Polar bear crossing - Modlin, Poland
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N 52° 26.211 E 020° 40.528
34U E 477938 N 5809676
A sign warning about polar bears on road leading to the Modlin fortress.
Waymark Code: WM16C34
Location: Mazowieckie, Poland
Date Posted: 06/27/2022
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[ENG] Polar bears in Poland? Don't worry, you are not in danger. The sign was put here in remembrance of Baska - a polar bear that used to live in Modlin fortress after World War I. The lady bear was bought by a soldier in some marketplace in Russia and soon became a part of his army unit. She was trained to become a soilder and learned to salute and march. When her unit got an order to come back to Poland, she also came. Unfortunately, she didn't enjoy a long and peaceful life in Modlin. She soon ran away and swam across the Vistula river, where she was killed.
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[PL] Niedzwiedzie Polarne w Polsce? Spokojnie, nie jestes w niebezpieczenstwie. Znak umieszczono tu by upamietnic Baske - niedzwiedzia polarnego, który zamieszkiwal twierdze Modlin po I wojnie swiatowej. Niedzwiedzica zostala zakupiona przez zolnierza na targuw Rosji i wkrótce wlaczono go do jego oddzialu. Przeszla trening wojskowy i nauczyla sie salutowac i maszerowac. Gdy jej oddzial dostal rozkaz powrotu do Polski, wrócila razem z nimi. Niestety nie cieszyla sie dlugim zyciem w twierdzy Modlin. Uciekla i przeplynela przez Wisle, gdzie zostala zabita.
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