Sword Beach, Normandy, France. 6.50am on June 6 1944, “Shimi” Lovat led
his men into battle on D-Day, all of them buoyed by his personal piper,
Bill Millin, playing Highland Laddie and Scotland The Brave.
The mission of 1st Special Service Brigade, as it was known in June 1944
was to break through German defences on the eastern side of Sword
Beach. They were to fight their way four miles inland to Pegasus Bridge
and bring reinforcements to the 6th Airborne Division, relieving the
glider-borne troops who had taken the bridge at dead of night.
Shimi and his commandos arrived just after the appointed hour of midday,
to the swirl of pipes. He famously apologised for being two minutes
late. The bridges were crucial; at the push of a detonator, the Germans
could have destroyed them. With the Allied supply lines cut, the
invasion could have foundered.
RP Models Lord Lovat bust kit. 100mm resin model kit ready to assemble and paint. 14 resin parts.
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