D-Day, Sword Beach: Monument Piper William ‘Bill’ Millin – Colleville-Montgomery, France
On D-Day, June 6th 1944, Piper William "Bill" Millin led the way playing his bagpipe for the Scottish …
Sword Beach
All articlesSword Beach was one of the five Allied landing zones on D-Day, June 6, 1944. British forces, primarily the 3rd Infantry Division, landed under intense German opposition. They successfully captured key objectives, including the city of Caen, and linked up with Canadian forces at Juno Beach, advancing inland.
