Field Marshal von 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:deathDate 1976-03-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:famousQuote "In war, you win or lose, live or die – and the difference is just an eyelash."
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:General_Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Normandy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Bernard_Law_Montgomery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal von Montgomery
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military strategy
Reputation as a controversial figure
Symbol_of_British_military_leadership
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
Defensive tactics
Aggressive tactics
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Monty
The Last of the Gentlemen
The Spartan General
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of El Alamein
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Overlord
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Alton,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer Author
Public speaker
Military historian
Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Alan_F._F._H._Brooke
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:serviceYears 1908-1961
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Montgomery
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Bernard_L._Montgomery