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Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

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Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War, commanding the Eighth Army in North Africa and Allied ground forces during the Normandy invasion. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Date
1887-11-17 1
Birth Year
1887 1
Death Date
1976-03-24 1
Death Year
1976 1
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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Battle of the Bulge

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Normandy landings

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Second Battle of El Alamein

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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Battles and Wars Led

Battle of the Bulge, Battles and Campaigns
Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of the BulgeInfobox: Commanders (21st Army Group)
Normandy landings, Battles and Campaigns
Additional Source Wikipedia: Normandy landingsInfobox: Commanders (Allied, ground forces)
Second Battle of El Alamein, Battles and Campaigns
Additional Source Wikipedia: Second Battle of El AlameinInfobox: Commanders (Allied)

Fought In

World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery

Member Of

British Army, Armed Forces and Units

Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "senior British Army officer"

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1. Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (17 November 1887 - 24 March 1976), was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence, and the Second World War.
  • Infobox: Born
    17 November 1887
  • Infobox: Died
    24 March 1976
  • Fought In: World War II, Opening paragraph, Normandy campaign sentence
    During the Normandy campaign, he was in command of all Allied ground forces from 6 June 1944 until 1 September 1944.
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Wikipedia: Normandy landings
Battles and Wars Led: Normandy landings, Infobox: Commanders (Allied, ground forces)
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Bernard Montgomery
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Wikipedia: Battle of the Bulge
Battles and Wars Led: Battle of the Bulge, Infobox: Commanders (21st Army Group)
Quote, Battles and Wars Led: Battle of the Bulge, Infobox: Commanders (21st Army Group)
Bernard Montgomery (21st Army Group)
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Wikipedia: Second Battle of El Alamein
Battles and Wars Led: Second Battle of El Alamein, Infobox: Commanders (Allied)
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Bernard Montgomery
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