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ˈæləmeɪn /; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed " Monty ", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War . Montgomery first saw action in the First World War as a junior officer of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Bernard Law Montgomery was one of the most prominent and successful British commanders of the Second World War. Known as 'Monty', he notably commanded the Allies against General Erwin Rommel in the Western Desert Campaign in North Africa, and the invasions of Italy and Normandy.
Nov 1, 2017 · Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) British Army Officer who, during the Second World War, led the army to victory at El Alamein – the first major Allied victory of the war. He later played a leading role in commanding the Allied landings in Italy and France.
Oct 29, 2009 · British Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976) was among the most decorated military leaders of World War II. Tapped to take command of the Eighth Army, he earned renown for his part...
Jul 2, 2024 · Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery (born November 17, 1887, London, England—died March 24, 1976, near Alton, Hampshire) was a British field marshal and one of the outstanding Allied commanders in World War II.
Sep 20, 2021 · Roy Plomley interviews the national icon and hero of World War II, Field Marshal Bernard Law 'Monty' Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL. At the age of 82 ...
Bernard Montgomery © Montgomery was the most well-known British general of World War Two, famous for his victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942. He was...
Oct 3, 2023 · On Aug. 22, 1945, a Miles Messenger aircraft carrying British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery dropped abruptly from the sky near Oldenburg, Germany as its engine cut out in midair. The plane had no chance of making it to the nearby airfield.
Bernard Law Montgomery's maxim of "training, training and more training," combined with a penchant for organization, helped rebuild and refit the British Army.
British Field Marshal Montgomery (1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein), affectionally known as ‘Monty’, was born on November 17, 1889, in London, England. He was one of the most renowned and successful Allied commanders of World War II (1939-1945).
