He STILL skipped the best part. For a while he retired to poland until september 1939..... when the nazis tried to SPECIFICALLY bomb his house.... when he wasnt home. He escaped the country by QUOTE: "hooking his stump arm around a hand railing of a fleeing train, while holding off nazi pursuers by firing a stolen German MP38 with his good hand" He also spent a ton of time hunting warthogs in africa after losing his hand.... with nothing but a fucking combat knife. I shit you not. This guy is what happens when a serial killer is born in the right place at the right time with the right people guiding him.
@@yougthakuri3616 it's pretty solid but even they leave out a lot of the craziest details so people will believe the story at all lol. It's like how The Revenant with Leonardo Dicaprio is not even close to how insane the REAL story of Hugh Glass is. Great flick but often times truth is more bizzare than fiction.
The general was my father's cousin's maternal grandfather. I met him in 1961 at the age of six. With his eyepatch, I thought I was looking at a pirate. According to my father he said to me..."Right my boy...always obey your father, always serve your country, and never give up whatever the odds are against you". I wish I had been older to really appreciate who I had just met!
You clearly have never seen war with your own eyes, because if you have, you’d be horrified by someone who actually said he enjoyed it. Regardless of how “cool” his story seems to you, seing people being ripped to shreds around you is traumatizing to anyone with normal human psyche.
@@rorycox4330 He was still around, posting vague threats through numerous means of communication. Morse code, telegram, and he was even caught spam posting on online forums that didn't even exist yet. Only discovered years later after they created it, a random folder popped up, just waiting to be opened. It was stuffed full his cryptic preface messages. Truly remarkable.
@@kornaros96 Whilst I DO appreciate you giving the name, as I forgot to put it in my own comment, I've listened to The War To End All Wars at least 20-30 times through. Good on you for putting the song name here though, I actually do appreciate that!
In my family we all live in his shadow. 'The General' married my grandmother and moved to County Cork in 1950. I remember him well even as a 5 yr old and am honoured to be related to him. When I need inspiration - I read his book.
Arguably the most important in war. Im no soldier, but one can only imagine that his sheer determination and vigour in battle, as a young and old man would have given hope and motivation for everyone he was fighting with. "If this one eyed amputee can still be going then what tf am I complaining about?" @@SaltNBattery
He was similar to a liberty loving patriotic American that fought the British during the Revolutionary War named Samuel Whitmore. A truly remarkable story of the American spirit being more potent than death itself.
accurate as can be. Read a story about a honey badge escaping his denn. getting rowdy with a lioness. Lioness nearly killed him. weeks of recovery later. he escaped the enclosure again to ask what the cats damn issue was.
@@JesseVin11 Just messing with you man. If you knew of this mans story previously, then you get respect - he is awesome and deserves to have his story told, by all.
For some, they might think that this soldier was just the unluckiest in the battlefield, receiving all these kinds of injuries......if he was actively avoiding the conflicts. But because he was actively engaging with them despite receiving all those kinds of injuries is what made him worthy of being called "The Unkillable Soldier". The man essentially annoys death because he cannot get this man's soul. That's one badass human right there.
@@afterawordfromoursponsor thats possibly the most bada$$ thing, although not as flashy - despite everything he went through the bastard lived until 80-something , had a family and died peacefully
My grandpa was a navy soldier. He fought in a couple wars. He was shot 3 times, bayoneted and shot down twice in a airplane. He had one short leg and was a total badass until he died. He said he had nightmares about all the men and boys he killed. Mainly the boy he shot in the head point blank that bayoneted him.
Adrian Carton de Wiart is the great grandfather of Anthony Loyd, a British war journalist who wrote an incredible book in his time covering the Bosnian War and Chechen War while battling heroin addiction. My War Gone By, I Miss It So is the name of the book. Really recommend it. My second favorite book of all time. He dedicates a good bit of the book to discussing his family’s (including Carter de Wiart) war stories.
Thanks, just ordered it on Amazon, one hardcopy left! Cheers. What is you #1 book? I am reading Wild Bill Hickcock right now, biography that's pretty entertaining. Although I find with people like him and Ernest Hemingway, the 'legend' gets built and fictionalized over time. Kind of like you don't want to meet you hero in real life.
@@anotheroneal3380 it’s a tie between East of Eden by Steinbeck or Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Biblical allegory told in WW1 era America vs the ultimate anti-western full of visceral realities of Texas post Mexican-American War, 1848.
When I was in school 20 years ago my History teacher was one of the best you could ever ask for, and would teach us about these British officers who were just absolutely bonkers. If you enjoyed this, look up "Mad Jack" Churchill... He fought WW2 with a Scottish Broadsword, and Bow and Arrows, and a set of bagpipes on his back.... ABSOLUTE Legend.
"A mortar shell killed or wounded everyone but Churchill, who was playing "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" on his pipes as the Germans advanced" this dude was playing his bagpipes with incoming mortar shells
He was an absolute chad. Some other facts are: He was sent as an attache to Poland when they were fighting the Soviets in 1919 and stayed there till WW2 broke out and escaped with the Polish Government He was the one to accept the surrender of the Japanese forces in Singapore at the end of the war He didn't officially retire from military service until in 1947 he broke his back after falling down some stairs. Sabaton made a song about him rightly titled "The Unkillable Soldier"
I read his book. His matter of fact story telling was outstanding. One hell of a soldier and a giant of a human with that dry British wit from the past century.
I somehow came across Carton de Wiart's Wiki a while ago, unbelievable! I love Williamson's enthusiasm to tell the story of The Unkillable Soldier and Joe's reacation!
Apart from in old war films, I've never heard any "Brit" say that....It's obvious that I mustn't be mixing in the right circles 😉 Hmm, now you've set me off ruminating about other examples - like some Americans who think we all say a "spot of tea." It's a 'pot of tea' (who the feck would only want just a "spot" of tea)?!🙄🤣
There are so many stories of unbelievable heroism in WW2 - people today have no idea. Until I started reading about it I had no idea. Absolutely insane.
@@chronicles8324 Look out for a book called pegasus bridge - Just read it - mind blown. Also St Nazaire U boat pens raid and bordeaux canoe raid. Ridiculous. The decision and bravery to do what they successfully did is wild. I'd cry and curl up like a baby given the same odds.
If you haven´t heard of them yet, I do suggest listening to Sabaton (a swedish band) that writes songs about people like this. They also run a UA-cam Channel called Sabaton History where they do a historical breakdown on the subjects of songs they have written. They cover special people and special sotries of wars past.
Theres plenty more. History is filled with comedy. Fiction is limited to what is believable, history has no bounds. Eg. The Great Emu War, or Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. And many more. If things like that show up in fiction, it gets rejected as unrealistic. Reality is often unrealistic, or cartoonish, though.
SISU is a movie from Finland and the word means strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. I recommend watching the movie. Its great!
as a native Finn in 3rd generation, I feel ashamed when we talk of sisu (~guts). Pick pretty much any Asian, _that's_ what I think is sisu. We get all easy compared to them, and whenever I hear a story that should be about sisu I remember at least 5 things written in history about some Asians, what they endured and still managed through it with honour.
@@edvardm4348 The you dont understand the meaning of sisu, it has very little to do with honour or exemplary service that are both highly regarded in Japan and Korea for instance. The greatest example of sisu is sometimes shown by the meekest of men without any concept of honour, exemplary sisu can be shown outside of combat aswell. You cant even put it next to "guts" even if they have the same type of feel, sisu is when you have nothing prove or to gain but you still give it your all and despite succeeding you might not get any recognition or positive feelings from it. Sisu is a Finnish mentality that only fully shows itself under the harshest of conditions and these days we live too comfortable lives for it to manifest. Its a word Finns dont take lightly or if you do you are missing the point. I dont think you can ever truly understand the Finnish mindset if you dont grasp the concept of sisu.
@@KimTheGrim I'm a native Finn in nth generation, I'm quite certain I understand what it means :D Sisu tarkoittaa sitkeyttä, kestävyyttä ja periksiantamattomuutta monenmuotoisten vaikeuksien edessä. That being said, I admit that putting "honour" to the end was unnecessary, it's not that much related, but I guess I intuitively put it there because I value that in people, standing for what they believe what is right
@@edvardm4348 Yes, i understand but those three things are just the premise of sisu for me. You can show guts in picking up girls for example but it has nothing to do with sisu, you can show honour in every day life but you cant sisu. One of the keys to sisu for me atleast is doing all those things without caring of the outcome or even if things get better. And there is no sisu without winter so maybe thats the biggest thing that sets it apart for me, you are right that Asians are the only people that i can relate to feelings of sisu and the brutality that has been experienced there might make them of stronger character but sisu has nothing to do with ethics or morality.
"Into the fire through trenches and mud Son of Belgium and Ireland with war in his blood Leading the charge into hostile barrage By design, he was made for the frontline Studied law, with a thirst for war Fought in Africa, wanted more Back in Europe then straight to France He's joining the allied advance Through the Somme and the Devil's Wood All the battles that he withstood Born a soldier, enjoyed the war He always kept coming for more Never die, shot through the eye Never surrender however they try How they try, shot through the eye He'll never die At the edge of madness, in a time of sadness An immortal soldier finds his home Proven under fire, over trench and wire No fear of death, he's unshakeable In the battles, when he was shot Kept on fighting, and never stopped In Arras, Cambrai, Passchendaele Ignoring his wounds he prevailed Save the day, he'll never stray Facing the foes that are coming his way Come his way, he'll never stray Saving the day At the edge of madness, in a time of sadness An immortal soldier finds his home Proven under fire, over trench and wire Forged for the war, he's unbreakable At the edge of madness, he will show no sadness Never broken, he'll be back for more Proven under fire, over trench and wire No fear of death, he's unshakeable"
Studied law, with a thirst for war Fought in Africa, wanted more Back in Europe then straight to France He's joining the allied advance Through the Somme and the Devil's Wood All the battles that he withstood Born a soldier, enjoyed the war He always kept coming for more
General Adrian Carton de Wiart was my great grandfather's all time hero! Which made me sit up and take notice as kid... Pop was a WW2 and Korea vet, who spent his entire working life in the Australian army... He was such a hard mofo, he lied about his age to enlist and escape his life as a farm hand (indentured servant basically) only to get shipped off to north Africa and almost got himself captured immediately. He was the toughest man I ever met, and that includes my dad's cousin Richard "Dick" G Fecteau , who was one of the very first CIA operatives. He was a paramilitary trainer who was training fifth pillar resistance operatives embedded in 1950s China, but their plane was shot down and he spent twenty years in a Chinese prison for his troubles. Spent the first three years being tortured, but refused to give them anything substantial or admit he was CIA, so he spent those years giving them the information of his college football team, just "to have a little fun with them, cause I figured they were gonna kill me anyway" The CIA made a film "Extraordinary Fidelity" about him and Jack Downey, the two longest serving POWs in US military history. It's actually a weird family thing on both sides, with my cousin and best mate (he's a bit older) being one of the Australian SASR's most decorated commanding officers having been awarded the Bronze Star by the USMC for his role in operating Anaconda, among a slew of other metalware they tried to take from him after the media smear jobs and war crime allegations. In the ABC reports about 3 Squadron, the C/O referred to as commander A who (allegedly) says "you better be prepared to see me put my pistol up against some c*nts temple and pull the trigger... And leave it in the theatre. Cause I don't wanna be reading about your "trauma" in the papers in ten years time" That dude is my cuz... apparently It's cool we mention that shit now. The ADF has found a PR and recruiting role, so allegations of war crimes are kinda in vogue lol That would have been fucking hilarious if you knew him, but I get why the guy who he said that to had a cry about it. My cuz said he could tell he wasn't made of the right stuff and I don't blame him. Those guys are not normal. They're not monsters, but they sure ain't normal.
I'm so happy that Carton got a mention on Joe Rogan!! He deserves to be well known about. May I highly recommend his book "Happy Odyssey". Undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary characters you will ever read about.
You'd probably like "what it takes to win the V.C" by Jeremy Clarkson...pretty much all V.C winners are like this...the V C is made from captured Russian cannons. Only 15 have been awarded since WW2 with only 10 V C winners Currently living. To win a V.C you're extraordinary
Because it would seem ridiculous that he went through all that and was still alive. Imagine if you didn't know the truth and saw a movie about him. You'd be screaming at the screen, this is BS!
Because no one would take it seriously if it was a serious drama. It would have to be made into a comedy or parody and that would only be an insult to his legacy.
"We had been crawling the whole time along the English wire. They had heard us and now had come out of the trench to examine the ground in front of them. Such moments on the prowl by night are unforgettable...The safety-catch of your revolver goes back with a little metallic click- a sound that goes through the nerves like a knife. The teeth grate on the fuse-pin of the grenade. The fray will have to be short and murderous. You are aquiver with two violent sensations- the tense excitement of the hunter and the terror of the hunted. You are a world in yourself, and the dark and horrible atmosphere that broods over the waste land has sucked you in utterly to itself"....from Ernst Junger, Storm of Steel
Bingo! I was thinking about Junger during this story. Also Guy Sajer (The Forgotten Soldier) and Eugene Sledge (With the Old Breed). Or, in a different twist, Japanese fighter pilot Saburo Sakai (Samurai!) who was wounded many times and still survived the war.
I've just completed this gentlemans autobiography - truely amazing story. I cannot even imagine kids of today living like this man. If any of these of gents were alive today, I would imagine they would have surrendered and saved their own lives, because to be honest, the youth of today are selfish, disrespectful and to be quite frank - not worth a whole lot. May these old souls RIP - I for one, thank you.
As a black man I love watching Joe’s podcast. When I watch a black persons podcast there’s always gossip and controversy, and mostly blacks tearing down other blacks. Joe, more power to you brother. I’m definitely here for the diverse content. Thanks
@@dahliaherrod4301 Or u need to start using ur brain n understand his whole point n don't get butthurt 🤔 as a black man, I agree with him The black podcasts are focused towards toxic gossip, scandals controversy and lame rappers fights. How many black people are having conversation about historical events, world politics ???? Name one 🤔 They are talking about will Smith Jada or Katt Williams or whining about some rapper's death who was a gang member. This is nothing but degenerate bs " Black people sells truama"- Vince staple
That's just the war time injuries. Broke a rib when a horse fell on him while out hunting, broke a leg in a polo match, semi final. Played in the final. Fell off a train, and, lastly, fell down stairs.
Something they don’t mention is the fact that he lied about his name, age, and nationality to fight in the 2nd Boer War. If I remember correctly, he wasn’t even a British citizen until after the First World War. He only decided to get his citizenship after he joked about it to the King of England when they were having lunch together. This is all in his book. The books name is “A Happy Odyssey”.
That's pretty gnarly. My favorite unkillable soldier will always be Roy P. Benavidez though. If you're curious just look up his MOH citation on wikipedia.
@@X-Prime123 Some of the most interesting WW1 memoirs for me are from men who seemed to thrive in and even "enjoy" it. If you are interested, try "Storm of Steel" by Ernst Junger (for the German perspective) or "Fire Eater" by Alfred Pollard for another British.
I'm an Independent Latino. Thank you Rogan!! What a different topic and hilarious episode!!!! Love to see you laughing Rogan... Priceless!! Chris is Rojo Caliente....HOT! ❤
I met a vietnam era navy seal in australia. He had won just about every medal the us has including the medal of honour .He was like this guy. Shot 10 times missing fingers walked funny because part of his leg was blown off when a artillery shell exploded next to him.Also he was stabbed with a bayonet and killed the viet kong who stabbed him with the bayonet with a knife. He was living in oz because no one left him alone in the us.Here no one knew who he was.He was in his 60s when i met him and was married to a 25 yr old asian women and had 2 kids with her. . The youngest kid was 3 or 4 Absolute legend. I was introduced to him by a vietnam era SAS soldier i knew.
![The Unkillable Soldier - Adrian Carton de Wiart - Sabaton History 109 [Official]](/img/n.gif)
"At the edge of madness, in a time of sadness, an immortal soldier finds his home!!!!"
Proven under fire
hell yeah!!!!
@@enderengineer3934over trench and wire
No fear of death, he's unshakable
@RakRescue No fear of death, he's unshakable
A story like this deserved that impeccable narration. Unreal.
Hopefully, The Fat Electrician will do a video on him.
He STILL skipped the best part. For a while he retired to poland until september 1939..... when the nazis tried to SPECIFICALLY bomb his house.... when he wasnt home. He escaped the country by QUOTE: "hooking his stump arm around a hand railing of a fleeing train, while holding off nazi pursuers by firing a stolen German MP38 with his good hand"
He also spent a ton of time hunting warthogs in africa after losing his hand.... with nothing but a fucking combat knife.
I shit you not. This guy is what happens when a serial killer is born in the right place at the right time with the right people guiding him.
By Morgan freeman
Infographic has his story animated
@@yougthakuri3616 it's pretty solid but even they leave out a lot of the craziest details so people will believe the story at all lol. It's like how The Revenant with Leonardo Dicaprio is not even close to how insane the REAL story of Hugh Glass is. Great flick but often times truth is more bizzare than fiction.
The general was my father's cousin's maternal grandfather. I met him in 1961 at the age of six. With his eyepatch, I thought I was looking at a pirate. According to my father he said to me..."Right my boy...always obey your father, always serve your country, and never give up whatever the odds are against you". I wish I had been older to really appreciate who I had just met!
make him proud!
And now you gave up your country to Muslims
I am absolutely in love with this man. Adrian Carton de Wiart drinks napalm to fight his heartburn.
Best Joe Rogan podcast ever
Gay!!
Sabaton made a song about this guy and its as badass as he is its called the unkillable soldier
You clearly have never seen war with your own eyes, because if you have, you’d be horrified by someone who actually said he enjoyed it. Regardless of how “cool” his story seems to you, seing people being ripped to shreds around you is traumatizing to anyone with normal human psyche.
I feel like you and Joe might both like the story of Wojtek the soldier bear who served during WW2.
Many wars suffered PTSD after their experience with Adrian Carton de Wiart
That beats all Chuck Norris facts
WW3 won't even start because technology may bring back an AI Adrian Carton de Wiart
@@RQFumbles Everyone thinks the Cold War happened because of nukes when really it was because Adrian was still around
@@rorycox4330 He was still around, posting vague threats through numerous means of communication. Morse code, telegram, and he was even caught spam posting on online forums that didn't even exist yet. Only discovered years later after they created it, a random folder popped up, just waiting to be opened. It was stuffed full his cryptic preface messages. Truly remarkable.
😂😂 😂
A band name Sabaton made a song for this guy, unbelievable that someone like him existed
Its an absolute banger
@@Werewolf.exe77 That it is
@@Ferrett115the unkillable soldier
@@kornaros96 Whilst I DO appreciate you giving the name, as I forgot to put it in my own comment, I've listened to The War To End All Wars at least 20-30 times through. Good on you for putting the song name here though, I actually do appreciate that!
There have been a handful of people like him
That “look at him look at him “ at the end, you can tell how much he admires that guy a lot of passion. That guy is great!
Sounded like Joe almost saying that 😂
Whats not to love
THAT.... is the reaction a young boy would have as he looks up to his father. Nothing but respect and reverence there. You can hear it in his voice!
In my family we all live in his shadow. 'The General' married my grandmother and moved to County Cork in 1950. I remember him well even as a 5 yr old and am honoured to be related to him. When I need inspiration - I read his book.
What an inspiration, and such wonderful memories for you.
Find the sabaton song about hims
Sounds like he used up all his skill points into Vitality and Endurance.
Arguably the most important in war. Im no soldier, but one can only imagine that his sheer determination and vigour in battle, as a young and old man would have given hope and motivation for everyone he was fighting with. "If this one eyed amputee can still be going then what tf am I complaining about?" @@SaltNBattery
What is the name of his boom you read?
Nothing on this planet gets me more inspired than hearing stories like these
Look up the story of Aimo koivunen 🤣
The man that keeps Chuck Norris up at night 😂 legend
That was a good one!!!! 😂
LMAO!!!!
Chuck Norris's dad.
🤣
Rumor has it Chuck Norris looks up to him.
This man was born to tell stories and win bar bets. Absolute savage of a man.
He was similar to a liberty loving patriotic American that fought the British during the Revolutionary War named Samuel Whitmore. A truly remarkable story of the American spirit being more potent than death itself.
Bro finally someone brings him up on the podcast, this dude needs a movie! With the right people making it’ll be amazing
Leo
You could make a series about the absolute inhumans that turned up.
The problem is, it would be too unbelievable
Christian Bale
Nah it'd get woked
"A human honey badger" sounds about right, dude was fearless and no pain could stop him.
accurate as can be. Read a story about a honey badge escaping his denn. getting rowdy with a lioness. Lioness nearly killed him. weeks of recovery later. he escaped the enclosure again to ask what the cats damn issue was.
Sounds like you knew him well.
Clearly you don't know the pain of having a abscess on your nerve in your tooth...
War is tough, abscess on nerve is automatic defeat.
lol Rogan was so impressed by this story, that was about the only thing he said besides his classic “wow”
He never said honey badger, get your ears checked, and not ever badger is a honey badge muppet
This needs to be a movie..legend!
I am so glad this is being told to a wider audience Adrian Carton de Wiart story has fascinated me for years
This is like the old " I used to listen to them before they were cool" 😂
@@zimbonz ah geez you're not wrong reading it back
@@JesseVin11 Just messing with you man. If you knew of this mans story previously, then you get respect - he is awesome and deserves to have his story told, by all.
Check out sabaton they are a metal band that sing.about battles heroes etc they did a song about him "the unkillable soldier @@JesseVin11
You should look up Léo Major story as well.
imagine they made a movie about this guy.
Who would play such a legendary man?
i thought they didnt....
Wasnt it like.... Die Hard or something?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
people would think he's fictional.
Clearly you need a non-binary woman of color to play such a badass and rake in the millions.
They'd magically make him American
For some, they might think that this soldier was just the unluckiest in the battlefield, receiving all these kinds of injuries......if he was actively avoiding the conflicts. But because he was actively engaging with them despite receiving all those kinds of injuries is what made him worthy of being called "The Unkillable Soldier".
The man essentially annoys death because he cannot get this man's soul. That's one badass human right there.
When u consider the amount of men in all those wars who probably died in their first few hours of combat its a crazy feat
Monty Python made a skit about this guys great grandfather. Lost all his limbs and was still screaming "get back here you chicken!" to his enemies.
Tis merely a flesh wound!
My thought exactly!
What a movie. Coconuts for horses. lol
@@FishDoExist you know what they say about great minds and all
Using real horses was bananas
I remember that scene. Lol😂
Every time I hear about this man he bewilders and astonishes me.
Built. Different.
Im from Ireland, Adrian retired here. He lived in Co.Cork what a legend.
MOT
@@chronicles8324 alaw
@@TheGeneral_LUFC Champions of Europe
@@afterawordfromoursponsor thats possibly the most bada$$ thing, although not as flashy - despite everything he went through the bastard lived until 80-something , had a family and died peacefully
That beyond stubborn Belgian tried his utter best to go out in a blaze of glory.
Only to ultimately retire in Ireland...
Death really hated his guts.
My grandpa was a navy soldier. He fought in a couple wars. He was shot 3 times, bayoneted and shot down twice in a airplane. He had one short leg and was a total badass until he died. He said he had nightmares about all the men and boys he killed. Mainly the boy he shot in the head point blank that bayoneted him.
"Excuse me sir. It appears you have lost your arm". Carton: "That's fine. I'll pick it up on my way back". 😂
"I haven't lost my arm, brother. It's right over there! I'm still in this! I'm fine!"
I think he lost his ability to tell the truth
The man who inspired Monty Python: "It's just a flesh wound"
@@JC-ye7pj😂😂😂
@@spikegilfer1997 "Put me back in coach, I still got some fight left" 😂😂
Adrian Carton de Wiart is the great grandfather of Anthony Loyd, a British war journalist who wrote an incredible book in his time covering the Bosnian War and Chechen War while battling heroin addiction. My War Gone By, I Miss It So is the name of the book. Really recommend it. My second favorite book of all time. He dedicates a good bit of the book to discussing his family’s (including Carter de Wiart) war stories.
What's your favorite book of all time?
Thanks, just ordered it on Amazon, one hardcopy left! Cheers. What is you #1 book? I am reading Wild Bill Hickcock right now, biography that's pretty entertaining. Although I find with people like him and Ernest Hemingway, the 'legend' gets built and fictionalized over time. Kind of like you don't want to meet you hero in real life.
@@anotheroneal3380 it’s a tie between East of Eden by Steinbeck or Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Biblical allegory told in WW1 era America vs the ultimate anti-western full of visceral realities of Texas post Mexican-American War, 1848.
They were related? Goddamn, I've read that book and he had a similar attitude to being in the middle of war.
Probably the bible 😂 jokes. Best book of all time is one flew over the cuckoo's nest
The most incredible life story of the most epic soldier ever. WHAT A BADASS.
When I was in school 20 years ago my History teacher was one of the best you could ever ask for, and would teach us about these British officers who were just absolutely bonkers.
If you enjoyed this, look up "Mad Jack" Churchill... He fought WW2 with a Scottish Broadsword, and Bow and Arrows, and a set of bagpipes on his back.... ABSOLUTE Legend.
"A mortar shell killed or wounded everyone but Churchill, who was playing "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" on his pipes as the Germans advanced"
this dude was playing his bagpipes with incoming mortar shells
He marched up and down the beach at Normandy, playing his bagpipe, and the Germans were too spooked to shoot at him.
Thanks mate I’ve just really enjoyed learning about mad Jack. You got any more??
Bagpipes are the ultimate moral boost
Incredible that people like this exist!! 😂
He was an absolute chad. Some other facts are:
He was sent as an attache to Poland when they were fighting the Soviets in 1919 and stayed there till WW2 broke out and escaped with the Polish Government
He was the one to accept the surrender of the Japanese forces in Singapore at the end of the war
He didn't officially retire from military service until in 1947 he broke his back after falling down some stairs.
Sabaton made a song about him rightly titled "The Unkillable Soldier"
To think that all it took to end his carreer was some stairs. Being old probably helped too.
I was hoping for a Sabaton Shout out over here
@@Phoenix_1991he probably beat the shit out of those stairs
Is he the one with the white flag he chucks to the ground in singapore!.
@@Phoenix_1991 Everyone loses everything in extreme old age, and it comes faster when you've been such a hero for so long.
He interrupted Chairman Mao while Mao was making a speech at dinner and called him a “cowardly rat” to his face in front of everyone. What a legend.
Whole new meaning to "Never Give Up."
Never gonna give you up
@@memesalvv3226 never gonna let you down 🎵
@@J.D.Mc. never gonna run around and forget you
@@memesalvv3226 🎵🎶💯💥🤘🏻😝👍🏻
No it does not mean never give up .
It mean "what is give up?
I read his book. His matter of fact story telling was outstanding. One hell of a soldier and a giant of a human with that dry British wit from the past century.
Thanks for telling us about this guy. i feel so lost and down and this guys story is kind of inspiring
We need a movie or TV series of this guy ASAP
There is a song called unkilliable soldier
No chance: too white and too male for todays namby pamby wokeist media elites
I somehow came across Carton de Wiart's Wiki a while ago, unbelievable! I love Williamson's enthusiasm to tell the story of The Unkillable Soldier and Joe's reacation!
As we Brits would say "Jolly bad luck old boy" Great vlog
Apart from in old war films, I've never heard any "Brit" say that....It's obvious that I mustn't be mixing in the right circles 😉 Hmm, now you've set me off ruminating about other examples - like some Americans who think we all say a "spot of tea." It's a 'pot of tea' (who the feck would only want just a "spot" of tea)?!🙄🤣
Dude was a true warrior
So was Tango Mike Mike.
lauri törni. Cut and paste. Some men are just built different
Roy Benavides, one of the toughest mf'ers to walk the planet
There are so many stories of unbelievable heroism in WW2 - people today have no idea. Until I started reading about it I had no idea. Absolutely insane.
Amen.........
@@chronicles8324 Look out for a book called pegasus bridge - Just read it - mind blown. Also St Nazaire U boat pens raid and bordeaux canoe raid. Ridiculous.
The decision and bravery to do what they successfully did is wild. I'd cry and curl up like a baby given the same odds.
Dude, Carton de Wiart, Desmond Doss and Simo Hayha were literally superheroes. There are some people who are just cut from a different cloth.
If you haven´t heard of them yet, I do suggest listening to Sabaton (a swedish band) that writes songs about people like this.
They also run a UA-cam Channel called Sabaton History where they do a historical breakdown on the subjects of songs they have written. They cover special people and special sotries of wars past.
He lived the life i dreamed to live😢
Great tale!! This guy tells the epic story flawlessly!
"This guy's a badger." 🤣 First history lesson that I have ever laughed through the entire way!
Theres plenty more.
History is filled with comedy. Fiction is limited to what is believable, history has no bounds.
Eg. The Great Emu War, or Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. And many more. If things like that show up in fiction, it gets rejected as unrealistic. Reality is often unrealistic, or cartoonish, though.
More of a honey badger😂
They should definitely make a movie about this man
-Who will carry the boats?
-That guy obviously, you can sit down Mr goggins.
Exactly , talk about a whole different level of the meaning, STAY HARD !
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Goggins is a wiener next to this dude !
People have an ego thinking they could really do what David goggins has done and it's hilarious
SISU is a movie from Finland and the word means strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. I recommend watching the movie. Its great!
Thanks for this comment wanted to know what is was ❤️
as a native Finn in 3rd generation, I feel ashamed when we talk of sisu (~guts). Pick pretty much any Asian, _that's_ what I think is sisu. We get all easy compared to them, and whenever I hear a story that should be about sisu I remember at least 5 things written in history about some Asians, what they endured and still managed through it with honour.
@@edvardm4348 The you dont understand the meaning of sisu, it has very little to do with honour or exemplary service that are both highly regarded in Japan and Korea for instance. The greatest example of sisu is sometimes shown by the meekest of men without any concept of honour, exemplary sisu can be shown outside of combat aswell. You cant even put it next to "guts" even if they have the same type of feel, sisu is when you have nothing prove or to gain but you still give it your all and despite succeeding you might not get any recognition or positive feelings from it. Sisu is a Finnish mentality that only fully shows itself under the harshest of conditions and these days we live too comfortable lives for it to manifest. Its a word Finns dont take lightly or if you do you are missing the point. I dont think you can ever truly understand the Finnish mindset if you dont grasp the concept of sisu.
@@KimTheGrim I'm a native Finn in nth generation, I'm quite certain I understand what it means :D Sisu tarkoittaa sitkeyttä, kestävyyttä ja periksiantamattomuutta monenmuotoisten vaikeuksien edessä. That being said, I admit that putting "honour" to the end was unnecessary, it's not that much related, but I guess I intuitively put it there because I value that in people, standing for what they believe what is right
@@edvardm4348 Yes, i understand but those three things are just the premise of sisu for me. You can show guts in picking up girls for example but it has nothing to do with sisu, you can show honour in every day life but you cant sisu. One of the keys to sisu for me atleast is doing all those things without caring of the outcome or even if things get better. And there is no sisu without winter so maybe thats the biggest thing that sets it apart for me, you are right that Asians are the only people that i can relate to feelings of sisu and the brutality that has been experienced there might make them of stronger character but sisu has nothing to do with ethics or morality.
An example of the true strength & perseverance of the human spirit.
Sabaton introduced me to the Unkillable Soldier. Awesome song, even more awesome story.
"Into the fire through trenches and mud
Son of Belgium and Ireland with war in his blood
Leading the charge into hostile barrage
By design, he was made for the frontline
Studied law, with a thirst for war
Fought in Africa, wanted more
Back in Europe then straight to France
He's joining the allied advance
Through the Somme and the Devil's Wood
All the battles that he withstood
Born a soldier, enjoyed the war
He always kept coming for more
Never die, shot through the eye
Never surrender however they try
How they try, shot through the eye
He'll never die
At the edge of madness, in a time of sadness
An immortal soldier finds his home
Proven under fire, over trench and wire
No fear of death, he's unshakeable
In the battles, when he was shot
Kept on fighting, and never stopped
In Arras, Cambrai, Passchendaele
Ignoring his wounds he prevailed
Save the day, he'll never stray
Facing the foes that are coming his way
Come his way, he'll never stray
Saving the day
At the edge of madness, in a time of sadness
An immortal soldier finds his home
Proven under fire, over trench and wire
Forged for the war, he's unbreakable
At the edge of madness, he will show no sadness
Never broken, he'll be back for more
Proven under fire, over trench and wire
No fear of death, he's unshakeable"
Everyone needs this level of commitment!
Sabaton made a song about this guy and its as badass as he is its called the unkillable soldier
Cough
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We need a movie for this guy
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Gotta be Daniel Day Lewis!
Sabaton - The Unkillable Soldier music video are great!
Or atleast a couple missions on a game
Best I can do is a badass song by Sabaton
Studied law, with a thirst for war
Fought in Africa, wanted more
Back in Europe then straight to France
He's joining the allied advance
Through the Somme and the Devil's Wood
All the battles that he withstood
Born a soldier, enjoyed the war
He always kept coming for more
In a time of madness
I’m a time of sadness
Never die
Shot through the eye
Never surrender however they try
General Adrian Carton de Wiart was my great grandfather's all time hero! Which made me sit up and take notice as kid...
Pop was a WW2 and Korea vet, who spent his entire working life in the Australian army... He was such a hard mofo, he lied about his age to enlist and escape his life as a farm hand (indentured servant basically) only to get shipped off to north Africa and almost got himself captured immediately.
He was the toughest man I ever met, and that includes my dad's cousin Richard "Dick" G Fecteau , who was one of the very first CIA operatives. He was a paramilitary trainer who was training fifth pillar resistance operatives embedded in 1950s China, but their plane was shot down and he spent twenty years in a Chinese prison for his troubles.
Spent the first three years being tortured, but refused to give them anything substantial or admit he was CIA, so he spent those years giving them the information of his college football team, just "to have a little fun with them, cause I figured they were gonna kill me anyway"
The CIA made a film "Extraordinary Fidelity" about him and Jack Downey, the two longest serving POWs in US military history.
It's actually a weird family thing on both sides, with my cousin and best mate (he's a bit older) being one of the Australian SASR's most decorated commanding officers having been awarded the Bronze Star by the USMC for his role in operating Anaconda, among a slew of other metalware they tried to take from him after the media smear jobs and war crime allegations.
In the ABC reports about 3 Squadron, the C/O referred to as commander A who (allegedly) says "you better be prepared to see me put my pistol up against some c*nts temple and pull the trigger... And leave it in the theatre. Cause I don't wanna be reading about your "trauma" in the papers in ten years time"
That dude is my cuz... apparently It's cool we mention that shit now. The ADF has found a PR and recruiting role, so allegations of war crimes are kinda in vogue lol
That would have been fucking hilarious if you knew him, but I get why the guy who he said that to had a cry about it. My cuz said he could tell he wasn't made of the right stuff and I don't blame him. Those guys are not normal.
They're not monsters, but they sure ain't normal.
I'm so happy that Carton got a mention on Joe Rogan!! He deserves to be well known about. May I highly recommend his book "Happy Odyssey". Undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary characters you will ever read about.
Need a movie about this man .
Best I can dois a badass song by Sabaton
I learnt about him from Sabaton and now I just can't stop simping for this guy
If that makes you simp, is that a good thing. Is this guy's model of that of a simp? Dust off that intellect.
Sabaton made an awesome song about him!
Came here to post this🤘
I actually got to see them live! That's what got me into them, never heard of them before that show
@@ThePainterDidNothingWrong We're seeing them in May with Judas Priest. Can't wait
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He’s like that knight in Monty Python and The Holy Grail who loses all his limbs and still wants to fight. Mother effing legend!
That was Sir adrian Ancestor
I'm definitely trying to immediately look for a doc on this guy . I love stories about these badass guys from WW1 and 2
You'd probably like "what it takes to win the V.C" by Jeremy Clarkson...pretty much all V.C winners are like this...the V C is made from captured Russian cannons. Only 15 have been awarded since WW2 with only 10 V C winners Currently living. To win a V.C you're extraordinary
How is there no movie about this guy yet? My lord there should be!
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Because it would seem ridiculous that he went through all that and was still alive. Imagine if you didn't know the truth and saw a movie about him. You'd be screaming at the screen, this is BS!
@@doop6769 it could be a dark comedy lol
@@JoeEmb Honestly yeah, with all his horrific injuries and Incredible will it would make for the perfect "Unkillable soldier" comedy.
Because no one would take it seriously if it was a serious drama. It would have to be made into a comedy or parody and that would only be an insult to his legacy.
A true hero. I am surprised there isnt a movie about his life.
I’m surprised there isn’t a life about his movie
Sisu is crazy buddy survived the most ridiculous stuff in that movie
Yeah that movie is a little over the top
@@suntzu94And so is real life sometimes 😂 Crazy shit could happen that you wouldn’t believe until you saw it for yourself
True but hearing what the unkillable soldier survived it's not too crazy.
Beautifully narrated Story... I wish I will narrate it with this much interest and quality when I get the chance.. 👌👌
Why hasn't anyone done a movie of this wonderful guy is beyond me,thank you for your service sir ❤
If they did they'd make him American/Belgian and he'd be a US Marine. Best to leave it along mate.
Listening to this is giving me heartburn.
That guy could never die of a heartattack because his heart wouldn't be stupid enough to attack him.
This story built into a movie. Wouldn’t need the “Hollywood spin” to be interesting. This guy is awesome
"We had been crawling the whole time along the English wire. They had heard us and now had come out of the trench to examine the ground in front of them. Such moments on the prowl by night are unforgettable...The safety-catch of your revolver goes back with a little metallic click- a sound that goes through the nerves like a knife. The teeth grate on the fuse-pin of the grenade. The fray will have to be short and murderous. You are aquiver with two violent sensations- the tense excitement of the hunter and the terror of the hunted. You are a world in yourself, and the dark and horrible atmosphere that broods over the waste land has sucked you in utterly to itself"....from Ernst Junger, Storm of Steel
Bingo! I was thinking about Junger during this story. Also Guy Sajer (The Forgotten Soldier) and Eugene Sledge (With the Old Breed). Or, in a different twist, Japanese fighter pilot Saburo Sakai (Samurai!) who was wounded many times and still survived the war.
@tommyrq180 good i wasnt the only one, fantastic book
Read about him when i was a kid in a horrible histories book. A legend.
Damn, this deserves a film!
Belgian here, never heard of him! Awesome story!
Chris is such a smart fella, he knew this story would be made a clip 🙌
I've just completed this gentlemans autobiography - truely amazing story. I cannot even imagine kids of today living like this man. If any of these of gents were alive today, I would imagine they would have surrendered and saved their own lives, because to be honest, the youth of today are selfish, disrespectful and to be quite frank - not worth a whole lot. May these old souls RIP - I for one, thank you.
Read his autobiography "Happy Odyssey" - excellent and fascinating.
Legend! Thank you for sharing this amazing part of history.
Dude legitimately unlocked invincibility mode like a video game character. Incredible he survived so much damage.
Love this!
Feels like what joe rogan episodes used to be in the past.
More episodes like this!
didn't think I'd ever see great grandad being spoken bout on this show!
this needs to be made into a game.
Zero fuks giving, i want to see a movie on this guy, he deserves the legacy to be continued...
Exactly. What a story.
I'm surprised there hasn't been a film made about him.
💪💪💪. Adrian Carton de Wairt!!!! My monocular and law school educated hero.
They should make a film on this british soldier brilliant big thanks for the story about his military career
As a black man I love watching Joe’s podcast. When I watch a black persons podcast there’s always gossip and controversy, and mostly blacks tearing down other blacks. Joe, more power to you brother. I’m definitely here for the diverse content. Thanks
You need to get out more
@@dahliaherrod4301 Or u need to start using ur brain n understand his whole point n don't get butthurt 🤔 as a black man, I agree with him
The black podcasts are focused towards toxic gossip, scandals controversy and lame rappers fights.
How many black people are having conversation about historical events, world politics ???? Name one 🤔
They are talking about will Smith Jada or Katt Williams or whining about some rapper's death who was a gang member. This is nothing but degenerate bs
" Black people sells truama"- Vince staple
Sounds like you do. Lol@@dahliaherrod4301
Almost as if Caucasians have a superior society?
You just proved his point@@dahliaherrod4301
Ever wondered how a tiny damp island at the edge of the Roman world spread English speaking civilisation to a quarter of the world?
Spreading...like the plague right?😂
Bring back the old Britain...
Like a flame in the night
@@edger7425the sexiest of all the plagues
Yeah! Through murder, displacing people, torture, atrocities and what not...
In the valley of the shadow of death... this man casts the shadow
The man did not die in war either. He lived to be 83 and died of old age.
That's just the war time injuries. Broke a rib when a horse fell on him while out hunting, broke a leg in a polo match, semi final. Played in the final. Fell off a train, and, lastly, fell down stairs.
They need to make a movie about this guy what a legend 👍
Bro definitely researched this guy specifically for JRE. He knew Joe would love it
For sure. Man just recited his wiki, was definitely a late night search the night before looking for topics to impress Joe with
The man the myth the legend 🙏
the myth part is correct. Never happend that way.
Don't forget the psychopath.
This guy had the determination and self preservation of a 6 year old boy, good lord. There was no stopping him.
Something they don’t mention is the fact that he lied about his name, age, and nationality to fight in the 2nd Boer War. If I remember correctly, he wasn’t even a British citizen until after the First World War. He only decided to get his citizenship after he joked about it to the King of England when they were having lunch together. This is all in his book. The books name is “A Happy Odyssey”.
He went to my school ....The Oratory. He is still very much celebrated there.
Read his memoir, mind blowing
That's pretty gnarly. My favorite unkillable soldier will always be Roy P. Benavidez though. If you're curious just look up his MOH citation on wikipedia.
badass dude.
War can turn a psycho into a hero.
lol Indeed. That man ain't right in the head. The type of guy you're just glad is on your side.
Yeah, I don't think he was all there in the good guy department. He enjoyed ww1?
@@X-Prime123 Some of the most interesting WW1 memoirs for me are from men who seemed to thrive in and even "enjoy" it. If you are interested, try "Storm of Steel" by Ernst Junger (for the German perspective) or "Fire Eater" by Alfred Pollard for another British.
Shoutout From Raleigh NC!
I'm an Independent Latino. Thank you Rogan!! What a different topic and hilarious episode!!!! Love to see you laughing Rogan... Priceless!! Chris is Rojo Caliente....HOT! ❤
Read about this guy a couple of years ago , no feature film made as yet , plenty of great directors to give this hero justice
Sabaton did an awesome song about him.
Love this man. Get more people from the uk on. ❤❤
Wow...thank you for sharing this story!
bless this man's heart
Properly Why the lord giving a Long Life.
I met a vietnam era navy seal in australia. He had won just about every medal the us has including the medal of honour .He was like this guy. Shot 10 times missing fingers walked funny because part of his leg was blown off when a artillery shell exploded next to him.Also he was stabbed with a bayonet and killed the viet kong who stabbed him with the bayonet with a knife. He was living in oz because no one left him alone in the us.Here no one knew who he was.He was in his 60s when i met him and was married to a 25 yr old asian women and had 2 kids with her. . The youngest kid was 3 or 4 Absolute legend. I was introduced to him by a vietnam era SAS soldier i knew.