![Remembering D-Day: Bill Millin, 'mad piper' whose unflinching playing stiffened resolve as he landed with British troops amid a hail of enemy fire Remembering D-Day: Bill Millin, 'mad piper' whose unflinching playing stiffened resolve as he landed with British troops amid a hail of enemy fire](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2019/06/05/ss-composite-image-2019-6-5-10-44-1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.png)
Remembering D-Day: Bill Millin, 'mad piper' whose unflinching playing stiffened resolve as he landed with British troops amid a hail of enemy fire
![D-Day, Sword Beach: Monument Piper William 'Bill' Millin – Colleville-Montgomery, France | LandmarkScout D-Day, Sword Beach: Monument Piper William 'Bill' Millin – Colleville-Montgomery, France | LandmarkScout](https://cdn.landmarkscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Piper-William-Bill-Millin-front.jpg)
D-Day, Sword Beach: Monument Piper William 'Bill' Millin – Colleville-Montgomery, France | LandmarkScout
![Members of the normandy pipe bands play during a memorial service for william 'bill' millin on sword beach in colleville montgomery, france, who played the pipes while under fire on the beach Members of the normandy pipe bands play during a memorial service for william 'bill' millin on sword beach in colleville montgomery, france, who played the pipes while under fire on the beach](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GCPBJF/members-of-the-normandy-pipe-bands-play-during-a-memorial-service-GCPBJF.jpg)
Members of the normandy pipe bands play during a memorial service for william 'bill' millin on sword beach in colleville montgomery, france, who played the pipes while under fire on the beach
![Piper William Bill Millin riproduzione di cornamuse Normandia spiaggia tramonto era piper al Signore Lovat sbarco in Normandia Foto stock - Alamy Piper William Bill Millin riproduzione di cornamuse Normandia spiaggia tramonto era piper al Signore Lovat sbarco in Normandia Foto stock - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/compit/2a39xkh/spiaggia-di-spada-normandia-09-10-2017-il-d-day-6-giugno-1944-piper-william-bill-millin-ha-portato-il-modo-di-suonare-la-sua-cornamuse-per-il-commando-scozzese-di-2a39xkh.jpg)
Piper William Bill Millin riproduzione di cornamuse Normandia spiaggia tramonto era piper al Signore Lovat sbarco in Normandia Foto stock - Alamy
![William Millin Personal Piper Lord Lovat Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial William Millin Personal Piper Lord Lovat Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial](https://www.shutterstock.com/preview-440/1220737a/09cb3027/Shutterstock_1220737a.jpg)
William Millin Personal Piper Lord Lovat Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial
![Piper William Bill Millin riproduzione di cornamuse Normandia spiaggia tramonto era piper al Signore Lovat sbarco in Normandia Foto stock - Alamy Piper William Bill Millin riproduzione di cornamuse Normandia spiaggia tramonto era piper al Signore Lovat sbarco in Normandia Foto stock - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450vit/b4m9kw/piper-william-bill-millin-riproduzione-di-cornamuse-normandia-spiaggia-tramonto-era-piper-al-signore-lovat-sbarco-in-normandia-b4m9kw.jpg)
Piper William Bill Millin riproduzione di cornamuse Normandia spiaggia tramonto era piper al Signore Lovat sbarco in Normandia Foto stock - Alamy
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Piper William Bill Millin riproduzione di cornamuse Normandia spiaggia tramonto era piper al Signore Lovat sbarco in Normandia Foto stock - Alamy
![“If they remember the bagpiper, they won't forget those whose served and fell on the beaches” – Oot and Aboot “If they remember the bagpiper, they won't forget those whose served and fell on the beaches” – Oot and Aboot](https://spotonlocations.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/statue-de-bill-millin.jpg?w=798)
“If they remember the bagpiper, they won't forget those whose served and fell on the beaches” – Oot and Aboot
![William Millin Personal Piper Lord Lovat Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial William Millin Personal Piper Lord Lovat Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial](https://www.shutterstock.com/preview-440/1220928a/dcc26f47/Shutterstock_1220928a.jpg)
William Millin Personal Piper Lord Lovat Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial
![Un bagpier, vestito in una replica militare britannica uniforme della seconda guerra mondiale, suona presso l'annuale Tanks in Town Memorial re-enactment evento a Estinnes, Belgio, il 28 agosto 2022. Bagpipers, come il Un bagpier, vestito in una replica militare britannica uniforme della seconda guerra mondiale, suona presso l'annuale Tanks in Town Memorial re-enactment evento a Estinnes, Belgio, il 28 agosto 2022. Bagpipers, come il](https://c8.alamy.com/compit/2mjfa9e/un-bagpier-vestito-in-una-replica-militare-britannica-uniforme-della-seconda-guerra-mondiale-suona-presso-l-annuale-tanks-in-town-memorial-re-enactment-evento-a-estinnes-belgio-il-28-agosto-2022-bagpipers-come-il-famoso-william-millin-che-notoriamente-ha-giocato-le-sue-pipe-sotto-il-fuoco-sulle-spiagge-della-normandia-sono-stati-a-volte-utilizzati-durante-la-battaglia-per-aiutare-le-truppe-di-ispirazione-e-rinvigorire-lo-spirito-di-combattimento-2mjfa9e.jpg)