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  Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Montgomery was placed in command of II Corps during the evacuation and he was part of over 330,000 British and French troops that were successfully evacuated from Dunkirk by the time the operation ended on 4 June.
Although Montgomery managed to recast plans for the invasion of Sicily, which was conquered in five weeks, inter-allied tensions grew as the American commanders, Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, and Clark took umbrage at Montgomery's attitudes and boastfulness.
Montgomery died in 1976 and was interred in the Holy Cross Churchyard, Binstead, Hampshire.
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 World at War:  Bernard Law Montgomery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Montgomery, Bernard Law (1887-1976) was born in London, from an Ulster family, in 1887.
Montgomery was different from other generals: he dressed in a particular way, he was always depicted and photographed in a proper way, as a practical man who always got what he wanted.
Montgomery suffered his worst defeat of the war in September 1944 when his planned crossing of the Rhine at the Dutch city of Arnhem was turned back with the loss of 6,000 airborne troops.
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Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976) was born in London in 1887.
Montgomery dressed in a particular way, and was always depicted and photographed in a very proper way.
Montgomery was then given temporary command of all British and American forces on the North side of the bulging line.
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 The History of Viscount Montgomery Elementary School
Bernard Law Montgomery, or otherwise affectionately known to the world as "Monty", was born in London in 1887.
Viscount Montgomery Elementary was billed as "the most modern school in North America" and the largest one-storey school in Hamilton, when the sod was turned on March 14, 1951.
Montgomery referred to the school as his "beloved school" and visited on five separate occasions, the last being in 1960.
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 Montgomery
When Montgomery was a student at Sandhurst, Britain’s military college, he led a gang of rowdy cadets in a series of practical “jokes.” One of these consisted of tying up a successful cadet while Montgomery lit fire to his uniform.
Montgomery’s brother said that when Monty attended St. Paul’s school he first showed a “streak of showmanship he never had before.” At Sandhurst, and out of his parents’ supervision, he had developed a brash and caustic attitude when speaking to superiors.
Montgomery did not understand why Lawrence did not take Medina, and he could not understand why the head-on attacks of the French ports would fail; clearly because he could not understand the strategy involved, he could not learn from history.
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 Bernard Law Montgomery
Bernard Montgomery, the son of a bishop, was born in London on November 17, 1887.
In December 1943, Montgomery was appointed head of the 2nd Army and commander of all ground forces in the proposed invasion of Europe.
After the failure of the operation, Montgomery began to question the strategy developed by Eisenhower and as a result of comments made at a press conference he gave on 7th January, 1945, he was severely rebuked by Winston Churchill and General Alan Brooke, the head of the British Army.
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 Bernard Montgomery - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Sir Bernard Law Montgomery (November 17, 1887 - March 24, 1976) was a British Field Marshall during World War II born in London, England.
Montgomery commanded the ground forces during the Normandy landings.
On January 7, 1945 Montgomery held a press conference in which he claimed credit for the victory in the Battle of the Bulge.
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 Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
Educated at Sandhurst, he entered the army in 1908 and served in World War I. In World War II he commanded (1939–40) the 3d Division in France until the evacuation of Dunkirk.
In 1942 he was sent to Egypt to command the British 8th Army in Africa under the Middle Eastern Command headed by Gen. Sir Harold Alexander.
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 Famous British Paedophiles - Montgomery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Bernard Law Montgomery, (1887-1976) has been described as the finest British field commander since the Duke of Wellington, and played a major role in the Allied defeat of the Nazi Axis during the Second World War.
After the war, Montgomery, created Viscount in 1946, was commander of British occupation forces in Germany (1945-46), chief of the British general staff (1946-48), and deputy Supreme Commander of NATO (1951-58).
Montgomery speaking against lowering the age-of-consent, in the House of Lords in 1965...
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 GI -- World War II Commemoration
BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, (1887-1976), British field marshal, who was one of the leading Allied commanders of WORLD WAR II.
After meticulous preparation (a Montgomery hallmark), he launched an attack on the Axis forces entrenched at El Alamein in northern Egypt on October 23 and, when their lines broke, pursued the enemy remnants into Libya and beyond.
Raised to the peerage as 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in 1946, he was made chief of the imperial general staff.
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 Presidential Papers, Doc#1860 Secret To Bernard Law Montgomery, 2 May 1956. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
Montgomery had written the lengthy address as if he were a NATO general in 1969, discussing a three-year war that had occurred in 1966.
Montgomery had called for more realistic planning to make statesmen and scientists aware of what the military would need to reconstruct the world after a global war.
Montgomery had written that the Soviet Union planned to start nuclear war in order to create chaos and misery so that it could conquer the West by subversion.
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 Field Marshal Montgomery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
After his convalescence, Montgomery returned to the battlefield and became the chief of staff of the 47th London Division by the time he was 31 years of age.
Montgomery, advancing following his pivotal victory, basked in the glory of his achievement, which had put Rommel on the defensive even before the Americans had arrived to threaten his rear.
Montgomery's success in the desert made him a logical choice for a leading role in the proposed invasion of Europe, and he was appointed commander of Allied ground forces.
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 Juno Beach Centre - Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Bernard Law Montgomery, born in London on November 17th, 1887; died near Alton, Hampshire, on March 24th, 1976.
Bernard Montgomery was the son of an Anglican bishop.
Montgomery wanted to use the troops supplied by the Dominions as if they were British units, dividing them up when the need arose, which was a cause for some friction with the Canadian General Staff and government, intent on maintaining the cohesion and the national character of their armies.
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 The World at War - Montgomery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Al ‘Alamayn (1887-1976), British military leader who played a prominent role in the Allied victories in Africa and Europe during the second world war (1939-1945).
Montgomery was never popular with the majority of United States Generals with whom he had to work closely.
In 1946 Montgomery was created viscount and made chief of the imperial general staff.
worldatwar.net /biography/m/montgomery   (186 words)

  
 General Bernard Law Montgomery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It was here that Montgomery earned his reputation for 'training, training and more training' and he raised the morale of the British Army expecting invasion after being repelled at Dunkirk.
In North Africa Montgomery was to have a huge effect upon the Eighth Army, applying the same military doctrine he had developed and applied in the South East of England.
This symbolised Montgomery`s dedication to the use of combined arms in war and was one of the most significant changes he made.
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 American Experience | D-Day | People & Events
Montgomery, commonly referred to as "Monty," initially earned distinction during World War II due to his highly effective leadership of the British Eighth Army in North Africa.
There, Montgomery was the first Allied general to inflict a decisive defeat upon the Axis forces when he drove them from their positions at El Alamein in northern Egypt.
Montgomery survived this setback, and in 1944, at the Battle of the Bulge, was given temporary command of all British and American forces on the north side of the bulging line.
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 Military.com Content   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Bernard Law Montgomery was born in November 1887 in London.
The operation was an airborne attack deep in the enemy's rear areas to be launched in mid-September 1944, in conjunction with a ground offensive by the British Second Army.
After the war Montgomery was made chief of the British Imperial Staff in 1946 as well as being named the 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Bernard Montgomery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Montgomery (Alabama), city in central Alabama, capital of the state, and seat of Montgomery County.
A port on the Alabama River, Montgomery is a...
Montgomery, Richard (1736-75), Anglo-American soldier, born in county Dublin, Ireland.
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 Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Already marked out as a strong-willed, efficient and intelligent commander and staff officer, Montgomery at the beginning of the war was commanding 3rd Division which he took to France in 1939 and led during the 1940 campaign.
Thereafter Montgomery was to operate within the Anglo-American context, where he was not consistently successful.
His handling of the Normandy battle in the static phase was thoroughly competent but when he reutrned his command to Eisenhower and became a subordinate commander, his conception of strategy became over-independent.
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 Bernard Law Montgomery Biography / Biography of Bernard Law Montgomery Biography
The English field marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), was an outstanding commander and hero of the British people during World War II.
Bernard Montgomery was born on Nov. 17, 1887.
Montgomery participated in the withdrawal to Dunkirk in the spring of 1940.
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 Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Normandy 1944
Montgomery (of Alamein, of Hindhead), Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount
Montgomery, the son of an Ulster clergyman, was educated at St. Paul's School, London, and the Royal Military Academy (Sandhurst).
Montgomery was always a cautious, thorough strategist, often exasperating the patience of fellow Allied commanders.
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 Saving Private Ryan: Bernard Law Montgomery
Bernard Law Montgomery was born in London, England on November 17, 1887.
Following his participation in the assaults on Sicily and Italy in 1943, Montgomery was chosen to lead the ground forces for Operation Overlord.
Montgomery continued to command troops until the end of the war, and was the commander of all British troops in Germany following the German surrender in May of 1945.
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 The National Archives | Research, education & online exhibitions | Exhibitions | The Art of War | Propaganda | ...
A portrait of General Sir Bernard Montgomery, popularly referred to as ‘Monty', wearing his characteristic double-badged tank corps beret and watch chain.
Montgomery's victory in the desert was characterised by Churchill as being ‘The end of the beginning'.
Leader of Britain's great Eighth Army, General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery opened his attack on the Axis at El Alamein in October 1942; by May 13th 1943 the victorious British and Allied Armies had reached Cape Bon and all Axis resistance in North Africa ended.
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 The Great War Society: This Month's Great War Veteran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Montgomery began the war as a full Lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in August 1914.
Montgomery later led his platoon in an attack on the village of Meteren on October 13, 1914.
During the successful attack, Montgomery was shot in the chest and knee and evacuated to the Advanced Dressing Station.
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 The North African Campaign Of World War II
At Alam Halfa Montgomery`s first battle in North Africa, his military doctrine was to be put to the test.
Rommel attacked and informed by ULTRA Montgomery was able to deduce that the attack would come from the South and an outflanking manouvre would be attempted.
Montgomery attacked from the South of Tunis, whilst the 1st Army attacked from the North.
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 Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976)
Bernard Law Montgomery was born in the Oval House (52-54 Kennington Oval) on November 17, 1887 and educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst after which he joined the army in 1908 and served as a captain in the first world war.
Montgomery died in Alton, Hampshire, on March 25, 1976.
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 Presidential Papers, Doc#564 To Bernard Law Montgomery, 30 November 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
I am confident that if all support him to the utmost of their ability, that such progress as has been made will be dwarfed by what he and his commanders and staffs will accomplish.
Montgomery had written of his November plans to visit the United States and Canada and had asked if he could stay with the President at the White House and accompany him to the Army-Navy game on the twenty-seventh (Montgomery to Eisenhower, Nov. 23, 1953, AWF/N).
Montgomery would arrive at the White House the morning of November 24, 1954, and he would accompany the Eisenhowers to Augusta later that same day.
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 Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein on Encyclopedia.com
Educated at Sandhurst, he entered the army in 1908 and served in World War I. In World War II he commanded (1939-40) the 3d Division in France until the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Bibliography: See his memoirs (1958); biographies by A. Moorehead (1967) and by his brother, Brian Montgomery (1974); R. Thompson, The Montgomery Legend (1967) and Montgomery: The Field Marshall (1969); R. Lewin, Montgomery as Military Commander (1972); A. Horne with D. Montgomery, Monty (1994).
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 Encyclopedia article on Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
During the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), Montgomery was Officer Commanding the County of Cork, Ireland's largest county by area.
This conflict was notable for the ferocity of the reprisals carried out by Crown forces in what was nominally the United Kingdom, such as the burning of homes and businesses, torture of detainees and at times outright murder.
Cork is acknowledged by both Irish and British commentators as having been among the most bitterly contested regions, largely due to the intransigence and anti-Irish bigotry of leading officers such as Montgomery.
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Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British And Irish History, Biographies
Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein[muntgum´urE, alumAn´] Pronunciation Key, 1887–1976, British field marshal.
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