Not solely the Scottish Regiments. Lord Lovat who commanded No.3 Commando recruited his personal Piper, Bill Millin. Wearing the kilt that his father had worn in France during WW1, he piped the commandos aboard at Warsash, and into Normandy, playing "Highland Laddie" as the ramps went down and then marched up and down the beach playing "Road To The Isles". Later, the British 6th Airborne Division at Pegasus Bridge knew that relief was on its way when they heard the pipes. Lovat had ignored an order that there should be no bagpipes at Normandy. The bagpipes were silenced on 10 Jun by a piece shrapnel. Bill Millin played himself in the movie "The Longest Day" David. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Phillips" <bphil1@earthlink.net> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] questions > Just a little Historical Trivia. During WWI, the German Troops called the > Kilted Scotsman "The Ladies from Hell" > This didn't offend the Scots at all. With their great pride in wearing > their Kilts and the fact that they were actually able to surprice the enemy > at the begining of the War. It is my understanding that this nick name > continued into WWII. > Barbara Phillips > > > > [Original Message] > > From: George Smith <airforce@localdial.com> > > To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: 5/30/2006 3:53:49 AM > > Subject: Re: [WORLD WAR II] questions > > > > I am sorry I cannot help your really as I was in the Royal Air Force in > > WWII and I take it your uncle James was in the American forces. > > > > I can tell you the Bagpipes he heard would have been a British Scottish > > Highland Regiment. The pipes always lead their troops into battle and > > orders could be given by the pipes as were bugles in other regiments. This > > has been a tradition of the Scottish regiments for hundreds of years. > > > > By the way the Scottish Troops don't wear Skirts, the wear Kilts and the > > troops are very proud of their kilts which bear the Tartan pattern of the > > regiment. > > > > Hope you find this of interest and sorry I cannot help further as the were > > many Scottish battalions and it could have been anywhere > > > > > > At 01:18 30/05/2006 EDT, you wrote: > > > > > > > > >I have questions that I can't find an answer to. When my Uncle, James > > >Coleman, 82nd Airborne, 505 came home from WWII, I was a little girl who > > used to > > >pretend sleep and listen to he and my Father talk. He was in the 82nd, > 505 > > >from the beginning to when got shot in Holland. > > >I remember parts of stories and can't seem to find the rest of the > stories. > > >1. He spoke of Patton and how they met up with him for a while. When > > would > > >this have been? > > >2. He spoke of hearing bagpipes and saw these guys with skirts on and > > >troops following them with weapons and he thought that was the most > > beautiful > > >sound he ever heard. Where would that have been. > > >3. He spoke of always packing his own parachute. Is that possible? > > >4. He lost his eye in Holland and spoke of running into another soldier > > who > > >couldn't walk and he couldn't see so the other soldier saw for him and > my > > >Uncle helped him walk back to their lines. > > >5. He spoke about a concentration camp and how awful it was. Where > would > > >that have been. > > >Anybody got any ideas. Thanks for any help you may have. > > >Marva Stateler > > > > > > > > > > > >==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > > >We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an > > international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor > > was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help > > you. 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