More On Bamse

Bamse died from heart failure on July 22, 1944; he was seven years old. He received a military funeral with full honors. Hundreds attended his funeral; Norwegian sailors, Allied servicemen, local school children and townspeople as well.

Bamse was posthumously awarded the Norges Hundeorden on September 30, 1984 for his war service; he also received the PDSA Gold Medal in 2006 (known as George Cross for "animals"). Bamse was the only animal during World War II to receive the PDSA Gold Medal honor. A large bronze statue of Bamse was unveiled on October 17, 2006; it stands at Wharf Street in Montrose.

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