Actor - Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery of Alamein KG GCB DSO PC in Authentic Accurate Recreation Uniformed Viscount
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976 - "Monty", was a British Army officer. He saw action in World War I, and during World War II he successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He was later a prominent commander in Italy and North-West Europe, where he was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord until after the Battle of Normandy, and was the principal commander for Operation Market Garden. After the War he became Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces of Occupation in Germany and then Chief of the Imperial General Staff. He was decorated and awarded by Britain, the USA, USSR, Poland, Greece, Belgium, France and others.
Size: 3260px × 3260px
Location: Stoke Bruerne Canal Village Northamptonshire England UK United Kingdom
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