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| Picture No | 10825781 |
| Date | 1944 |
| Description | Bernard Montgomery |
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Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (1887 – 1976), Montgomery was in command the 3rd division assault on Northern France in 1944. The military manoeuvre began in the early hours of June 6th and included British, Canadian and U.S forces. General Montgomery was famous for his command of the Eighth Army in the North African campaign and his defeat of Erwin Rommel at the Battle of El Alamein. He had previously served in World War One, during which he won the D.S.O.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 9 September 1944, page 281 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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