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Bernard Law Montgomery

(1887—1976) army officer


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(1887–1976) British field marshal and Allied commander during World War II, known as Monty. Montgomery first gained fame in 1942 with his defeat of the forces of Erwin Rommel at ...

Subjects: History — Contemporary History (post 1945)

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Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976)
in A Dictionary of World History (2) Length: 69 words
Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976)
in World Encyclopedia Length: 74 words
Montgomery, Bernard Law
in The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Length: 96 words
Montgomery, Bernard Law (1887–1976)
in The Oxford Companion to American Military History Length: 506 words

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