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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, 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.
Early Life and Background. Bernard Law Montgomery was born on November 17, 1887, in Kennington, London, into a devoutly religious family. He was the fourth of nine children of Reverend Henry Montgomery, an Anglican priest who later became the Bishop of Tasmania, and Maud Montgomery, who exerted a strict and austere influence on their household.
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) was one of Britain's top commnaders in the Second World War (1939-45). He famously defeated Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) at the Second Battle of El Alamein in North Africa in November 1942.
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.
Bernard Law Montgomery was a decorated British military commander who spurred Allied victories at the Second Battle of El Alamein and D‑Day during World War II.
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).