I was ready the other day that General Montgomery was refered to by men in the BEF in 1940 as the 'Love' General due to him encouraging men to...
Hi all, Watched again the movie "I was Monty's Double" on Dave channel yesterday, and it got me wondering how much of what was shown on screen...
Was there a relative of Noel Chavasse also called Noel, who served as an Aide to General Montgomery during WW2? Regards Piaf
of an Ops Room Officer, April-September 1944. The layout of the Ops Room at Southwick House is well portrayed in the pianting by Barnett...
I'm reading a book written to dispel the superiority of "Blitzkreig" as theory of war. I am at the part of the book where the author is discussing...
Whilst looking at the exhibits in the Guards Museum, I saw a painting of Montgomery taking the German surrender in his tent at Lüneburg Heath in...
Hello all,Do you think Gen.Aukinleck,got a raw deal from Curchill?iam Tom by the way,a newbie you might say.Tom.
Geoff501 suggested to me that members here might like to see some photos of Monty visiting the famous Canadian Vimy Ridge Memorial. Quite a few...
Let me start off by saying I have not read any Monty bios. My opinion is based on references to him in other histories and bios. Generally, until...
ive just been trying to find out if, were, when, why helicopters were rarely used in WWII they were produced not on a mass scale but...
43rd Wessex Division crossed the Seine here exactly 63 years to the days I was there. Then photos are from IWM. [ATTACH] IWM (BU 213) A...
Who do you think was the better battle commander? Have another choice? Share.
I came across this interesting photograph of General Montgomery addressing the troops at Belton Park Grantham, March 1944. At the time this...
This is a series of photos on Monty. The first one is his mother, taken in 1936. The next are a couple of Monty messages one from the Western...
Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie James Morshead, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED, KC(1889 - 1959) Tobruk and El Alamein [IMG] Sir Leslie James...
Hi everyone I'me searching for a famous or perhaps not so famous quote i think "monty" made in the north africa campaign where he said...
So which Military commander of General Rank and above, axis or allied made the greatest contribution to their nations war effort? And by extension...
I'm doing a bit of research on Gen Ramsden, who at the time of Alam Halfa in Jul 1942 - and more importantly just before El Alamein - was...
First off General Benerard Montgomery then Patton then Rommal.
Was he a liability to the allies or a help? From what I've read many of his plans ended up costing lives and lost ground...?????
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