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John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, meglio noto come Jack Churchill o con i soprannomi di Fighting Jack Churchill ("Jack Churchill il combattente") e Mad Jack ("Folle Jack") (Surrey o Hong Kong, 16 settembre 1906 – Surrey, 8 marzo 1996), è stato un militare britannico.
John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996) was a British Army officer. Nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", he fought in the Second World War with a longbow, a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword, and a set of bagpipes.
Major John Strange Spencer-Churchill DSO TD (4 February 1880 – 23 February 1947), known as Jack Churchill, was the younger son of Lord Randolph Churchill and his wife Jennie, and the brother of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Churchill.
The first German sentry post, manned by two men, was taken in silence. Jack Churchill, his sword blade gleaming in the night, appeared like a demon from the darkness, ordered “Haende hoch!” and got results.
19 ago 2023 · Arco, frecce, spada e cornamusa: la Seconda guerra mondiale di Jack Churchill. È difficile immaginare cosa pensò quell’ufficiale tedesco che, nel 1940, in Francia, si ritrovò una freccia conficcata nel petto. Attorno a lui infuriava una delle più grandi guerre mai combattute dall’umanità, con armi e mezzi ben lontani dai ...
Jack Churchill (1906 – 1996), sometimes known as “Fighting Jack” or “Mad Jack” Churchill is an outstanding example of how some individual officers fought World War Two in their own way and on their own terms, and succeeded.
3 gen 2023 · Also known as "Fighting Jack," British Army officer John "Mad Jack" Churchill became a legend for carrying his broadsword, longbow, and bagpipes into battle. From motorcycle adventurer to Nazi hunter to surfer, Mad Jack Churchill lived quite the life.
