Field Marshal Montgomery

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Order of the Bath
Military Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-11-17
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._George's_Church,_Ypres
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Montgomery
gptkb:David_Montgomery
gptkb:Mary_Montgomery
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:21st_Army_Group
gptkbp:deathDate 1976-03-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:famousQuote "The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes."
"In war, you win or lose, live or die, and the difference is just an eyelash."
"The battle is won or lost before it is ever fought."
"I have never yet met a man who was not a coward."
Success_is_the_ability_to_go_from_one_failure_to_another_with_no_loss_of_enthusiasm.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Bernard_Law_Montgomery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Montgomery
gptkbp:influenced Military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Monty
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of El Alamein
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Overlord
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Alton,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer Author
Politician
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:serviceYears 1908-1962
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Montgomery