TheCircus Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) I present to you the manliest person alive.Captain Jack Churchill fought in WWII with a bow and arrow and a claymore (A SWORD). He captured an entire town himself and other other person. He was captured by the Germans and escaped twice.Choice cuts of awesome from the article;"One of his brother officers, an old friend, saw him about that time chugging across the Flanders plain on a motorcycle, his bow tied to the frame, arrows sticking out of one of the panniers on the back, a German officer’s cap hanging on the headlight. “Ah!” said Churchill, spotting his friend, “Hullo Clark! Got anything to drink?”"Once Churchill had dismounted, his friend noticed dried blood smeared across one ear and asked Churchill about the injury. German machine gun, said Churchill casually. His men had shouted at him to run but, he said, he was simply too tired. "He then waded ashore at the head of his men, sword in hand, and charged ahead, as one account put it, “into the thick smoke, uttering warlike cries.”For Churchill, the high point of the fighting was the night attack on a town called Piegoletti (sometimes Piegolelli). He organized his men into six parallel columns and, since the heavy undergrowth ruled out any chance of a silent advance, sent them charging through the darkness shouting “commando!” The yelling not only minimized the risk of Commandos shooting each other in the gloom, but also confused the German defenders, to whom this fierce shouting seemed to come from all directions in the blackness of the night. The attack carried all its objectives and bagged 136 prisoners.Source Edited September 17, 2008 by TheCircus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 haha, Thats mega !I love WW1 and 2 based history and i'd never heard about that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I read about this on damninteresting.com at some point and thought it was just as awesome then as I do now that I've been reminded of it. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 i want his babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 i want his babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 i want his babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_addison Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Now that would be a site to see, soem idiot running at germans with a sword Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Kay...That's pretty cool though, couldn't imagine someone doing that against the Germans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Lets not f**k up another thread that could actually be half decent if it stayed on theme. Getting sick of this forum just turning to shite on far too many theads.He sounds like a leg end to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 nutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 That's pretty impressive, although is it actually real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 In 1944, he led Number 2 Commando in Yugoslavia, where they supported the efforts of Tito's partisans. The commandos raided the German-held island of Brač and assaulted Hill 622. Only Captain Churchill and six others managed to reach the objective. A mortar shell killed or wounded everyone but Churchill, who played "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" on his pipes as the Germans advanced.Playing his bagpipes as the germans advanced. He is my role model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Was he mentally ill, atall?Or just incredibly abstract?The sort of person I admire, whichever way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Reminds me of that guy in Band of brothers who just ran head on into German occupied villages, through groups of enemy soldiers, and all the way back. All true aswell, as it was accounted by several guys who actually witnessed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 the mans a genius! see it wasnt the americans that saved us from ww2 it was this dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1806407 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Reminds me of that guy in Band of brothers who just ran head on into German occupied villages, through groups of enemy soldiers, and all the way back. All true aswell, as it was accounted by several guys who actually witnessed it!Best series ever! That man was a brave sod. Took the Germans about a minute to realize what was happening LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Might I draw your attention to the stats on the right of this page here.Fear the Finnish Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Also, the Finnish army have mutual support from the Swedish army. Who have one of the most advanced stealth navy in the world ! (Apparently) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Also, the Finnish army have mutual support from the Swedish army. Who have one of the most advanced stealth navy in the world ! (Apparently)So stealthy no-one knows about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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