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Wojtek was adopted by the 2nd Polish Corps in 1943 after his mother was shot by hunters.
The Syrian brown bear travelled with them from the Middle East as they were deployed to Italy .
Allied soldiers described their shock at seeing the bear carrying artillery shells during the Battle of Monte Cassino .
The story of friendship and courage has been adapted for a production at Coventry's Albany Theatre .
The Bear Who Went to War by Alan Pollack is published by Old Barn Books.
The play runs at the Albany Theatre Coventry until 2 November .
Mrs Butler said she only recently heard of the production through her daughter-in-law.
"It's a small world and sometimes things just all align, don't they," she said.
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