Chris WilliamsonThe Most Hardcore Animals In Military History - The Fat Electrician
Chris Williamson
Wartime animals 0:00
Wojtek, a Siberian brown bear picked up by Polish troops, learned to carry artillery shells to the guns and was even used to frighten an interrogated man. The bear became part of the unit's work and its stories.
Sergeant Reckless 1:30
During the Korean War, Marines bought a Mongolian mare in Seoul and trained her to haul ammunition up steep hills under fire. At Outpost Vegas, she carried shells and wounded men, then was smuggled back to the United States.
Rank and breeding 6:30
Reckless was given the rank of sergeant and had to be treated that way. Later, the Marines tried to breed her for future war horses, but the plan turned into a botched first pregnancy, then a public-relations stunt that helped inspire gender reveals.
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