Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Bernard Law Monty Montgomery
National D-Day Memorial
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1. Bernard Law Monty Montgomery Marker
17 November 1887 - 24 March 1976
Commander, 21st Army Group
Bernard Montgomery attended the King's School, Canterbury; St. Paul's School, London; and Royal Military Academy. He joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1908), After service in India, he fought in Franco-Flanders, receiving the Distinguished Service Order and severe wounding (1914). During World War I, he proved a talented operations staff officer. He attended and taught at the Army Staff College, then served in the Anglo-Irish War and in Palestine, Egypt, and India. By 1938, he had become experienced in amphibious combined operations, a division commander, and a major general.
His egotism, abrasive manner, and disdain for convention made him few friends, yet he received a promotion and command of British 8th Army (1942). The dispirited force he transformed stymied the German advance in the Battle of Alam el Halfa and, two months later, prevailed at El Alamein. Flush with success another promotion, and a knighthood, he scorned American counterparts in the Sicilian Invasion (Operation Husky) and follow-on campaigning in Italy, which he branded a "dog's breakfast. In December 1943, he assumed command of 21st Army Group. Before D-Day, he carried the argument to commit five rather than three divisions to the assault. After Normandy's liberation, Supreme Commander Eisenhower took command of Allied Ground Forces, keeping new Field Marshal Montgomery 21st Army Group Commander. Montgomery of Alamein retired in 1958 after a half-century's distinguished, if controversial, service to crown and country.
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Location. 37° 19.872′ N, 79° 32.148′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Virginia, in Bedford County. It can be reached from Overlord Circle 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road. The Marker is located on the grounds of the National D-Day Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chad Valley Toy Company (here, next to
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Bernard Law Monty Montgomery Marker
Also see . . .
1. National D-Day Memorial. (Submitted on January 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Bernard Law Montgomery: Unbeatable and Unbearable. (Submitted on January 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
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3. Bernard Law Monty Montgomery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
