Sabaton needs a song about Bill Millin. He was a Scottish piper who played under fire during the D-Day landing, wearing the same kilt his father wore in Flanders during the Great War.
Bill Millin was a proper lad, no doubt about that (context in comments)
Mad Jack Churchill and Bill Millin, the Mad Piper, I'm noticing a theme here
Bill Millin was a proper lad, no doubt about that (context in comments)
One of first soldiers to charge the beach on D-Day June 6, 1944, was named Bill Millin. Who played the bagpipes to boost morale as Allied troops stormed beaches in Normandy, France. He later found out the Nazis did not shoot at him because they thought he was crazy. Legend.
Bill Millin played bagpipes on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day landings in WW2. He stayed right at the front, leading soldiers into battle. He later asked the Germans why they never shot him, they said they thought he had gone insane. youtube.com/watch?v=HB9BY…
Bill Millin Playing bagpipe at Normandy during D-Day (1944) (1180 × 668 )
Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade led by Brigadier Lord Lovat (in the water, to the right of his men) land on Queen Red beach, Sword area, c. 0840 hours, 6 June 1944. Sherman DD tanks of 13th/18th Royal Hussars and other vehicles can be seen on the beach. Lovat's piper, Bill Millin, is in the
TIL of "The Mad Piper" Bill Millin, the only bagpiper to land on the beach in Normandy. While men fell around him, he played his pipes throughout the battle. A group of captured German snipers was asked why they hadn't shot him. They replied that they thought he'd gone insane and felt bad for him. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil…
TIL of Bill Millin, a bagpiper who was one of the first soldiers to charge on D-day. While playing the pipes, his comrades fell around him. He said he only survived because German snipers thought he was too crazy to shoot. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil…
TIL that Bill Millin, a soldier in WWII, walked onto Normandy Beach on D-Day without a gun and began playing the bagpipes. When ordered to do so beforehand, he had pointed out that it was against British regulations, and his commander told him "You and I are both Scottish, and that doesn’t apply". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil…
Bill Millin played the bagpipes during the d-day landings to inspire the arriving British troops and survived. He later talked to captured German snipers who claimed they did not shoot at him because they thought he had gone mad. True story, look it up.
And That's on Bill Millin storming the Sword beach.
Lord Lovat and piper Bill millin rally the troops forward.
D-Day - The 16-year-old soldier saved by 'mad bagpiper' Bill Millin scotsman.com/heritage/d-d…
TIL that during the Normandy Allied Invasion Bill Millin, a Scottish Piper, played his bagpipes as he walked the beach while the carnage erupted around him. He later asked captured German prisoners why they hadn't shot at him. They said they thought he was on a suicide mission and was clearly mad. washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn…
Elite idea: inspired by Bill Millin, British soldier who played the bagpipes on D-Day
TIL During the Invasion of Normandy, Scottish Bagpiper, Bill Millin, contrary to British Command, in the thick of battle, marched up & down the beach playing his Pipes. When his unit captured German snipers, they asked why Millin wasn't shot. They said they didn't shoot because he was clearly mad. nytimes.com/2010/08/20/wo…
Piper Bill Millin: The 'Mad piper' who piped the allied troops ashore independent.co.uk/news/ob…
"TIL A U.S. infantryman named Bill Millin stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day playing bagpipes. German snipers didn't shoot him because they thought he was insane." Apart from the fact that the link *clearly* states he is British reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
Bill “Mad Piper” Millin playing his pipes on Sword Beach (6th June, 1944, colourised)
TIL of Piper Bill Millin who played the bagpipes as British Commandos landed at Sword Beach on D Day. He was told by captured German snipers later on that he was spared because they thought he was crazy. youtube.com/watch?v=TDEO0…
Piper Bill Millin, No.4 Commando Brigade, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, steps off his landing craft onto "Sword" Beach, bagpipes in hand. 6th June 1944. [1024x578]
TIL about Bill Millin, the guy who bagpiped on the D-Day beaches economist.com/node/168858…
Bill Millin played the bagpipes on D-Day en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil…
Statue of piper Bill Millin at Sword beach. Originally of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Mullin played the bagpipes as his unit stormed the beach at Normandy in 1944.
D-Day 'Piper Bill' Millin laid to rest (forgot to post this back on June 6th) youtube.com/watch?v=xr6BQ…
Bill Millin, the D-Day Piper economist.com/node/168858…
TIL that during the Normandy Allied Invasion Bill Millin, a Scottish Piper, played his bagpipes as he walked the beach while the carnage erupted around him. He later asked captured German prisoners why they hadn't shot at him. They said they thought he was on a suicide mission and was clearly mad. reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
Sword Beach. Lord Lovat, on the right of the column, wades through the water. The figure in the foreground is Piper Bill Millin.
Private William "Piper Bill" Millin, and commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade approach Queen Red Sector, Sword Beach c. 0840, 6 June 1944. Sherman DD tanks of 13th/18th Royal Hussars and other vehicles can be seen on the beach. [1,805 × 1,772]
TIL that during D-Day the British soldier Bill Millins played the bagpipe while under fire from German Troops. German snipers didn't shoot him because they thought he was mad. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil…
The story of Bill Millin, who piped the invasion forces on to the shores of France; unarmed apart from the ceremonial dagger in his stocking, he played unflinchingly as men fell all around him. telegraph.co.uk/news/obit…
Bill Millin, who was 88, played his comrades ashore on Sword Beach during the D-Day Normandy landings. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england…
RIP Bill Millin, Best Remembered for Playing the Pipes Whilst Under Fire During the D-Day Landing in Normandy economist.com/node/168858…
[WP] Your name is Bill Millin, and you were granted the ability to time travel to witness one event with the guarantee that you would not be hurt. You choose Omaha Beach, June 6th, 1944.
"The Mad Piper" Bill Millin, the only bagpiper to land on the beach in Normandy. While men fell around him, he played his pipes throughout the battle. A group of captured German snipers was asked why they hadn't shot him. They replied that they thought he'd gone insane and felt bad for him.
D-Day piper 'played amidst gunfire' (remembering Bill Millin) bbc.com/news/uk-27672376
