The legacy of the Mad Piper who played bagpipes on D-Day beaches

Sky Newson juin 5, 2024

Bill Millin plays his bagpipes at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. The lone piper who gained world-wide fame when he helped lead British Commandos during the D-Day landings ensured his possessions used at the historic event would be protected for all time. * The skirl of Bill Millin's pipes led the first Commando Brigade as it stormed Sword Beach on the first day of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The 21-year-old, who had left Sandyhills near Glasgow to join the commandos, had been ordered t

Amid the roar of gunfire and the shouts and screams of soldiers as they ran up the beaches of Normandy, there was another sound: the keening cry of bagpipes.

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Publish date : 2024-06-05 04:00:00

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