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 | | MONTGOMERY, BERNARD LAW, 1ST VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN [Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein], 1887-1976, British field marshal. |
 | | Winning the battle of Alamein and driving the Germans 2,000 mi (3,200 km) across Africa into Tunisia (see North Africa, campaigns in) made Montgomery an idol of the British public. |
 | | He was chief of the imperial general staff from 1946 to 1948, when he became chairman of the commanders in chief in committee under the permanent defense organization of Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. |
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