Historical Figure
Bernard Montgomery
d. 1976
British Army officer (1887–1976)
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Key Dates
Death
1976 March 24, 1976 →Biography
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein,, nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War.
Timeline
World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.
August 17 →World War II: German surrender at Lüneburg Heath, the North German Army surrenders to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
May 4 →World War II: British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge.
January 7 →World War II: The surrender of the North Germany Army to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
May 4 →More from the Late 20th Century
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