This is the inspiring and charming true story of one of the Second World War\'s most unusual combatants - a 500-pound cigarette smoking, beer-drinking brown bear.
After the war, Wojtek, along with some of his Polish compatriots from II C.
Originally adopted as a mascot by the Polish Army in Iran, Wojtek soon took on a more practical role, carrying heavy mortar rounds for the troops and going on to play his part as a fully enlisted \'soldier\' with his own rank and number during the Italian campaign.
This is the inspiring and charming true story of one of the Second World War\'s most unusual combatants - a 500-pound cigarette smoking, beer-drinking brown bear