There is still not a video game around that can capture all of Mad Jack's 100% REAL WW2 EXPLOITS
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- There are some people we ALL should know about. Jack Churchill is one of those people.
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#1 -- "Mad Jack" -- 0:40 -- His weapon choices during WW2 made him famous
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☠︎ Found the secret easter egg in today's video? Be the 1st to comment what it is and where it occurs in the video, and you will get pinned!! ☠︎
![[TF2] The Russian Bear Trap](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YFNSwz2_rOA/mqdefault.jpg)
7:55 SpongeBob in the window
You just beat me 😆
Never forget Mr Krabs sold Spongebob's soul for $0.62
Shit... I finally found it and you got it at the exact same time. I didn’t know it was spongebob.
Ahh dang I seen it in the window but couldn't tell it was SpongeBob. Good job
Dang your fast
Jack is like that guy in a video game who’s reached max level and is bored so he just runs around naked and punches everything
@Jim Eagle nice troll page
@Jim Eagle o Kay den
Holy shit you're right. Or more accurately imo, or at least in my personal experience, he was wearing RP gear irl. Fuck the stats when your class is English and you're that OP.
@Jim Eagle R/woooosh
@Jim Eagle LMAO now you being racist? OH LET ME GUESS a joke.
Jack didn't die, he just went on a more daring adventure.
Funny. That reminds me of a quote from Peter Pan. "To die will be an awfully big adventure" Lol.
@@nicolehegarty4749 like Imhotep said in the mummy. Death is only the beginning
“To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Great minds...
Imagine being a nazi in ww2 and getting iced by a damn bow and arrow like a pilgrim😂🤦♂️
Agreed
How boring this world would be without people like Jack. We so desperately need more of him. What an awesome human.
Desperately need him? What do you think this is, 18th Century?
@@skychieftain Uhm, are we no longer using the word desperately? I have no clue if you are trolling or serious, because I am laughing hard at your response. :)
@@denisechristie then you are dumber than I gave you credit for.
@@denisechristie Hmm?Be more specific and rational in your needs, I suppose.That's what actually meant what he said, which could have been elaborated and slightly more constructively critical as well,though.His weapon choice in modern 21st century combat or warfare,then no,humor,presence,personality and bravely ,yet silly risky actions,then sure..I suppose.. 🤔🤷♂😅👍👌🤙
@@emilatik8581 I thought skychief might have watched the video to see that Jack pretty much fought hand to hand combat, all while blowing away on the bagpipes. Also, the throwing his briefcase out of the train only to land in his yard, just amazing. I love kooky people like him. People are too damn serious today, it seems like no one laughs and any joke told will eventually find someone that gets offended by the joke. Can you imagine Richard Pryor, George Carlin, or Redd Foxx trying to break into comedy today.
When Chuck Norris goes to bed at night, he checks his closet for Mad Jack.
Gold!
And then when Chuck Norris finds Mad Jack, he begs him for permission to buy him a large stein of Samuel Adams, a platter of succulent bangers and mash, and a nice side of right properly boiled cabbage at the local pub. Then, when Mad Jack is finished with his meal of charity, Chuck Norris begs the Man to serenade him with the sweet yet shriekingly dulcet haunting warlike strains of the Highland Bagpipes.
This Chuck Norris does out of...
Well...
Respect,
Every single night;
Because even Chuck Norris requires a good night's sleep of 3.5 hours at a crack.
I can neither confirm nor deny that I ever indeed composed this particular reply as such.
@@stoneg.barrow9991 Gold!!
@@joelvonthrum8658 😊😊😊
Once again, my job here is done.
@@stoneg.barrow9991 epic
Mad Jack is the best example of “hold my beer”
FOR REAL!!!!😂😂😂
Homeboy got the ONLY confirmed kill with a bow and arrow 🤣🤣
Crumpets**
Mad lad
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Best part of every story in the world is: "and that's when I told so-and-so to hold my beer" then followed with end of that story of course
Mad Jack, an honoury Scottsman by all regards! He killed life instead of letting life kill him, all the while in a kilt. Legend.
My great Uncle Bob was in the Australian commando's. My Mum says he was never the same when he came back from WW2. We owe a lot to these brave and courageous men.
Everything we owe those men everything!!!
Absolutely, thank you for reminding us all of their sacrifice!!
My Mum said the same of my Pop & that he never spoke of the war. Before the war, a kind & gentle man. After, a abusive alcoholic. Being a POW in Changi will do that to anyone.
Uncle Bob!!!! Bloody legend!
All us Aussies have got an uncle named Bob.
(Seriously though, lest we forget the sacrifices of the courageous men of that dark time in the world)
Jack: starts playing the bagpipe
The nazis: why do I hear boss music?
great comment :D
😂
10/10 LOVE IT
XD
Next should be Arrow Hell rain on the enemy
Imagine being his kids. He's all like "you think thats unfair? I missed half the fucken war!" 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣 somehow I imagine he actually said that to his kids at some point.
hahaha amazing comment haha
Hahaha 😁 I love it!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
now thats funny.
There was an old guy in my hometown that had the same attitude. If you asked him about WWII, he’d say it was fun, and the best period of his life. He was bummed when it ended.
He lived to 98 so just died a few years ago. They just don’t make em like that anymore
My grandfather was in the Korean War but he wouldn't ever talk about it. I just assume he seen some bad shit over there. 😢
Lol you see the exact same things in whatever war... People are bulid different..
Can you do more Historical Legends? These stories are amazing, and the way you tell them is incredibly engaging.
This one is not "historical" (yet) but already makes part of history ruclips.net/video/79uDkod_FIk/видео.htmlfeature=shared
Jack be nimble. Jack be quick. Jack killed some Nazis with a pointy stick.
Nice!
This comment is underrated
N o w a y you so smart
Hell yes!
I can't tell you how brilliant this is!!!!
Correction: a bullet did not strike Jack in the neck. Jack struck down a bullet with his neck.
are we sure this is not the original Chuck Norris?
@@trajano777 Funny I was thinking the same thing! Haha
Plot twist:
Super Solder Serum is real and just like with most history, we took credit for it... But really it was given to Mad Jack and Chuck Norris is Mad Jack's secret love child.
It really is the only thing that makes sense.
@@chrisparcley4501 Mad Jack Churchill was born Sept 16 1906.. Norris wasn't born until March 10 1940.. Chuck would have to have been around before Jack Churchill for what you said to make sense.
@@mfelliott87 hey there’s some really cool phrase I learned and I think you’d love to hear what it is
it’s called a “joke”
pretty cool i know
This man is clearly a reincarnate. His comment about a soldier "not being properly dressed" if without his sword sounds like something that was drilled into him in another century.
Thank you for your service, Jack Black. Well-done, Sir.
The one personal story that defines the changing of fate, was when I was nineteen. Towards the spring of nineteen eighty-one, I found myself in the Canadian Military. A far cry, from the sixty-one I am today. My story is similar in many ways, because of a simple act of fate that would have made me nineteen forever. As I was preparing for one month leave, I was going to backpack solo through Great Britain, Scotland, and then France
One guy who I hardly knew, had overheard my conversation with the barrack warden concerning my month-long absence. Just by chance, and asked me if I was into psychic phenomena? Hell, yeah, my mom was Acadian French, and I had more than my share of hearing Mrballen-type stories growing up. Again, l hardly knew this guy, maybe said hello twice? But my fate like poor Dave was intertwined with a person I barely knew
The night before my trip, Perry asked me to come to his room, have a few beers and then the reading would begin. Dude went into a trance, said a few things I now forget, and then stated that I would meet a dark-haired woman in Switzerland who would want me to go with her, but If I did? I would be murdered. I thought, okay, I am not going to Switzerland at all actually. Perry just stated over and over that I was in great danger if I went with this woman, and that he was never wrong. Okay, so be it
The next morning I leave, and the trip begins. I was stationed at CFB Trenton, ON. The plane takes off, and we land in Ottawa to pick up some senior brass, who are heading to either London where I was heading, or Baden Soliegen West Germany. Halfway over the Atlantic, the pilot announces that we had to bypass London, and would be going to West Germany instead. So I had to replan the whole trip, now remember this was old school Europe on five dollars a day
Plane lands in West Germany, and man it's hot and humid as %. i look at the distance, say & it, and decide to backpack through Western Europe. So my nineteen-year-old self, boots around Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Sweden, back to Copenhagen, on to Munich, watching the East German border pass by, miles of miles of landmines, and barbed wire. Freaky stuff from back in the cold war era, when President Putin was still a KGB Colonel in East Germany
The train leaves Munich for Innsbruck, then finally on to Paris, VIA SWITZERLAND. Now I had forgotten Perry's words completely. I was fixated on Paris as the last stop, and then back to West Germany, and finally Canada. At this time I had wayyyyyy too many beers and bottles of wine to even remember? Still, I was young. So I am standing in the isle way, just enjoying the Swiss Alps zoom by, beautiful memories just caught up in my thoughts
Down the hall, a woman with dark hair approaches me. Many people love the corridors, allowing you to collect your thoughts. The woman is in her late twenties, kinda plain jane, a solid five plus in looks, lucky I believe it. She starts asking me the usual questions, and then asks if I want to spend some time with her in Lucerne? Sure, why not? Again, fate had decided on what decision I should make?
The train pulls in, and I am standing on the platform. To this day, I still recall the train for Geneva on the right side, just pulling in, and waiting, as if for me to make the decision that would determine my fate. I look at the dark-haired woman on my left, and she's passing up and down frantically. I ask her if she's cool? and she gets very belligerent telling me to not ask questions, that she's waiting for someone, and then just as I say, $ lady
Perry's words come crashing into my head. To this day, nearly forty-two years later, I can still remember his face as I looked at that train for Geneva. Christ, I nearly fainted. Everything slowed to a crawl in time, I gathered my wits quickly, and wait until the woman with the dark hair moves down the platform, and then jump on the train for Geneva just as the conductor is boarding. I give him my ticket, walk into a cubicle, and watch the woman with the dark hair, looking up and down my train with some guy screaming at her in German, looking for me
I held my breath, as the train pulled out, and as they walked back down the platform still arguing. I sat there, ordered four beers, and calmed myself down. The train pulls into Geneva, I spend a few days just walking around in a daze, and then said $ it, forgot Paris, went back to the base in West Germany, and then back to my base in Canada. I arrive and call my mother who had fallen on her knees in prayer to God thanking him for my safe return. I thanked God and Perry. When I arrive, Perry asks me how the trip went?
I told him the whole story, and the dude just looks at me and says, "I am never wrong dude, if you had gone with that woman, you would have never returned" By this time, I had had enough of the Military life, and just wanted to leave and enjoy freedom. And I did, on to other adventures in life. But if you ever wonder how fate can be determined in a brief moment in time, good or bad? This is how it can become. A Long story, BUT 100% TRUE
Colonel: why is that chap over wearing a kilt?
Officer: that’s Mad Jack sir, and they don’t make trousers for balls that big.
this should be pinned and liked way more lol. pure gold
Yes PURE GOLD
Lol YES!!!
Comic gold
Literally laughed out loud when I read this but so hit the nail on the head describing "Mad Jack".
The fact that they haven’t made a movie out of his story is a crime against humanity
Literally no one would believe it. It would seem like a WW2 comedy, and most people would think that is tacky. Too bad it was real. The world needs more Renaissane men like Jack Churchill. A whimsical man that was amazing at everything he tried to do. That is so insane!!
@@EXO-L-ls8qjthey should just put a title screen that says “this is a true story” and do it lol
@@EXO-L-ls8qjyou are so right bro. This sounds like a Quentin Tarantino movie!!!
I was think the same thing about half way through! I’ve seen crazy WWII movies but this one would be a favorite for sure! Especially seeing him run around in a kilt with a bagpipe strapped to him. Yeah, not many people would believe that! Then add a bow and arrow with a sword! Outrageous, but because he could think outside of the box, that’s what made him great!
The great escape is based on part of his story 👍
This might be the most badass soldier I've ever heard of
Him and another guy named Audie Murphy.
How is it that I have never before heard of this absolute LEGEND!?
10:57 “Jack would ultimately die in 1996, while probably doing something cooler in his retirement than you’ve ever done in your entire life.”
Without a doubt.
This 😂💯
Lol.
"People are less likely to shoot you if you smile at them" Jack Churchill
What are the implications of this quote I feel like I get it but I'm a autist so idk
@@trejubei be pleasant with people. You'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar 😉
They start to like you, or think you are insane... either way less likely to shoot you lmao 🤣
Correct
@@trejubei the smile is saying I am not a threat and makes the person with the gun less likely to shoot.
I love these stories of military badasses cuz you can see how much Mr. Ballen likes telling them.
There needs to be a movie about this legend.
This guy was unbelievable.
I just found out:
A legend I didn't know existed
A hero worthy of that status
An inspiration to myself and others
No film to shower the world with his legacy
A gigantic set of steel balls can't fit in anything but a kilt
And that swords and longbows never go out of style
@Althea Ramnarain I love it!
And there are many more things about him. Like the moment when he reported to duty with umbrella in his hand, because "it was raining". He was ordered to do 50 pushups as punishment and he did them on one hand, still holding the umbrella over his head. Or how he captured something like 50 Germans during one night with his sword and the only German line he knew (handehoch, swinehund).
And the story how he killed a Nazi with bow, it gets even better. The local German commander didn't believe it, so he ordered the whole attack group to stop so he can investigate. That gave Jack and his friends about 2 hours to get as far as possible.
And night before that he and few his friends were shot at by mahcine gun, everybody ran away, except Jack. He dropped down, crawled to the machingun post and dropped in a grenade. When his commander later asked him why he didn't run, he said "you know sir, I was too tired to run. This was the only other option."
@@simonspacek3670 wow thank you for that extra info, it's amazing!
and hes the yeeter of breifcases
I think we can all agree that Jack is a badass. Even Chuck Norris is like "holy sh*t"
Exactly. All the Chuck Norris jokes actually apply to this guy and the guy in the Part 2 story.
Exactly. All the Chuck Norris jokes actually apply to this guy and the guys in the Part 1 and Part 2 stories.
FACTS
Chuck Norris wishes he was half the badass Jack was
thats funny!
Always enjoy hearing the story of Mad Jack, no matter who tells it.
In every conflict you get a few charmed characters that are indestructible.
My wifes grandfather used to recount his experiences from WWll, in every unit there were a few guys who had 'bloodlust' and would volunteer for every fighting patrol, and bullets just slid off them.
Thanks for shining a light on a noteworthy countryman of kine John.
I feel like people like Jack enter the game of life with all the cheat codes
Hahaha. Well put!
🤣🤣
Or their life story is exaggerated to boost morale of other soldiers.
@@PuerRidcully true but theres alot of sources for this guy he was a rare breed and sometimes truth can be stranger then fiction this guy just kept rolling nat 20's
The enemy: dares to wake up in the morning.
Mad Jack: “So you have chosen death”
Pretty much!!
🤣👍
😂
HE is the real "Most interesting man in the world". All in a kilt with a bow & arrow. Top that shit!!
This was an AWESOME story! Even though no one mysteriously died or nothing supernatural happened, the story of Mad Jack is just as amazing as the rest of Mr. Ballen’s stories.
Well, some Germans could have been inclined to politely disagree - the strange, dark and mysterious apparition of a kilted swordman out of nowhere may have seemed to vouch for outerworldly fighters coming back, not to mention the eery bagpipe music - I for one would have been scared sh*tless and eventually dropped dead on the spot.
I wonder if Mad Jack had two Y chromosomes (XYY), a rare but possible genetic aberration which may make the bearers exceptionally immune to fear and willing to take insane risks (without the matching physical abilities possibly a one way ticket to the Darwin Awards Show). Mad Jack was the real "Highlander", IMO... ;-)))
This guy is the epitome of "I reject your authority and substitute my own."
Morale and inspiration aren't things that can be taught in military tactics books or survival training. It's like +50 Endurance for all team members.
Enemy (looking at kilt): Are you...?
Jack: yeah.
Enemy: I surrender.
"Enemy: I surrender."
Jack: Not an option lass.
Gay?
@@tomkitchen2764 LOL...I wouldn't say that to a kilt-wearing Scot. (Yes, I know, he wasn't a Scot).
No sirreeeee jimbob.@@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful
@@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful they’ll give you a kiss…a Glasgow kiss!
Gotta love the British eccentricity!
Go Jack!!
What a great character and story. The truth is there were very many soldiers like him in WW2, but sadly the vast majority didn't survive to tell the story. Jack was lucky enough to be one of the survivors that lived to tell the tale.
I'd say, the hand of God was on Jack
Jack is the type of grandfather that would tell you all these unrealistic adventures he had that you as a kid would fine fascinating but never believed
And those adventures turning out to be 100% true
That and Joe Byerly talking about that time he got medals from both the USA and USSR
I know grandpa, u ran into battle w a sword and a kilt.... suuuuure u did 🙄😂
Your comment reminds me of the movie "Big Fish".
Jack on his deathbed:
“Ehh, I’ll be alright”💀
And then he proceeded to reincarnate.
He kicked death in the balls and said “not today, matey” 😂
Wow, I never heard of him but I am happy I have now. Guy is a legend.
I think this video is my favorite. Out of all the historical vids this one is the best. No one said he HAD to have a gun to go into battle. Awesome guy for choosing his own weapons of choice.
Jack played life on God mode. He didn't die, he chose to leave 🤣
And do it again in heaven and later to hell and to the next afterlife until gta 6 arrive!
he died . despite your twisted blasphemy you won't be burned at the stake this time , just watch it tho
@@bobsaturday4273 Lmfao was that supposed to be intimidating? 😂 Sad. Your false God holds no power over me.
This guy is a weeb but for comics. The balls onthis guy tho jesus
@@gely_ The man really did have some balls lmfao. Imagine being the only man to hold a confirmed bow kill in the modern war era and walk out of there alive after more near death experiences than most could ever dream of having! A legend!
Jack's face, the epitome of a confident look. I can do what I want, when I want, and nobody can stop me.
Apparently he was correct !
It's the "both rich" look.
WOW...Some people really take the whole "you only live once" philosophy to a completely different level!
What a Legend - R.I.P "Mad" Jack...
This is the coolest and funniest video I've encountered on this channel
I feel like everything this man ever did was just for shits and giggles
Pretty much
I absolutely love this man.
I do the same
same man
🤣🤣🤣
Death came for him many times in his life. Jack told it to come back later.
THISSSS HAHAHA
Death haves to wait for jack. Jack doesn’t wait for death.
No u card
If there isn't a movie about this guy yet, there needs to be one! What an amazing man!
Why would they make a movie about a straight white man who's a badass? Someone needs to be a sexually fluid multi-ethnic strong female character to be a movie made about them
There’s an out of print book about Mad Jack… I’d love to read it. There’s another really great podcast out there about him I listened to a couple years ago…So glad you featured him!!!
Death must of snuck up on this guy while he was sleeping, because there's no way the Reaper could've taken him in a fair fight, even at 89 years old.
He probably just waited in awe to see what else he would do. There's a couple of these lunatics Death's seen before and they always die of natural causes even though they test limits for 40 years straight.
Must have********
Lone star !!! There’s one thing I despise is a fair fight.
- space balls
Lol
@@naezjinra
Truth
He's still a legend in UK Archery clubs, and spoken about regularly.
Does he have a nickname like “deadeye” or “The Bullseye Hunter” if he doesn’t have one then it’s time we gave him one!
@@mcrecite14 haha no just Mad Jack
That’s awesome to hear!
That's awesome, I never knew that... I'm thinking of joining one now just because of that!
@@galaxysurfer1122 Do it! Its great fun, great for anyone young or old, no matter your ability. And the competitions are ace. Get a proper bow tho not compound 😉 they are cheating.
Jack Churchill was an absolute unit, thanks for telling his story.
I love this story so much! I don't even know why I was laughing so hard with Mad Jack's antics! He's a genius! And you're a genius at telling stories mrballen!
Fun fact: Jack surfed the wave with a kilt on, while cutting arrows in half with his sword, he also was playing the bagpipes.
Cleveland brown voice- “really?”
I can do that too
All while leading the invasion of Normandy.
Basically!
Till I got to 5:42 I thought you were kidding.
Jack isn’t a soldier. He’s a warrior.
He's not just a human, he's a living being
He is not just a living being, he is a beast!
I always thought Jack was a Scotsman, because he carried bagpipes and a broad sword. Maybe he was just possessed by the restless spirit of William Wallace😄
Mad Jack is really He Man with his sword
OFFICIAL BADASS!!
Not all of Mad Jack's troops liked him. A lot of his supbordinates hated him because he routinely put their lives at risk with his piping destroying their element of surprise.
Wow. Another amazing hero and story. Btw Mr Ballen, thank you for your cute little giggle when you tell the story of Jack lighting that office on fire. Your laughter and giggles are so heartwarming, and in this time of troubles, it does this old heart good. Thank you. 😊
You can tell by the smile on Mr Ballen's face throughout the telling of this story, that he totally rates Mad Jack 😄
Yup
Who doesn't
People: don’t bring a sword to a gun fight
Jack: no that’s not how it works
Jack: Watch and learn
Hold My Bagpipes :)
He actually slayed the Nazi's with his sick Bagpipe playing skills😉👍
He's gonna bring a bow instead
If you have a sword and I have any decent handgun, unless we're already at arms length and you have the drop on me, you're dead meat. If you are supernaturally good with a bow, you might hit me at 250 yards; I can range you with the first shot, and hit you in the center of the chest with the second, with a good .44 Magnum hunting revolver, at that range or a bit beyond. A good archer can get off 12 shots a minute; I can get between 20 and 30 hits a minute, with an M1 Carbine, out to 300 yards, and with an accurate AR 15, maybe almost twice that far, although that itty-bitty bullet might not do you a lot of damage that far down range.
Benjamin Franklin was right: We'd have ended the Revolutionary War sooner if we'd made much more use of 12 shot per second, 250 yard (area target, a mass of men) archery, than 3 shots per minute, 25 yard musketry (maybe 75 yards if you patched your ball). But that's a far different proposition than the best weapons of WWII. If you handicap yourself with an inferior weapon, in battle, you are asking to become a casualty, and to be less effective at defending your squad-mates' lives. Mad Jack was indeed looney tunes. A bow could be very useful in combat--it's quiet, for one thing. I might very well carry one; a recurve can weigh just a few ounces; arrows, maybe an ounce each. But until I needed it, it would've been slung over my shoulder, and an M1 Carbine, Thompson sub gun, or M1 Garand would've been in my hands.
I love how incredibly happy you seem to be telling the story. Like it is an awesome story but who won horror and mystery and heinous crimes.. You are just lit up with happiness!
Jack was his own man and a force of nature. I love how he fooled the Nazis into giving up even though he and his men were outnumbered!
He was a beast. The only thing that could stop him was time.
He is the inspiration of Hawkeye
:O
@@DyR4Ka Is he really?
That's when you know someone is the real deal is when nothing or no one stops them until time does.
And honestly what better opponent to lose to than time.
@@xtracheezyy9173 sorry for the late reply but idk…i mean he is kinda like an early version of Hawkeye right?
Dude, I just had the best visuals of Mad Jack looking insane running around in a kilt with bagpipes, a bow and a sword destroying people..... despite being zero percent Scottish. 😂😂😂
You just know he was bollock naked under that kilt
Hes basically the irl let me solo her from elden ring his weaponry was questionable and ridiculous but strangely effective
@@Low_levelShortsbyZaph LEEEROOOOYYY NNNJJEEENNNKIIIINSSSS
What an absolutely amazing story and what a man. As a Scot and having a brother who was a Royal Marines Commando this really struck a chord. How have we never heard about this astounding Englishman who wore a kilt and played the bagpipes before. RIP Mad Jack.
Wow, a man living life his own way!!!! What a story!
He’s not just playing bagpipes, clearly he’s doing his role as a Bard bringing up party’s morale
I once played with a bard who used bagpipes, we didnt kill him... we let him kill himself... mwuhahahaha
Nat 20!
For that I slow clap👏 👏 👏
@@devilslefthanddemon1154 He's right.
bard-ranger multiclass.
This guy was a one man army. A one man Red Bull extreme sports professional. A one man band. A one man legend. HTF is there no movie about this guy?
There absolutely should be!
Hes too chad for woke-llywood
Not all of Hollywood is on that woke shit. The woke gang (and they are a gang) is pretty small, but the loudest/craziest voice in the conversation gets the most news/attention.
Mad Jack could have a series of movies, atleast a trilogy.
This guy is such a legend, if I saw a movie about it, I never would’ve believed it and I would’ve said, “leave the 80’s action hero shit in the 80s.” What an animal lmao
Why is there not a movie made about this man? Very courageous, very determined and a very lucky man. He reminds me somewhat of the fictional characters in the movie Second Hand Lions.
Now this is the most interesting guy. Stories for days. His life should definitely be made into a movie.
Why isn't a movie being made about Jack. What a life
Yes we need one!
they'd probley ruin it with a bad scottish accent like Mels braveheart
I agree, a movie needs to highlight this mans heroism!!!
I know right
For sure
I lost it when he got to the part about ole boy throwing his briefcase out of the window EVERYDAY 🤣😂😂
From a time when they build briefcases and humans sturdy.
I wish I knew if it was a bus or train.
What a life this guy lived.
@@alexandersupertramp7191 He said on his commute home on the train. Cheeez
It was a train, and it really did happen, I know because someone I know saw him do it!
Most people knew him, so expected it, but obviously some people didn't, but they all loved him on that train so I'm told
I love Jack , “ what a man what a man what a might fine man “what an amazing man and life. ❤. Thanks for the story.
This guy has always been a hero of mine. I love seeing his living legend persist 3/4 of a century later!
“Any officer who goes into battle without his sword is improperly dressed”-John Malcom Thorpe Fleming Churchill aka ‘Mad Jack’
One of the most British sentences ever uttered!
Being a Scot I fkn luv 'Mad Jack'.....he might not have been Scottish but in my eyes he's an honorary Scot , he's got the Celtic attitude!! 💯 👍
Hes got the British attitude. But nice you've made him an Honoury Scot 👍
Scottish kilt + English longbow = pure British badass jack Churchill
Sgurr Uaran! We Yank Scots agree!
@@macraith what was that first bit dude?? Some Scots/Yank hybrid language??😂😂
@@anonwho4354 it’s the battle cry of the MacRaes. I’m a descendant of the MacRaes and Clan Douglas.
Mad jack is one of those guys you were really glad to have fighting on your side because he's insane.
This is definitely the best story you've ever told lmao it was amazing, thank you for sharing the adventures of Mad Jack with us
I can imagine jack at a pub talking to other Veterans, “oh I got shot in the thigh and got honorably discharged”
Jack: I got shot in the neck, got thrown in a concentration camp 2 times and went to join another war after WW2. All while playing my bagpipes and with a bow & arrow.
'playing my bagpipes while being shot at' - you forgot this part.
You forgot wielding a sword, while literally everybody else has a gun. 😂 definitely the most badass dude in history.
He was the original phantom operative
and wearing a kilt!!!
Yeah this dude tops the Dos Equis most interesting man in the world.
Everyone explaining to Hitler wat happened: He brought a sword to a gunfight AGAIN.
He must be Levi Ackermann
Not just a sword to a gunfight....HE WAS WEARING A SKIRT, FUHRER! Wir dachten, der Mann sei eine Fraulein, Sir!

Don't forget about the bagpipes! And in a kilt/skirt...
Levi lol aot in the flesh!!!
"Steiner, Cripps Wer ist der mann" ?
Mein Führer, das ist Mr. Big Balls selbst
Jack deserved to have Mr. Ballen tell his story, no one could have told it better.
What an amazing man, we need more men like him today
I literally laughed out loud about this guy's story he is an inspiration to us all
Wow, loving the historical legends series. More people should know about these amazing heroic legends.
I would rather learn it here then in school.
I agree, loving it so far.
In keeping with the WW2 theme
I'm surprised he hasn't done Simo Hayha yet
Or Charles Upham
😭 movies should be made! These heroic, courageous men should live in out minds for all eternity!
Veteran's Day is November 11. I think a TV network should start NOW making a series of salutes to our great unsung military heroes.
What ever happened to Mad Jack’s sword, bow and pipes? To see them would be a worthy pilgrimage for any righteous warrior!
What an incredible man. Where are the Jack’s of our generation? This world needs more like him.
Brings new meaning to Jack of all trades. There was nothing this guy couldn’t do.
I legitimately think that phrase is inspired by this man
He probably can't do a cartwheel, though.
That would imply that he was a master of none, which isn't the case ;)
It’s easy to forget that people like this don’t just exist in the movies.
Man’s an angel warrior sent by God to be brave in a time when the world needed him most!
I feel like this Mr. Ballen video should be played to cadets going through boot camp for inspiration. What a complete and total badass!
Soldier:"Jack your bleeding, what happened?"
Jack: laughs "machine gun"
Cried with laughter!
I got shot through the neck how’s you alive
"I can't believe they've done this. They mental, mate? And on a Chewsday!"
Imagine knowing that your death date wasn’t till 89 yrs old. More people would live life like this. Jack didn’t know and still lived a life without fear.
It’s insane! Jack is the man. RIP
THIS MAN IS A GODDAMN HERO, LEGEND, AND MAD LAD
Damn this dude was the ultimate badass. He's literally crazy uncle Jack
This man is actually one of the most badass human beings I've ever heard of omfg!
Right???
Right after Roy Benavides
@@nancymontgomery8897 Roy aint no badass he is the real terminator😂😂 and then jack is badass himself😂😂
The "tactic" Jack used during operation where he made his soldiers yell a lot is something people actually did. No joke. Ever since late 1300 when Ottomans first show up in Balkans, there are mentions of very special group of soldiers used by all sides in those battles, roughly translated as "yellers". What they did was go around and yell at the top of their lungs and cause as much noise as possible, so the enemy would think that marching armies are lot bigger then they actually were, and it would cause panic among enemy ranks. Because they mainly moved in forest and hills, the noise they made would echo lot more, giving the impression that marching armies are helluva lot bigger.
I think it’s used in the bible too
@@Hebzzz Gideon in Judges 7
Romans used to light fires to exaggerate their legion numbers and force the enemy to flee.
It is also known as the Highland Charge. And from the broadsword and the bagpipes and kilt, it seems like he was very into Scottish military history and tactics and culture.
What an incredible character this fellow was!
OH my GOSH. Why haven't they made a movie about this man? I don't know if they could find an actor who could fit the bill. Great Story. Thanks for bringing his story to life. So many unsung heroes. WOW. I hope you keep them coming.
Part of the story reminded me of my grandfather. He was in the 12th armored division in World War II. He was in the Battle of the Bulge. His unit helped liberate the camp at Dachau. After the war he came home and had four kids with his wife, the youngest of which was my father. In about 2007 he went to get an x-ray on his neck for some health issue that he was having. After the x-rays were developed, the tech looked at them for a while, then called in another colleague to take a look at them. After some confusion they just looked at him and said, "Mr. Guy? are you aware there is a bullet in your neck!!?" and he just looks back at them and nonchalantly says, "Yeah, that sounds about right..." like it was no big deal at all. That bullet could have easily killed him if it had gone even slightly in any other direction. If it had, there would be three generations of my family that wouldn't even exist. We can only assume that he just thought he had been grazed back then. He ended up passing away in 2010 one month before his 90th birthday.
I don't recall the unit numbers/names my grandfather was in but wonder if he crossed paths with yours. He was also in the Battle of the Bulge and carried bodies of deceased Jewish prisoners at Dachau. He had been in the first wave on (i forget which beach on D-DAY Omaha or Normandy I think). Not knowing how to swim probably saved his life. He sunk to the bottom and held his breath as he walked up onto the beach out of the water. He didn't come home with a bullet like your grandfather but he took shrapnel to the leg. Decades later a piece worked it's way out of a toe. And another piece was discovered by his dentist.
There was one story (he didn't talk much about it except once a year to a high school history class)... Story was they were in a town in France (if my memory is correct) and a fellow soldier was hit by a sniper and my grampa saw a big baby buggy and was able to lift the soldier into it to wheel him behind cover.
There was a gun he took off a Nazi in my grandparents closet until recently (grampa passed in 98 and Gramma had to move to assisted living about 7 yrs ago.
Have u ever read Brave Men by Ernie Pyle?
He insisted on embedding himself in the trenches, on front lines and being with the common soldiers.
There are a brief few lines he wrote about my grandfather. He did a good job describing my grampa like he did with everyone he wrote about. The book is very well written.
Your grandma will still exist and marry someone else and process to have next generation of children ie 3generation continues...fyi your granddaddy doesn't give birth.
One of my grandfathers was in the Battle of the Bulge, too. Survived despite having metal shrapnel permanently embedded in his leg due to shelling. All heroes who defeated the Nazis 🇬🇧🇺🇸
My grandfather was a tanker in the 12th armored division, as well. Would love to know if you have any more information about their experiences, as my papa unfortunately passed a few years before I was born. I did inherit a yearbook for the 12th as well as an SS officer's dagger that he picked up off the Battlefield after the Battle of the Bulge. He had a hand grenade tossed inside his tank, but thankfully was able to toss it into the air right before it detonated, only getting his pinky finger. Otherwise, three generations would cease to exist, just like you said. What was your grandfathers name, if you don't mind me asking? My papa was PFC Charles Hughes, Port Arthur, TX
@@alexandermarcus1497 his name was Edward Guy. Unfortunately I don't know much more. My sister told me he had 2 bronze stars. Unfortunately the one who would have known most of the stories (of which he usually didn't tell) was my father and he passed away from cancer 3 months after my grandfather. I'm sorry I don't have more.
All 3 of these hero videos are AMAZING. As a brit I already knew about 'mad' Jack Churchill (most dont). We should ALL teach more about the brave heroes of the past, rather than the defeatist, soft, celebrity obsessed societies we have become. All 3 of these men are examples of mettle, courage and absolute heroism. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
No. It’s much more important that we tear down statues and erect
monuments to junkie criminals. Oh, don’t forget to make sure we teach everyone to confirm the preferred pronouns we wish to be addressed by.
This world is mad.
I've never even heard of this man until 12 minutes ago, and I'll never forgive any of my history teachers for it. Pure fucking brilliance this one.
When ever I get to talking history with a Brit I always ask if they know mad jack and I’m shocked a lot don’t. Lol and shit some American states are trying to pass a law allowing parents to sue a school if it teaches something that makes people uncomfortable like slavery or the Holocaust… the world is mad and not in a good way.
@@wadekernan514 The persecution complex is heavy with your people.
I didn't know until now, Ilove history, but in school in the 60's and 70's we were taught ancient history, only certain classes were taught modern history. I'm not sure if any history is taught these days.
Mad Jack Churchill is the only example of SUCCESSFULLY bringing a sword to a gunfight. 😂😂😂
he’s an icon, he’s a legend, and he is the moment