1945Field marshal Montgomery driving through the streets of the city. - 8x10 p

1945 Field marshal Montgomery driving through the streets of the city. - 8x10 photo "Picture taken on May 12 when Field MarshalMontgomery visited Copenhagen. After being greeted at the airfield by the whole danish cabinethe made a six-mile drive through the city. Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st ViscountMontgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (/m?nt'g?m?r? ?v 'æl?me?n/; 17 November 1887 – 24 MarchArmy. 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.He returned to the Western Front as a general staff officer and took part in the Battle of Arrasin April/May 1917. He also took part in the Battle of Passchendaele in autumn 1917 before finishingthe war as chief of staff of the 47th (2nd London) Division. In the inter-war years he commandedRegiment before becoming commander of 9th Infantry Brigade and then General Officer Commanding8th Infantry Division. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army fromAugust 1942 in the Western Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia. This command includedthe Second Battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He subsequentlycommanded the British Eighth Army during the Allied invasion of Sicily and the Allied invasionlandings until after the Battle of Normandy. He then continued in command of the 21st Army Groupfor the rest of the campaign in North West Europe. As such he was the principal field commanderfor the failed airborne attempt to bridge the Rhine at Arnhem, and the Allied Rhine crossing.On 4 May 1945 he took the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in Northern Germany. After thewar he became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in Germany and thenis a high quality REPRODUCTION print. Where necessary, the image has been cleaned, digitallyenhanced and restored by a proffessional to further enhance the quality and enjoyment of theimage. The photos is printed onto a high quality glossy photo paper. We are veryconfident that you will be pleased by the quality of our prints. We offer a full moneyback guarantee on all our items. Copyright By purchasing this photo copyrightPAYMENTS We only accept PayPal as method of payment. Please note thatyou do not need to have a PayPal account to pay using PayPal, just a valid debit or credit card.PACKAGING & DELIVERY All items are shipped in strong cardboard envelope to ensuresafe delivery. We aim to dispatch the same day or the next working day. We arein a fantastic location for shipping, right between USA and Europe - shipping has proven toPost 1st Class or UPS Express delivery. Shipping times for normalshipping: USA orders should take approx 8-12 days to be delivered. WESTERN EUROPEorders will normally take approx 6-10 working / business days to be delivered. EASTERNEUROPE / USA / CANADA can take up to 15 working / business days to be delivered. RESTOF THE WORLD can take up to 16 working / business days to be delivered Express shippingShipping is based on the actual cost of shipping, we ship from Iceland where the images areand we ship with Iceland Post and UPS. Iceland Post has fantastic shipping record and we havemany shipments arriving earlier to clients than local shipments within Europe and USA. We arebased right between USA and Europe so we can offer fast shipping to both continents. We do notoffer discounts on shipping but we gladly offer combined shipping. Shipping consists of a baseshipping – A priority Europe $4,99 + $1 for every extra item. USA$4,99 + $1 for every extra item. Registered letter with tracking number
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