Bernard Montgomery

Field Marshal of the British Army

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was a British Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He is best known for his leadership of the Allied forces during the North African Campaign and the D-Day landings. Montgomery was born in 1887 in Kennington, London, and educated at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He served in the British Army for over 40 years, rising to the rank of Field Marshal. Mon...