The interesting thing about history is that it can transcend epochs and unrelated figures, connected by some kind of similar behavior.
More than two thousand years ago, the two teams of people and horses fought for speed, both wanted to be the first to rush back to China to sit on the throne, at this time Guan Zhong shot an arrow, Jiang Xiaobai hit the arrow, he reacted quite quickly, immediately cheated to death, Guan Zhong really believed. This time, the feigned death achieved Qi Henggong, one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.
During World War II, a soldier was shot and then pretended to be dead, successfully deceived the Germans, and then after being saved by his comrades-in-arms, he continued to fight. If you see a hanging paratrooper outside a church in a small town in Germany, don't take it for granted that this is some kind of performance art, this is the true story of John Steele.
Pretend to die to save your life
If there is any "best blindfold award" in the Oscars, John Steele should be the best candidate for the award, and his performance is first-class, although the stage that allows him to show his acting skills is the battlefield of World War II.
The United States decided to attack a small town in Germany, so it sent the vanguard paratroopers, and John Steele was also on the list. But he did not expect that he had an accident during the skydive, and he was actually hung on the church, and the height was very high, he could not go down, and there was no place next to him to borrow or settle down.
The Germans soon rang out
The battle siren, and John Steele was spotted by the Germans, and several shots were fired at him, one of which hit him in the foot. John Steele also reacted really quickly, and as soon as he saw that he had been shot, he immediately made a "death" gesture.
At that time, the Germans were busy sniping at the American troops, and the German soldiers who shot did not have the kung fu to take care of him anymore, and John Steele managed to save his life by relying on his performance.
Hung for 75 years
John Steele was later rescued by his comrades and continued to fight. The war was quite fierce, and in the end the United States succeeded in occupying the town. Later, after his deeds were known to the U.S. government, he was awarded a medal for it.
John Steele's reaction at that time can be said to be unusually calm and calm, he was very aware of his disadvantage, hanging high outside the church, saying a bad word, is a "living target",
If they show a little "resistance", the German army will definitely punch a string of holes in him, it is better to "pretend to die" first. Thus the strongest "actor" in the history of World War II was born.
Later, in order to commemorate him, everyone put a hung statue in the place where he was hung in the church, which is 75 years old and is still there. The church is currently a tourist attraction.
epilogue
This is just a heroic deed with "legendary" overtones in World War II. Many of the heroic deeds that emerged in World War II are actually not well known, and the war left people with nothing but painful memories, which are the deeds of these heroes.
History is sometimes so just, always in the darkest years, embedded in the story of hope, inspiring future generations, with a dream in their hearts, so that a beautiful tomorrow may be the next day.