Chronology of World War II

Wednesday, September 23


Men of the 51st Highland Division


Men of the 51st Highland Division
Men of the 51st Highland Division (known as 'The Ladies from Hell') charging with fixed bayonets during a training exercise in the desert, September 23, 1942. Scottish regiments had stopped wearing kilts in action after the campaign in France in 1940, however their First World War nickname stuck.