2020年10月6日 · Nicknamed Die Damen aus der Hölle (Ladies from Hell) by German soldiers for their distinctive tartan kilts and unparalleled bravery, the pipers from the “Black Watch”—the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland—garnered a fearsome reputation on the battlefields of …

During World War II, pipers were used by the 51st Highland Division at the start of the Second Battle of El Alamein on 23 October 1942. As they attacked, each company was led by a piper playing tunes that would identify their regiment in the darkness, usually their company march.

2023年8月30日 · In fact, when they were captured in combat, bagpipes were not inventoried as musical instruments like drums or bugles. Rather, they were listed as weapons along with sabers, rifles, and munitions. During WWI, roughly 2,500 British soldiers served as pipers and crossed No Man’s Land armed only with their bagpipes.

2024年8月23日 · The distinctive and penetrating sound of the bagpipes became a cornerstone of Scottish military tradition, often leading soldiers into battle. One of the earliest recorded uses of pipers in warfare occurred during the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

2016年1月15日 · Bagpipes played an important role for the British army during World War I. 2500 bagpipe players were in the trenches with their men. The pipers played the clarion call to arms to the men of the British Expeditionary Forces and thus were usually the first ones “over the top.”

Canadian pipers in World War I were soldiers who contributed to the First World War by playing the bagpipes as they marched the troops to the front. These men were often members of a pipe band, that chose to enlist at the outbreak of World War I to assist with the Canadian war effort.

The great Highland bagpipe (Scottish Gaelic: a' phìob mhòr pronounced [a ˈfiəp ˈvoːɾ] lit. 'the great pipe') is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland, and the Scottish analogue to the great Irish warpipes. It has acquired widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world.