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Bernard Montgomery
United Kingdomb. 17 November 1887 · d. 24 March 1976Add to favourites
Commanded the 8th Army from August 1942: El Alamein, Tunisia, Sicily and southern Italy. Led the 21st Army Group from Normandy through Market Garden and the Rhine crossing; took the German surrender in north-west Germany on Lüneburg Heath on 4 May 1945.
Roles and commands
- 13 Aug 1942 – 31 Dec 1943Commander 8th ArmyBR 8th Army →
- 1 Jan 1944 – 25 Aug 1945C-in-C 21st Army Group21st AG →
Events
- 23 October 1942Second Battle of El Alamein
- 10 July 1943Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky)
- 6 June 1944Normandy landings and Operation Overlord
- 17 September 1944Operation Market Garden
Sources
- [1]Bernard Montgomery
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