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 British Army officer. He saw action in the First World War, when he was seriously wounded, and during the Second World War he commanded the 8th Army from August 1942 in the Western Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia. This command i...
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Date of birth:
- Nov 17, 1887
Date of death:
- Mar 24, 1976 (age 88 years)
Place of birth:
Also known as:
- The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein,
- Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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