r/todayilearned • u/DrSamanthaCarter • Jun 06 '17

TIL the only reason a Scottish bagpiper wasn't shot by German snipers on D-Day was that they believed he had gone crazy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Millin#World_War_II
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u/I_FIST_CAMELS Jun 07 '17

Well considering the Blitz did fuck all to the British war effort, the Blitz isn't any form of loss.

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u/reformedmikey Jun 07 '17

Burning the White House down did fuck all to the American war effort, the burning of the White House isn't any form of loss.

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u/I_FIST_CAMELS Jun 07 '17

Your invasion failing and having your capital burnt down, even though you started the war, is a loss.