The Heart-Melting Story Of Wojtek, The Soldier Bear

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  • čas přidán 26. 01. 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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  • @thestorybehind7662
    @thestorybehind7662  Před 5 lety +4661

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

    • @MrCohel
      @MrCohel Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +10

      what's the name of the music you used?

    • @jennmarjpacilan8752
      @jennmarjpacilan8752 Před 5 lety +2

      Aww I wish that is my pet

    • @michicon5758
      @michicon5758 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +2

      @@camronrapp4146 I second this!

  • @toastfairy5546
    @toastfairy5546 Před 4 lety +9275

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

  • @AcidAroma
    @AcidAroma Před 4 lety +4483

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

    • @gangadevi2784
      @gangadevi2784 Před 4 lety +192

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

    • @augerspyramid9466
      @augerspyramid9466 Před 4 lety +6

      Ganga Devi is that because the crates were too heavy

    • @pajama5798
      @pajama5798 Před 4 lety +131

      @@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 Před 4 lety +60

      That is polish way....

    • @closet_dude3522
      @closet_dude3522 Před 4 lety +63

      British army:understandable have a great day

  • @Bristecom
    @Bristecom Před 3 lety +2227

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

    • @Hayden11335
      @Hayden11335 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +101

      @@Hayden11335 plus since we was raised with humans and drank beer and cigarettes I don't think he'll survive in nature

    • @Hayden11335
      @Hayden11335 Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @Hayden11335
      @Hayden11335 Před 2 lety +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

    • @Hayden11335
      @Hayden11335 Před 2 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1324

    It's enough to make a grown man cry

    • @palmthief339
      @palmthief339 Před 2 lety +29

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

    • @tahmkench118
      @tahmkench118 Před 2 lety +27

      And that's okay

    • @monkeyman2432
      @monkeyman2432 Před 2 lety +7

      Damn right

    • @janwaynes.4713
      @janwaynes.4713 Před 2 lety +2

      Cloudy with a chance of meatballs reference

    • @YogsenForfoth
      @YogsenForfoth Před rokem +4

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

  • @cruton8_6
    @cruton8_6 Před 4 lety +2021

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

  • @sax8592
    @sax8592 Před 4 lety +3615

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

    • @LilBigBriggi
      @LilBigBriggi Před 4 lety +82

      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 Před 4 lety +24

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

    • @pigmarshalltardigrade4637
      @pigmarshalltardigrade4637 Před 4 lety +3

      So true!

    • @-tv6906
      @-tv6906 Před 4 lety +3

      Very humorous.

    • @victorp0957
      @victorp0957 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @wajinshu
    @wajinshu Před 2 lety +865

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

    • @lalagirl211
      @lalagirl211 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +16

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

    • @abdouaboud7490
      @abdouaboud7490 Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @kaijuar2003
      @kaijuar2003 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +18

      @@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 Před 3 lety +493

    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 Před rokem +34

      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 Před 5 měsíci +7

      I would feel fucking unstoppable with a bear on my side

  • @MuhammadAhmed-tk9sj
    @MuhammadAhmed-tk9sj Před 4 lety +2276

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

  • @rated-x8512
    @rated-x8512 Před 4 lety +5206

    Imagine a bear telling you his grandpa served in ww2

    • @mustafayousif2538
      @mustafayousif2538 Před 4 lety +50

      This comment is so underrated.

    • @randomgurl5025
      @randomgurl5025 Před 4 lety +7

      Huh

    • @Mizzriah
      @Mizzriah Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +5

      RATED-X ! On some Bojack Horseman shit

    • @user-iv9hu1db7u
      @user-iv9hu1db7u Před 4 lety +7

      that would be grand grand pa

  • @todddenio3200
    @todddenio3200 Před rokem +112

    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 Před rokem +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 Před 11 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @joolspirog
    @joolspirog Před rokem +59

    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 Před 5 měsíci +1

      My father was also in the 1st armoured division.

    • @dragonmaster909
      @dragonmaster909 Před 5 měsíci +2

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

    • @blueyandicy
      @blueyandicy Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @dragonmaster909
      @dragonmaster909 Před 3 měsíci

      @@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.

    • @davidtkocz8356
      @davidtkocz8356 Před 13 dny

      I saw him too, in Edinburgh Zoo. I went with my Babcia who was visiting us from Chorzów Poland. It was about 1960.

  • @m1l22
    @m1l22 Před 4 lety +6049

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

  • @bakainu3559
    @bakainu3559 Před 5 lety +3043

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

    • @thegamerguy8420
      @thegamerguy8420 Před 5 lety +34

      I had a laugh about this

    • @jebacpis869
      @jebacpis869 Před 5 lety +9

      Freddy Fazbear as it's finest

    • @jebacpis869
      @jebacpis869 Před 5 lety +2

      @@wozza2154 My?

    • @theconsul6615
      @theconsul6615 Před 5 lety +32

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

    • @dericksmith2137
      @dericksmith2137 Před 5 lety +5

      Perfect comment Yash. Very funny.

  • @TrapperTVFoss
    @TrapperTVFoss Před 3 lety +626

    This is an awesome story! Made my day!

  • @solsdadio
    @solsdadio Před 3 lety +114

    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.

  • @marbre1318
    @marbre1318 Před 4 lety +14050

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

    • @HenryBlackwell
      @HenryBlackwell Před 4 lety +264

      sadly be incredibly difficult

    • @anger_issues8419
      @anger_issues8419 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +23

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

    • @97napolitano
      @97napolitano Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +4

      MAR Bre13 me

  • @roasted__night4806
    @roasted__night4806 Před 4 lety +1548

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

    • @frodobaggins1230
      @frodobaggins1230 Před 4 lety +39

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

    • @balex1109
      @balex1109 Před 4 lety +93

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

    • @frodobaggins1230
      @frodobaggins1230 Před 4 lety +3

      @@balex1109 😂

    • @trashcantacos
      @trashcantacos Před 4 lety +4

      @@balex1109 lmfao 😂

    • @mainepants
      @mainepants Před 4 lety +9

      Especially when you have to salute him!

  • @winnieladyofthedulcimer
    @winnieladyofthedulcimer Před 3 lety +230

    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 Před 2 lety +12

      God bless him for his service! 🇵🇱🙏

    • @TeddyBear-ii4yc
      @TeddyBear-ii4yc Před 7 měsíci +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.

  • @ElyBog1
    @ElyBog1 Před 3 lety +468

    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 Před 2 lety +163

      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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +17

      @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 Před 2 lety +69

      @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 Před 2 lety +14

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

  • @moduman0072
    @moduman0072 Před 5 lety +5130

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

  • @michaelderousse7519
    @michaelderousse7519 Před 4 lety +614

    Imagine your about to fire on an enemy artillery truck and then a bear just waddles out carrying ammo and has a cigarette in his mouth.

    • @num8ers711
      @num8ers711 Před 4 lety +23

      I'd turn over myself.

    • @TheShadowMoto
      @TheShadowMoto Před 4 lety +30

      I would turn myself over asking if there could be anyway to fight on their side! I would absolutely die for the chance to be able to just hang out and chill with a ammo carrying, drinking and smoking, badass bear that loves to rough it!

    • @WhitShiro
      @WhitShiro Před 4 lety +9

      Michael DeRousse I would hold fire and give up just to see the bear

    • @chillsips9036
      @chillsips9036 Před 4 lety +1

      The Shadow`Moto even if you had to join axis?

    • @halamadruuid2380
      @halamadruuid2380 Před 4 lety +2

      Nah in Russia that's just ol' grizzly from the neighborhood

  • @23Bulik
    @23Bulik Před 2 lety +81

    Nasz kochany MISIU, pozostaniesz zawsze w naszej pamięci!!

  • @theapachevikingnomadfromhell
    @theapachevikingnomadfromhell Před 9 měsíci +15

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

  • @ElJags
    @ElJags Před 4 lety +5002

    imagine having a lower rank than a bear

    • @Stenominator
      @Stenominator Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +312

      i'd be fucking honored

    • @purin5167
      @purin5167 Před 4 lety +80

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

    • @ImxAdon
      @ImxAdon Před 4 lety +101

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

    • @resu2026
      @resu2026 Před 4 lety +4

      hahahahaha!

  • @Astroponicist
    @Astroponicist Před 10 měsíci +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.

  • @spirokaci
    @spirokaci Před 2 lety +27

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

  • @maxhaly1612
    @maxhaly1612 Před 5 lety +2999

    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 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +7

      A human War!

    • @KAMIKAZE-dk8xd
      @KAMIKAZE-dk8xd Před 5 lety +7

      This is underated

    • @pdswrld5200
      @pdswrld5200 Před 5 lety +4

      You right there A legend 💯

  • @MrThemob11
    @MrThemob11 Před 4 lety +3594

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

    • @Cuban20
      @Cuban20 Před 4 lety +35

      The best version of this Meme so far

    • @JM-tf4nk
      @JM-tf4nk Před 4 lety +10

      Lmao

    • @yalyash
      @yalyash Před 4 lety +4

      You copied that off reddit

    • @MrThemob11
      @MrThemob11 Před 4 lety +15

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

    • @yalyash
      @yalyash Před 4 lety

      Forgot CZcams 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.

  • @dustinbone4942
    @dustinbone4942 Před 3 lety +71

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

    • @dej25
      @dej25 Před 3 lety +3

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😝😝

  • @cas9007
    @cas9007 Před 3 lety +43

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

  • @matteofranceschi4487
    @matteofranceschi4487 Před 5 lety +7641

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

  • @joemamma3272
    @joemamma3272 Před 4 lety +535

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

    • @DasCODE
      @DasCODE Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @alienx097
    @alienx097 Před 2 lety +342

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

  • @bozhi1217
    @bozhi1217 Před 9 měsíci +6

    One of the best polish soldiers.
    RIP Wojtek
    From Bulgaria

  • @matthewrarig6760
    @matthewrarig6760 Před 5 lety +3551

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

  • @wuh-huw9950
    @wuh-huw9950 Před 5 lety +1821

    Everybody gangsta till they see a bear on enemy lines

    • @yael6629
      @yael6629 Před 5 lety +4

      Hahaha

    • @ilikeemericas
      @ilikeemericas Před 5 lety +26

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

    • @zen528
      @zen528 Před 5 lety +2

      WhydoU Needit and drank beer lmao

    • @ilikeemericas
      @ilikeemericas Před 5 lety +6

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

    • @j-sant-animations8105
      @j-sant-animations8105 Před 5 lety +2

      Haha! This one got me good. Great comment here

  • @groupb5420
    @groupb5420 Před 3 lety +48

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

  • @AllyaComfreak
    @AllyaComfreak Před rokem +10

    That bear must have been one hell of a morale booster

  • @TheWalkingRed
    @TheWalkingRed Před 4 lety +1600

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

  • @BanksDrinnen
    @BanksDrinnen Před 5 lety +2125

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

    • @arturbonkowski4503
      @arturbonkowski4503 Před 5 lety +185

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

    • @atilioarchilochus2488
      @atilioarchilochus2488 Před 5 lety +13

      lol that's hilarious

    • @TheGuywithnolife
      @TheGuywithnolife Před 5 lety +2

      beer*

    • @RorySinn
      @RorySinn Před 5 lety +74

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

    • @andreafangman7582
      @andreafangman7582 Před 5 lety +6

      Banks Drinnen eating a cigarette you mean 😂

  • @user-tp8jl8iw5r
    @user-tp8jl8iw5r Před 3 lety +13

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

  • @prashanthbk3760
    @prashanthbk3760 Před 3 lety +12

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

  • @TubeRJF
    @TubeRJF Před 4 lety +1041

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

    • @johnnyparker9928
      @johnnyparker9928 Před 4 lety +22

      Absolutely the most brilliant comment!

    • @Thr33.Sid3z
      @Thr33.Sid3z Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @sailordoc2007
      @sailordoc2007 Před 4 lety +4

      Very witty 👌🏽

    • @hubertsochalski3060
      @hubertsochalski3060 Před 4 lety +3

      Wierzymy w to co jest pod ręką 😂

    • @TubeRJF
      @TubeRJF Před 4 lety

      @@hubertsochalski3060
      -
      zabawny

  • @vastolorde9586
    @vastolorde9586 Před 5 lety +2463

    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).

  • @adamkorniak255
    @adamkorniak255 Před 3 lety +10

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

  • @olives4143
    @olives4143 Před rokem +13

    Quite literally the strongest soldier to have ever lived

  • @ninepuchar1
    @ninepuchar1 Před 5 lety +2857

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

    • @russmartin9549
      @russmartin9549 Před 5 lety +82

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

    • @NODAK9
      @NODAK9 Před 5 lety +63

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

    • @NODAK9
      @NODAK9 Před 5 lety +3

      @scott warwick
      Wojtek

    • @Etechization
      @Etechization Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +16

      probably the only reason they let their regiment keep the bear

  • @bokute2020
    @bokute2020 Před 4 lety +1922

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

    • @BartekSt90
      @BartekSt90 Před 4 lety +23

      That's how we Poles roll!

    • @wiktoriawolak1900
      @wiktoriawolak1900 Před 4 lety +13

      @@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 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @liverpool5146
      @liverpool5146 Před 4 lety

      @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 Před 4 lety +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?

  • @Doguelife
    @Doguelife Před 3 lety +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 Před 5 měsíci

      W Polsce i we Włoszech też jest pomnik

  • @Empurioss
    @Empurioss Před 5 měsíci +3

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

  • @williamedwards1480
    @williamedwards1480 Před 4 lety +4938

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

    • @Ppareja1976
      @Ppareja1976 Před 4 lety +642

      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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +101

      MAN!!! Probably got extremely depressed

    • @aaronlopez3585
      @aaronlopez3585 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +12

      William Edwards why not let him in the wild?

  • @mrcisgenstraightwhitemale2246
    @mrcisgenstraightwhitemale2246 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +34

      @@nathansugden9332 just like John j Rambo ..

    • @slowcarracing3025
      @slowcarracing3025 Před 5 lety +67

      Bro that face is so punchable 😂😂😂

    • @fihilist
      @fihilist Před 5 lety +98

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

    • @_theballadofbort5861
      @_theballadofbort5861 Před 5 lety +203

      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

  • @johngreen9830
    @johngreen9830 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +1

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

  • @meimei-le3fe
    @meimei-le3fe Před 3 lety +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.

  • @hansvonessen6259
    @hansvonessen6259 Před 5 lety +661

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

    • @viktorthevictor6240
      @viktorthevictor6240 Před 5 lety +21

      @carmena
      You gotta go sometime...

    • @motodin4210
      @motodin4210 Před 5 lety +44

      @carmena probably wouldn't survive the wild

    • @nggaknormal
      @nggaknormal Před 5 lety +7

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

    • @touya-san_omannuevo2071
      @touya-san_omannuevo2071 Před 5 lety +4

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

    • @Kimi-uk6lf
      @Kimi-uk6lf Před 5 lety +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

  • @TheCeiteach
    @TheCeiteach Před 4 lety +1071

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

  • @personaldove
    @personaldove Před 2 lety +12

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

  • @socorrocbenitez
    @socorrocbenitez Před 3 lety +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).

  • @neutralman269
    @neutralman269 Před 3 lety +1257

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

    • @michaelsmith9714
      @michaelsmith9714 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @a.k8185
      @a.k8185 Před 3 lety

      @@michaelsmith9714 it was copyed

    • @a.k8185
      @a.k8185 Před 3 lety

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

    • @Faith_Pride
      @Faith_Pride Před 2 lety +7

      *Right to arm bears*

    • @chehystpewpur4754
      @chehystpewpur4754 Před 2 lety +2

      edit * in poland bears armed us...

  • @ausi2
    @ausi2 Před 5 lety +2023

    He protecc
    He attac
    But most importantly he brings ammunition back

    • @fecardona
      @fecardona Před 5 lety

      awesomeA6 - FN like tucker budzyn!

    • @missyb9438
      @missyb9438 Před 5 lety +8

      Not Austinnn fuck off with that pathetic bullshit🖕🏻

    • @qwasoby9738
      @qwasoby9738 Před 4 lety +11

      Bacc**

    • @qwasoby9738
      @qwasoby9738 Před 4 lety +8

      @@missyb9438 bruh you mad xD

    • @ausi2
      @ausi2 Před 4 lety +8

      @@missyb9438 someone woke up on their bad side

  • @tonytheabc
    @tonytheabc Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @joolspirog
    @joolspirog Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @Diego5151999
      @Diego5151999 Před rokem +1

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

    • @joolspirog
      @joolspirog Před rokem

      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

  • @marc789
    @marc789 Před 5 lety +1481

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

    • @johnnynavarra2818
      @johnnynavarra2818 Před 5 lety +33

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

    • @thebranch4756
      @thebranch4756 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +24

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

    • @jessesimons6537
      @jessesimons6537 Před 5 lety +2

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

  • @PaxSoldaat
    @PaxSoldaat Před 5 lety +2069

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

    • @B6kmd
      @B6kmd Před 5 lety +123

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

    • @domesticrifles4068
      @domesticrifles4068 Před 5 lety +65

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

    • @maltenymberg7987
      @maltenymberg7987 Před 5 lety +28

      pizzamx I would be scared shitless

    • @dimasprasetiya7286
      @dimasprasetiya7286 Před 5 lety +11

      Well anime does that

    • @yatas024
      @yatas024 Před 5 lety +51

      Imagine having an ak47 during world war 2

  • @orange-one
    @orange-one Před 3 lety +16

    this is heart warming and heart breaking at the same time

  • @ThatKidWitTheAfro
    @ThatKidWitTheAfro Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @karlsonkowalsky441
      @karlsonkowalsky441 Před rokem +1

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

  • @tshawtshi3040
    @tshawtshi3040 Před 4 lety +1469

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

    • @aaronlopez3585
      @aaronlopez3585 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @tshawtshi3040
      @tshawtshi3040 Před 4 lety +16

      @@NannupTiger his cellmates* :D

    • @claireosborne692
      @claireosborne692 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety

      @@claireosborne692 it was a joke I can verify that

  • @unknownfromkashmir
    @unknownfromkashmir Před 4 lety +1371

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

    • @BamBlam
      @BamBlam Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @santi7059
      @santi7059 Před 3 lety +12

      He understood kurwa

    • @VI-pp4jo
      @VI-pp4jo Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @checktheplaylist101
      @checktheplaylist101 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @user-cx4ly5bs1g
    @user-cx4ly5bs1g Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @mitchconner2021
    @mitchconner2021 Před rokem +4

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

  • @BurgerBoi2911
    @BurgerBoi2911 Před 5 lety +1079

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

    • @hosshydraa1181
      @hosshydraa1181 Před 5 lety +13

      😂😂

    • @shoesrmyhobby
      @shoesrmyhobby Před 5 lety +8

      Nae mate we ppl talk like bears theres no big difference

    • @Fadilanse
      @Fadilanse Před 5 lety +2

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

    • @absolutemadlad4306
      @absolutemadlad4306 Před 5 lety +1

      reminds me of the dovah bear animated series lol

  • @cyprys2137
    @cyprys2137 Před 3 lety +3810

    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 Před 3 lety +160

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

    • @kacperschmidtke6675
      @kacperschmidtke6675 Před 3 lety +53

      They learned h8m that by giving him candys

    • @Shinyarc
      @Shinyarc Před 3 lety +287

      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 Před 3 lety +194

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

    • @umso4l
      @umso4l Před 3 lety +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.

  • @bubdubs5294
    @bubdubs5294 Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @overfoxed
    @overfoxed Před 3 lety +7

    Did anyone else tear up at this? So beautiful...

    • @WhiteEaglle86
      @WhiteEaglle86 Před 2 lety

      Im 35yo and cried, bro. The sad fact is that after all of that he has been living in the zoo. Okay, friends were visiting him, thats very good, but always it was like a prison. Thats very sad.

    • @Missditabomb
      @Missditabomb Před 3 měsíci

      @@WhiteEaglle86 No. Apparently he was well-adjusted and HAPPY.

  • @bakainu3559
    @bakainu3559 Před 5 lety +1172

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

  • @matthewblank8230
    @matthewblank8230 Před 4 lety +4259

    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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +102

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

    • @spectre2891
      @spectre2891 Před 4 lety +183

      He can bear the nicotine and alcohol

    • @wizzlo3307
      @wizzlo3307 Před 4 lety +30

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

    • @mThund3R_
      @mThund3R_ Před 4 lety +56

      @@wizzlo3307 Are you a bear?

  • @99maxim38
    @99maxim38 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @rockythesnailracechampion7144
    @rockythesnailracechampion7144 Před 5 lety +2323

    "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."

  • @ronyakim9198
    @ronyakim9198 Před 4 lety +12666

    They need to add him to call of duty

    • @schmot3396
      @schmot3396 Před 4 lety +345

      Ron GG haha a killstreak

    • @JonathanLopez-ps9kw
      @JonathanLopez-ps9kw Před 4 lety +270

      That would be fucking awesome

    • @spongebobbies
      @spongebobbies Před 4 lety +106

      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 Před 4 lety +114

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

    • @chillsips9036
      @chillsips9036 Před 4 lety +61

      bear artilary strike imbound, get to cover!

  • @mariuszmariusz1702
    @mariuszmariusz1702 Před 3 lety +7

    To mogło się wydarzyć tylko w Polskim wojsku.Wielki szacunek dla żołnierzy i samego szergowego Wojtka!!!

  • @igorsokolenko6144
    @igorsokolenko6144 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  •  Před 4 lety +1158

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

    • @intellicogroup405
      @intellicogroup405 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @davinparker3614
      @davinparker3614 Před 4 lety +28

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

    • @iLLntent
      @iLLntent Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @angelobalcueba7081
      @angelobalcueba7081 Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @amdchurro
      @amdchurro Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @phillip.km.7323
    @phillip.km.7323 Před 5 lety +8331

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

    • @miriam7779
      @miriam7779 Před 5 lety +263

      Hold my 🐻 .

    • @loohobbohoo9678
      @loohobbohoo9678 Před 5 lety +21

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

    • @alias9307
      @alias9307 Před 5 lety +33

      Your emojis ruined it.

    • @nifru1072
      @nifru1072 Před 5 lety +28

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

    • @anthonyking8852
      @anthonyking8852 Před 5 lety +6

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

  • @wobblywobblier
    @wobblywobblier Před 2 lety +7

    I am from England but I live in Poland and I know all about this bear.

  • @brandomikeman318
    @brandomikeman318 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Ive never been so emotional over a bear

  • @ImDieverse
    @ImDieverse Před 5 lety +1655

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

  • @andrdavi6520
    @andrdavi6520 Před 3 lety +807

    In my hometown Cassino,Italy ( where he fought) we recently built a sculpture of Wojtek.

    • @angierucinski5694
      @angierucinski5694 Před 2 lety +18

      ❤️❤️❤️

    • @wanttosayadrem2551
      @wanttosayadrem2551 Před 2 lety +52

      Thank you for this information. My father was fighting there. Best regards from Poland

    • @Creambrunette
      @Creambrunette Před 2 lety +7

      Serio, non ne avevo idea

    • @N238E
      @N238E Před rokem +1

      Show us please.

    • @nah5925
      @nah5925 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@N238EGoogle it beyaatch

  • @wrathschild9241
    @wrathschild9241 Před 2 lety +4

    Amazing! ❤️
    My mums from casino, she was a young child there when the war ended.
    I’ve never heard of the bear before though.

  • @offylordkman2817
    @offylordkman2817 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @KillNichMich
    @KillNichMich Před 5 lety +1946

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

    • @RainFunks
      @RainFunks Před 5 lety +19

      Bear: Can i drink it?

    • @hoytsigman5435
      @hoytsigman5435 Před 5 lety +5

      Not funny

    • @vivusbrydyr4039
      @vivusbrydyr4039 Před 5 lety +21

      @@hoytsigman5435 430+ people disagree

    • @YourBoyMatt
      @YourBoyMatt Před 5 lety +2

      This comment is underrated

    • @coffie4236
      @coffie4236 Před 5 lety +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.

  • @MayankRages
    @MayankRages Před 5 lety +629

    This content is what youtube should recommend

  • @jonnyreh001
    @jonnyreh001 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @daveking7536
    @daveking7536 Před 3 lety +12

    When you realized the bear actually had a better story to his life then u did

  • @zoowiee2851
    @zoowiee2851 Před 4 lety +1548

    Imagine just seeing a bear pop out of nowhere in the middle of a war smoking a cig
    Edit:damn 1.6k likes thanks Mates

    • @Jay-uo1sn
      @Jay-uo1sn Před 4 lety +13

      Jumping out like king Kong

    • @Set4LifeYT
      @Set4LifeYT Před 4 lety +36

      I would have caught a bullet or two from staring

    • @cringe_homestuck_fan3703
      @cringe_homestuck_fan3703 Před 4 lety +34

      The polish: boys were out of ammo!
      This bear: oh boy here I go
      Germans: oh shit they got a fucking bear dude wth

    • @jalapen-o5709
      @jalapen-o5709 Před 4 lety +6

      The perfect distraction, charge!

    • @kevynhansyn2902
      @kevynhansyn2902 Před 4 lety

      @zenigel ahhhhhh I see what you did there. Atta boy.

  • @Wakakakzi
    @Wakakakzi Před 5 lety +705

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

    • @2HeadEagle
      @2HeadEagle Před 5 lety +19

      Corporal

    • @Heisenberg355
      @Heisenberg355 Před 5 lety +22

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

    • @RimiruTemPest433
      @RimiruTemPest433 Před 5 lety

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

    • @cavareenvius7886
      @cavareenvius7886 Před 5 lety

      @@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 Před 5 lety

      And he will ha a red shirt

  • @emrecck
    @emrecck Před 3 lety +6

    Wojtek! We miss you 🥺❤️

  • @Luksis.
    @Luksis. Před 3 lety +3

    I believe this was a very special moment for all those soldiers around him...