese facts.
@@alekjanowski9847 I just hate when someone think Czechosłowakia atacked us together with Germany and USSR.
They were already anexed- Slovakia was German puppet, and that country atacked us together with Germany in 1939, not Czechoslovakia.
@@starhalanonim2859 I meant teritory, but I see your point my mistake! :P
@@alekjanowski9847 Ok, no problem.
Around one month ago someone told me, that Czechoslovakia atacked us together with Germany- since then I make sure to correct these who think so.
This truly makes me proud to be of polish descent
I wonder what the enemy were like when they saw the bear.
“Is that a bear?”
“Your drunk.”
“Wait. Is that enemy?”
“Oh FU-“
now imagined those Nazis wired on methamphetamine, as many were during World War 2, and they see a bear carrying artillery.
as a polak, i am proud to say that this bear served my people and my country
No. That soldier served your country and your people.
@@XMorbidReignX That's what they just said
@@XMorbidReignX I see there's a grammar Nazi among us ;)
Well I can guess everyone in your life hates you lmfao
I think that was a joke bruh relax
What a genuine Good Boy. He must have been exceptionally intelligent. There ought to be a movie made about him. He's the real MVP. What a legend.
SpoonCat there’s a movie that’s being made on him I don’t know what it’s called
SpoonCat the anticipation is... unbearable
@@danielblanken4523 get out
I mean Wojtek did scared sh**less of an Arab spy when the door to shower was ajar it even makes the Arab spy tell every secrets
Anybody interested in started and/or chipping in for a Wojtek documentary? I’m betting a Kickstarter and a good director would get things off the ground.
"Give the bear a hug, Ryan"
"No cause then tears will fall out"
There's a real footage of bear actually wrestling. What you must understand, that Wojtek found his family, and thought was one of them - a human!
He also caught a German spy, no joke.
"Problems with his esophagus"
When I look at his collar , I can't help myself but wonder if them tightening the collar had something to do with it. But in the beginning, they noted that Wojek had swallowing issues as a cub. If he had a medical condition, and STILL served?!? Rest in peace
In case anyone was wondering, no, this is not an April fools joke. I looked this up (so no one else would have to) and wojtek did in fact exist and was in fact a bear. The more you know
it's xander unless they created fake web content just to really gettcha 😂 jk
It's a well-known story in Poland so yes it is true :D
There's a statue for him in Edinburgh and it's adorable
Oliwia S How cute
it's xander I am also polish and I hear about Wojtek he is one of the best things ever
anyone going to mention Stubby the war dog who served in ww1 in 1917 and 1918 he had a adorable little jacket and then got little medals or Peter the Pigeon who also served in ww1 he served a bullet then nearly ripped his leg out after carrying a paper requesting the rescue of 1,000 men stuck far behind enemy lines...he also had a little jacket and won little medals.
Wasn't the pidgeon called Cher Ami?
I think the pigeon was called Cher Ami
The taxidermist of Cher ami found out she was actually a girl. A true feminist icon
Or how about Unsinkable Sam(a cat)?? He had been onboard everything ranging from a German battleship to a British cruiser to a British aircraft carrier. His story is rather captivating too
I read abt this in my STAAR test lmao
This story reminds me of the stories my grandfather in law told me from his time in the Royal Navy. He was often in the East and talked about his pet capuchin monkey Captain Blye that he bought from a market. He also told us a story of the ship’s pet budgie and how he would sit on the edge of a pint and sip the ale, falling on his back after he drank too much. Unfortunately one day he fell back on the ground and was accidentally stepped on. They gave him a proper funeral at sea, wrapping him in the Union Jack in a tiny coffin.
My grandfather in law recently passed away. I miss him. RIP Grandad ❤️
That reminds me of my Grandmother who worked in the Army during the war on an anti aircraft site. One day the battery's mascot, a bulldog, was run over by a car and killed instantly. The battalion commander had everyone turned out in best uniform, held a full burial service for a fallen soldier with full honours and had his brother from the local RAF base arrange for a flypast of a Spitfire!
To this day, once a year, she goes to where the dog is supposed to be buried and places flowers down
Wojtek’s highest rank was Corporal. He was promoted for courage under fire.
*the hills are alive with the sound of*
*W A R*
lmao
and.rosie tHaTs So PoEtIc
What is some one sang Do re mi fa so la ti do. The sound of music version in front of him. ( I mean he died before it was made but still)
😂😂😂👏👏👏 OMG I CANT BREATHEEEEEE
NO. With the sound of BEARS
I am so glad this is the Ruining History for today
It is not covered in this show, how painful for all of them, for soldiers and for Woytek itself, was leaving him in the ZOO. In the book about Woytek, it is the most tragic chapter, squeezing tears from every reader's eyes.
Having watched a few Ruining History episodes, I realized how evil Ryan is. His remarks are dark, and he said them as if he was looking forward to it.
AH M It’s Ricky starting to gain more control of him!
petition to make this story an animated movie lol?
MiaFlower id prefer a live action version
Kate Elizabeth no humans were harmed in the filming of this movie
It probably exists already
Nyxl No bears were harmed in the filming of this movie😂🐻🐻
Check out Wojtek. Niedźwiedź, który poszedł na wojnę (2011)
(Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War). Apparently it's a documentary.
I googled images of him. Damn hes a cute bear.
The bear who have his own beer! Its called Miś Wojtek
I am inlove with this bear 💕❤️🐻
Ikr
I like the pictures where he's playfully biting one of the soldiers arms
heyysimone I hope he's remembered through out humanity.
Wojtek is in Heaven waiting to greet all the soldiers in need of comfort. Make that bear the patron saint of military men (and women)
" He was real. He really helped us" 🥺❤️ omg. 😭
i’m just laying in bed at 1 am, crying over a bear that lived way before i was born.
I cry too
Same
"THAT BEING SAID" *Ryan-ing intensifies*
Coyote the Pangolin is it bad that I read that in Ryan's voice? 😂
"1940's were like Pokemon" 😂
particularly the Japanese. Boom. Boom. Literally
no one:
ryan: *bears are bloodthirsty villains* nevermind i love that bear
immediate next Ruining History episode: Saving Ryan's Privates (being kicked in by wojtek fans)
I love Sarah and Shane nodding to each other agreeing that they will get a bear for their apartment to keep Ryan out 😂
Their minor interactions are one of the best parts of Ruining History.
Look at my pretty bear
I wish this show and Unsolved Mysteries weren't on Buzzfeed so I didn't have to admit I watch Buzzfeed.
Openingband same here
Mood
same hun
Openingband Buzzfeed Blue is the only Buzzfeed that you need to watch.
Honestly the shame is crippling
This, was not an episode of ruining history. This was an episode of fixing history.
"Gonna be even more adorable when he starts ripping out people's spines"
They'd be nazi spines...I'm ok with that!
*"IT SAYS HERE YOU'RE A BEAR"*
best line ever
rip wojtek 1942-1963
That bear lived a long and joyful life
And he sured loves his cigarettes!
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SuccessfullShoeShop 21 years?
SuccessfullShoeShop sorry just searched up. It’s 22 years for a male bear. I’m from the U.K. so there’s not a lot of bear talk where I am from.
My great-grandfather was one of the soldiers who served in those ranks with Wojtek.
Fun fact, Wojtek wasn’t the only military bear in the Polish army, he wasn’t even the first one :P During World War 1, Polish soldiers found themselves in northern Russia, where they found a polar bear and named it Baśka(which was a popular name for a girl in Poland at that time). She got back to Poland after the end of WW1(and after Poland regained independence), and even got to meet General Piłsudski, who was the most important person in the country(he played a major role in regaining independence after 123 years of being wiped out from the map). Sadly, her story is not as happy as Wojtek’s and does not have a happy ending. She was killed in 1919, after escaping her soldier comrades and going to the nearby village. People living there did not know that the bear was domesticated(sort of, not to the extent Wojtek was, she was behaving more or less like a dog) and in self defence killed her :(
So, yeah… taking bears into army during world wars is just our thing 😅
This wasn't ruining history, it was making it better.
Mini Bat preach the truth
16:59 - 19:36
"it gets a bit emotional from here on out"
Me: okay sure, yeah yeah
Video:
Me: *sweats from eyes*
Audrey Milton same im crying
17:29 the narration make me chocked up, realizing that wojtek is not only a bear but also a brother in arms to polish soldier
Just found some actual footage Wojtek. He's freaking adorable and his story is hilarious and wholesome.
Andrew saying 'adorable' with a completely emotionless face is my constant mood
Jeez...
Hey Hollywood, where's the Wojtek movie we all deserve?
How is that not a thing already
mana_narie x there’s a documentary
Two-Face where can I find this
Gage Bailey I just googled his name and it came up
its not about americans so they dont care jhbgvfcdxgghh
USA: we have the right to bear arms
Poland: we have the right to arm bears
“Is your brain that fast that you’re actually picturing the terrain right now?”
“... ...yes!”
'Is your knowledge of geography so vast that your actually picturing the terrain rn?'
i truly expected that he would have like attacked one of his comrades but he didn't cause he's a lit bear
I hope that's also a pun for the cigarette thing
li yeya you know it😏
a brown bears life expectancy is 20-25 years and for Wojtek to live 23 years and swallow and eat lit cigarettes is pretty great
Wojtek was raised by soldiers so he acted like one and acted like a human, that’s why he was so friendly towards people he knew and why he was one of the villagers in the Scottish village, but his bear instinct kicked in when he saw the other bear
This didn't ruin history, it made history better!! And listening to this story, you figure what type of men these soldiers were. They raised a young bear into someone more human than the rest of us. This is so heart warming.
Imagine wojtek and Michael chatting it up in heaven eating some cigs and remembering that one time wojtek kicked Michael's butt.
:')
Every day I learn a new weird thing about WW2
Do you know about the Jack Churchill, a member of the British army who fought with a longbow, bagpipes, and Scottish broadsword and SURVIVED.
The King of the Virgins I didn't! Thanks for telling me, I will look him up 😌
deadlyNightshade789 same
deadlyNightshade789 most of facts about ww2 are horrible, not weird, so I fon't know where you are learning those
deadlyNightshade789 look up. Operation five cherry blossoms at night.
Love this story. I live in Montana, and there's a halfway famous grizzly bear that lives with a couple 45 minutes down the road. The bear legit rides around in the guys pickup. He also loves beer.
I am genuinely curious if I was the only one to set a reminder on my phone for today (April 8: when Wojtek was found by the polish soldiers)
Either way you should to; best way to start your day knowing the best bear was found today years a
go.
He chicc he protec but he also love dem cigarette
History was not ruined, it was improved
XD I distinctly remember having an online friend call me this, because of the translation that meant ‘joyful warrior’, I was confused but still thought it was kinda adorable
This video is perfect for a good cry.
Ryan: 'I was getting choked up too. It reminded me, I have a heart.'
It's scary how much I relate to that sentence.
BEAR IS THICC 😂😂
May Warrior thiqq af
May Warrior shut up show respect to the men that died!!
The Poles took Monte Cassino in that battle, by the way....I have been to the rebuilt Abbey on top of Monte Cassino and visited the Polish cemetery there. Wojtek should have been proud in the role he played in that fight. What a good bear!
Never thought I’d cry watching one of these. He went out doing what he loved, swallowing lit cigarettes🤣