51ST DIVISION VICTORY MARCH - SOUND 

One can presume Cock of the North was for a battalion of Gordon Highlanders as that was their regimental march, and at 3:02 the sporran badges and cap hackles identify the Black Watch, which matches perfectly with their regimental march, Highland Laddie.

@@HandGrenadeDivision Thanks! And the Pibroch O' Donald Dhu would be the Seaforth Highlanders, though I've also seen that tune listed for the Cameron Highlanders alongside March Of the Cameron Men.

My dad was in the 5th and 7th battalions and was at Caen too. He came home in one piece physically, but can't say the same about him mentally :)

We can't.But we can honour them. Irish grandson and grand nephew of men of the 51st. Alba go Bragh,

Do you know the name of the first quick march being performed in this victory parade footage?

A lost but not forgotten generation who fought for a better world, RIP gents.

A lot of people can or could do the same, but don't.

This is a conscripted army during a war when several hundred thousand men were called up. This is a big difference to a modern volunteer army.

Fckn typical hun.

GRENADIER The Atholl and Breadalbane gathering

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Ok, doesn’t change that this is the 51st highland division buddy No need to reduce the contributions of these men who fought across Africa, France, Netherlands, and Germany just because they weren’t abandoned by a politician

@@noboniusnobby3100 It is in no way to denigrate the contribution of the men of this Division. It is to remember those who fought in France in 1940, and who then endured 5 years of captivity in PoW camps of the Reich. It is to remember the families in the Highland villages and towns who had to live with this calamity as their husbands, fathers, sons were forced work under intolerable conditions until the final horror of the march across Europe to avoid the Red Army.

@@simonlloyd-williams4812 always one.😔

@@johnwright7895 ?

The 51st highland division Highland Division fought to the last bullet and bandage at St Valery-en-Caux, Normandy, and on 12 June 1940, abandoned by De Gaulle's runaway French, were surrounded by the Blitzkrieg. 10,000 and more Valiant Men were marched into Germany. The Division was reinforced when its twin, the Territorial 9th Scottish Division, stepped forward, and along with many of men from the 51st HD , who had escaped at St Valéry, carried on the fight, in North Africa, and on to Victory in Europe.

I think you'll find the Household Division/ Guards/RAF Rgt. would have put any WW2 German squaddie in their place. Drill is what they do, they don't understand second best.

When the 51st marched at past Winston Churchill and General Allan Brooke Commander In Chief General Staff in Tunis in February 1943 General Allan Brooke was to say: It was quite the most impressive sights I have ever seen. The whole Division was most beautifully turned out, and might have been in barracks for the last three months instead of marching 1200 miles and fought many battles during the same period. As I stood alongside Winston watching the Division march past with the wild music of the pipes in my ears, I felt a lump rise in my throat and a tear run down my face. I looked at Winston and saw several tears on his face. For the first time I was beginning live through the thrill of these first success that were now rendering ultimate victory possible.

Pity we weren't allies. Together we could have put the mass murdering bolshevics in their place.

Liberating people ye take things in yer stride!

I beg to differ. The goose - step ( Stechschritt ) does look very impressive. The British marching step , on the other hand is quite smart , and is in itself a trademark of excellent training & discipline. Many of the world's largest armies have adopted it , and it's the main military step seen throughout all five continents. ' Stechschritt ' is rarely seen nowadays outside a few South American countries. It used to be a trademark of the DDR military , as well.

Bits are boots in Scots.