Bernard Montgomery

The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Nickname(s)	"Monty" "The Spartan General"
Born	(1887-11-17)17 November 1887 Kennington, Surrey, England
Died	24 March 1976(1976-03-24) (aged 88) Alton, Hampshire, England
Buried at	Holy Cross Churchyard, Binsted, Hampshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1908–58
Rank	Field Marshal
Unit	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Commands held	Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1951–58) Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1946–48) British Army of the Rhine (1945–46) 21st Army Group (1944–45) Eighth Army (1942–43) South-Eastern Command (1941–42) XII Corps (1941) V Corps (1940–41) II Corps (1940) 3rd Infantry Division (1939–40) 8th Infantry Division (1938–39) 9th Infantry Brigade (1937–38) 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1931–34) 17th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (1919)
Battles/wars	First World War Anglo-Irish War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Dunkirk evacuation North African Campaign Battle of Alam el Halfa Second Battle of El Alamein Battle of El Agheila Tunisia Campaign Battle of Medenine Battle of the Mareth Line Sicilian Campaign Italian Campaign Western Front Operation Overlord Battle for Caen Operation Goodwood Operation Cobra Operation Market Garden Battle of the Bulge Operation Veritable Invasion of Germany Operation Varsity Operation Plunder
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (9)
Other work	Colonel Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment Colonel Commandant, Parachute Regiment (−1956) Representative Colonel Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps (1947–1957) Colonel Commandant, Army Physical Training Corps (1946–1960) Colonel Royal Warwickshire Regiment(1947–1963) Deputy Lieutenant of Southampton (1958–)
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Montgomery's voice from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 20 December 1969

First World War
Anglo-Irish War
Arab revolt in Palestine
Second World War

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (/məntˈɡʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn/; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General", was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War.

He saw action in the First World War as a junior officer of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. At Méteren, near the Belgian border at Bailleul, he was shot through the right lung by a sniper, during the First Battle of Ypres. He returned to the Western Front as a general staff officer and took part in the Battle of Arras in April/May 1917. He also took part in the Battle of Passchendaele in late 1917 before finishing the war as chief of staff of the 47th (2nd London) Division.