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Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1887-1976 (1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Field Marshal)

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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Army Circulars, circa 1939-1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10082/26
Scope and Contents

Collection of printed notices including contents and instructions for ration packs, and messages sent by General Eisenhower and General Montgomery on eve of the D-Day landings.

Dates: circa 1939-1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for researchers using Cambridge University Library.
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Correspondence with Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/PJGG 9/9
Scope and Contents From the Series:

PJGG 9/1-9/4 consist of letters and telegrams of congratulation sent to Sir James and Lady Grigg in late February and early March 1942. Sir James was appointed Secretary of State for War on 23 February 1942, having been Permanent Under-Secretary in the War Office since 1939.

Dates: 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Correspondence with Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, 1943 - 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/PJGG 9/8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

PJGG 9/1-9/4 consist of letters and telegrams of congratulation sent to Sir James and Lady Grigg in late February and early March 1942. Sir James was appointed Secretary of State for War on 23 February 1942, having been Permanent Under-Secretary in the War Office since 1939.

Dates: 1943 - 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Correspondence with Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, 1945 - 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/PJGG 11
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection includes personal documents and honours (PJGG 1); general correspondence (PJGG 2 and 12); material relating to India including finance papers (PJGG 3), political papers (federation and defence) (PJGG 4), miscellaneous reports (PJGG 5), War Office papers about India (PJGG 8); Lady Grigg's correspondence (PJGG 6 and 7); War Office correspondence (PJGG 9); Committee papers (PJGG 10); literary material (PJGG 13-15).Perhaps the most interesting papers are those...
Dates: 1945 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Field Marshal 1st Lord Montgomery of Alamein, 1945 - 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/PJGG 14/4
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection includes personal documents and honours (PJGG 1); general correspondence (PJGG 2 and 12); material relating to India including finance papers (PJGG 3), political papers (federation and defence) (PJGG 4), miscellaneous reports (PJGG 5), War Office papers about India (PJGG 8); Lady Grigg's correspondence (PJGG 6 and 7); War Office correspondence (PJGG 9); Committee papers (PJGG 10); literary material (PJGG 13-15).Perhaps the most interesting papers are those...
Dates: 1945 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Memoir, 1946-1960, 1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CWLY 3/3
Scope and Contents

This tape contains more personal reflections. He discusses the career of one of his daughters and his own beliefs, regarding religion.

He also talks about his time serving under General Montgomery and the times he saw him after the war. This is accompanied with anecdotes about other World War Two Generals.

Dates: 1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

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ARCHON code (for CUL materials)
Archives and MSS Dept. (GBR/0012) 1
 
Subject
Operation Overlord (1944) 1