Soldier Who Only use Sword and a Longbow in World War II
MAD JACK
In war deadly weapon is of one of the factors of victory. but it was not an obstacle for this man. only with a sword and a longbow he can kill his enemy.
Who is He ?
John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill—known as “Jack Churchill” to his friends, and later “Mad Jack” or “Fighting Jack”—was a professional soldier, son of an old Oxfordshire family. Born in Hong Kong, Churchill graduated from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in 1926 and was commissioned in the Manchesters, a storied regiment with battle honors dating back to the 18th century. The regiment had been raised as the 63rd and 96th Regiments of Foot and had shed their blood for Britain all across the world. Forty-two battalions of Manchesters served in World War I alone.
Before the outbreak of war in 1939, Jack was in Oslo, Norway, competing in the World Archery Championships. In '39, the championship was in the eighth year, and still runs until now, but during the war it did not work, and Jack Churchill had to find another place to showcase his abilities with this special weapon.
Churchill continued his mission after Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. As part of the British Expeditionary Forces to France, in May 1940, Churchill and his unit, the Manchester Regiment, attacked a German patrol in France. Churchill signaled to attack by cutting down Feldwebel's enemy (staff sergeant) with a spiked arrow, being the only British soldier known to have cut down the enemy with a bow in the war.
During his active period in the British army he managed to gain several awards :
Retirement
He retired from the army in 1959, with two awards of the Distinguished Service Order. In retirement, his eccentricity continued. He startled train conductors and passengers by throwing his briefcase out of the train window each day on the ride home. Churchill died on 8 March 1996 at 89 years old, in the county of Surrey. In March 2014, the Royal Norwegian Explorers Club published a book that featured Churchill, naming him as one of the finest explorers and adventurers of all time.
