Wojtek the soldier bear.
This game is realy amazing, when it arrived I had possibility to play with one guest from Padova (very interested to the story of Montecassino), one from Poland (son of one of the soldier who fought the Battle of Cassino) and two friend's young girls, we alls enjoyed and next day we went on the battlefield and visit the Polish War Cemetery. This game is realy amazing, when it arrived I had possibility to play with one guest from Padova (very interested to the story of Montecassino), one from Poland (son of one of the soldier who fought the Battle of Cassino) and two of my nephews, we alls enjoyed and next day we went on the battlefield and visit the Polish War Cemetery. A realy extraordinary experience.
STORY
"A little orphan bear is adopted by Poles".
In April 1942, Polish soldiers were moving from Iran to Palestine, where they formed the
Polish II Corps. One day while marching they met a hungry Persian boy in whose luggage they discovered a small Syrian bear, barely alive. Who had entrusted that boy with a bear? Probably the little bear’s mother had been killed by hunters, and her offspring had been given to the boy. Or maybe the boy found the bear? A bear could be sold—and for poor mountain people, every way to
earn a penny was good. Fortunately for the boy—and for the bear!—the Polish soldiers liked the bear so much that they decided
to buy him from the boy. In fact, the Poles did
not have very much, but they offered a chocolate bar, some money, a Swiss army knife and—arguably the most important part of the deal—a large can of meat.
It is said that the purchase of the bear was suggested by Lieutenant Anatol Tarnowiecki, who wanted to surprise his sweetheart, Irena Bokiewicz. Irena was delighted with the gift. But the bear was very small and could eat neither meat nor bread. They had to dilute condensed milk with water, pour it into a bottle, and feed the little bear with a cloth teat.
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"A little orphan bear is adopted by Poles".
In April 1942, Polish soldiers were moving from Iran to Palestine, where they formed the
Polish II Corps. One day while marching they met a hungry Persian boy in whose luggage they discovered a small Syrian bear, barely alive. Who had entrusted that boy with a bear? Probably the little bear’s mother had been killed by hunters, and her offspring had been given to the boy. Or maybe the boy found the bear? A bear could be sold—and for poor mountain people, every way to
earn a penny was good. Fortunately for the boy—and for the bear!—the Polish soldiers liked the bear so much that they decided
to buy him from the boy. In fact, the Poles did
not have very much, but they offered a chocolate bar, some money, a Swiss army knife and—arguably the most important part of the deal—a large can of meat.
It is said that the purchase of the bear was suggested by Lieutenant Anatol Tarnowiecki, who wanted to surprise his sweetheart, Irena Bokiewicz. Irena was delighted with the gift. But the bear was very small and could eat neither meat nor bread. They had to dilute condensed milk with water, pour it into a bottle, and feed the little bear with a cloth teat.
