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Operation Epsom, Normandy, Second World War, 1944
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Musicians in battle: pictures of the brave and the bold
6. Operation Epsom, Normandy, Second World War, 1944
The camouflage could have worked somewhat but the bagpipes were a give-away to tell the enemy you're there. Here, led by their piper, men of 7th Seaforth Highlanders, 15th (Scottish) Division advance during Operation 'Epsom' during the Battle of Normandy, 26 June 1944.
