![Frankly, I enjoyed the war. Totally crazy story of Victoria Cross hero who tore off his own fingers, lost an eye, was shot in the head & still went back for more Frankly, I enjoyed the war. Totally crazy story of Victoria Cross hero who tore off his own fingers, lost an eye, was shot in the head & still went back for more](http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2018/03/adrian-7-522x640.jpg)
Frankly, I enjoyed the war. Totally crazy story of Victoria Cross hero who tore off his own fingers, lost an eye, was shot in the head & still went back for more
Century Flow: Stories from the Great War - Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart was born on May 5, 1880 in Brussels, Belgium of Belgian and Irish parents. Already a veteran
![Officer served in THREE wars, was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, escaped a PoW camp and bit off his fingers when doctors refused to amputate Officer served in THREE wars, was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, escaped a PoW camp and bit off his fingers when doctors refused to amputate](http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2015/01/sir-carton-de-wiart-avec-autres-generaux.jpg)
Officer served in THREE wars, was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, escaped a PoW camp and bit off his fingers when doctors refused to amputate
![Klaas Meijer on Twitter: "General Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart on Wikipedia. It has the best opening to an article ever. #WW1 #WW2 https://t.co/Fsaj3YyxDU" / Twitter Klaas Meijer on Twitter: "General Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart on Wikipedia. It has the best opening to an article ever. #WW1 #WW2 https://t.co/Fsaj3YyxDU" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cm-0FSdXgAAlLWl.jpg)
Klaas Meijer on Twitter: "General Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart on Wikipedia. It has the best opening to an article ever. #WW1 #WW2 https://t.co/Fsaj3YyxDU" / Twitter
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Is this the best Wikipedia entry ever? VC-winning officer shot in face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear | Daily Mail Online
![Adrian Carton de Wiart: El militar tuerto y manco al que nadie pudo matar en las dos guerras mundiales - Guioteca Adrian Carton de Wiart: El militar tuerto y manco al que nadie pudo matar en las dos guerras mundiales - Guioteca](https://gcdn.emol.cl/mitos-y-enigmas/files/2021/02/carton-9.jpg)
Adrian Carton de Wiart: El militar tuerto y manco al que nadie pudo matar en las dos guerras mundiales - Guioteca
![Is this the best Wikipedia entry ever? VC-winning officer shot in face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear | Daily Mail Online Is this the best Wikipedia entry ever? VC-winning officer shot in face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/17/article-2366714-1ADB3373000005DC-442_308x185.jpg)