Old photo: Brown bear who participated in World War II, Wen Ke Sao Ke cute, carrying a gun.

In today's Britain, you may see a brown bear statue with two shells on the street. It is different from the cartoon image of Disney Mickey Mouse, but comes from the real history of World War II. This bear's name is Feytek. It helped allied soldiers transport shells in the Italian battlefield in the late World War II, and contributed its own strength to the victory of the war.

At the beginning of World War II, before the Middle East was affected, a little boy in Iran picked up a little brown bear. At that time, a Polish army was stationed near his home. In order to make a living, the little boy sold the little brown bear to the soldiers of this army. From then on, Feytek officially entered the military camp life and began his legendary bear fighting career.

This Polish army was actually homeless at this time. It was formed by the former Polish army prisoners after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war. After the German army invaded the Soviet Union, the Soviet army originally planned to organize it into the second Polish army, but its combat power was low and it was embarrassing. Later, it was simply pushed to the British. The British army provided its basic needs, and the strength of this army slowly recovered. Sergeant Bo named the bear Foytek, which means someone who likes fighting, but he didn't think of it before he became a prophet.

Feytek keeps moving with the troops. This unit set out from Iran and went to Iraq and Syria. Finally, he stayed in Egypt, waiting for the unified command of the British army. In Egypt, the Polish army was ordered to go to the Italian battlefield. Before leaving, Vojtek was in trouble. The British army said that only people with military status can board the ship, and Vojtek has no military status. At this time, Polish soldiers used their wild imagination to register for Vojtek. All kinds of human soldiers need to complete the file formalities. Finally, the British also have the beauty of adults, so that Feytek can board the ship smoothly.

Fojtek grew into an adult bear on the battlefield, helping human soldiers transport strategic materials such as artillery shells. In the battlefield filled with smoke, the bear walked to the trench with shells one by one, put down the shells and disappeared into the smoke. According to the memories of Polish soldiers at that time, the British soldiers who fought with them were frightened when they first saw the bear. However, with the gradual familiarity, the appearance of war bears has greatly boosted morale. In the later period of the war, due to the outstanding contribution of Feyetec, the company badge of the 22nd Transport Company to which he belongs was changed to the image of Feyetec holding shells, which is a classic image now seen in Britain.

At the end of the war, this unit was stationed in Beric. Vojtek's legendary experience deeply infected the local residents, and the reputation of War Bear spread and became famous all over the country. After the war, Polish soldiers were repatriated and their original establishment was revoked. At this time, the future of Vojtek has also become a big problem.

Finally, it was placed in Edinburgh Zoo by the British. For the rest of my life in the zoo, my former comrades in Voytek often visited me.

Feytek had a history of smoking during the war, and he was always angry when he received cigarette butts thrown by his comrades-in-arms over the fence. 19631February, Vojtek ended his long life as a bear for 22 years. Since then, its legendary story has been handed down from generation to generation by the British and eventually became a legend.