BrigadierGeneral Bernard
Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC,
( 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), often referred to
as "Monty", was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer. He successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El
Alamein, a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign during World War II, and troops under his command played a major
role in the expulsion of Axis forces from North Africa. He was later a prominent commander
in Italy and North-West Europe, where he was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord until after
the Battle of Normandy.
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