Mad Jack Churchill: The only archer and swordsman in world wars🏹⚔️

Would you believe me if I tell you that there was a man which used to fight with a bow and arrow during the WW1, not only did he fight but captivated 12 people? All this sounds absurd, but this man was real and was a total crazy. Using bow and arrow instead of guns, riding a bike for thousands of km crossing different countries despite the road unavailability and such craziness for a war that if a war is not going on in his own country, then moving to different counties to fight in a war. That’s how weird was John Churchill.

Born on 16 September 1906, John Churchill from the very start used to get bored quickly and always looked to do something interesting. When he newly joined the army, he used to carry an umbrella for his training on rainy days. No soldier may carry an umbrella in their training despite how much it’s raining. As a result, he got scolded by his senior officers, but don’t you dare to assume that he was a coward because the craziness and courage which he had might not be there in anyone. He was named Mad Jack or Fighting Jack for nothing. He always needed some excitement in his life. When the world was at peace between WW1 and d WW2, he traveled 7000 km from India to satisfy when there were not even proper roads in the country. But it didn’t satisfy him and he played bagpipe, not only did he play the instrument but achieved such excellence that he even secured the 2nd position in a bagpiper competition. Later, this adventurous man become passionate about archery and even started representing England in international tournaments. Though crazy, he was truly a daredevil.

He might be the only person who was happy when France declared war against Germany after joining hands with Britain, but things didn’t go the way he had expected. A saw new ray of hope arose when USSR attacked Finland as he wanted to fight only for an adrenalin rush! He wanted to fight the war but was called back as the German army attacked his country. He gathered a team and attacked the enemy with no plan. While other soldiers were using guns, he was slaughtering the enemies with his sword and bow, and arrow.

In 1943, when he had to defat German soldiers along with the Americans and Germany had highly advanced weapons. Even though the circumstances were against him, he was successful. He attacked the soldiers in the evening or night when the soldiers were tired. One night he exceeded all the limits when he located several German camps and captivated the German soldiers at the tip of his sword and captured over 50 soldiers only in one night! Even he was captured by the enemy after a few months, but somehow escaped along with his six other companions.

He was probably the only person who was sad when WW2 ended. After his retirement, he worked as a teacher in many army schools. Several attempts were made to kill him, but no one could ever lay even a scratch on him and he died naturally in 1996.

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