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General Sir Bernard Montgomery addressing troops at Worthing, 25 May 1944

'Inspection by General Montgomery, at Worthing, May 1944'

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Home Front, 1944.

Bernard Montgomery was commander of the 21st Army Group which consisted of all the Allied ground forces that would take part in Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy. He is pictured here in his Humber staff car, inspecting County of London Yeomanry on the Manor Sports Ground during their stay at Worthing prior to embarking for the liberation of Europe.

From an album of 120 photographs compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-17-118

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-17-118