Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Bernard Montgomery

Battles of Bernard Montgomery

British Army officer (1887–1976)

Bernard Montgomery is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 10 battles across 6 present-day countries, most in France (5), Libya (1), Tunisia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,972 km apart end to end, 441 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Operation Overlord (3), World War II (2), Western Front (2).

Battle of El AgheilaBattle of Wadi AkaritBattle of the Nijmegen SalientBattle of St. VithRuhr PocketNormandy landingsBattle for CaenFalaise PocketLiberation of ParisBattle of the ScheldtNormandy landingsBattle for CaenLiberation of ParisBattle of the ScheldtMadridBerlinAthensCasablancaKyivViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAlexandria1000 km41.092N, 9.300E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 1 engagements1943: 1 engagements1944: 7 engagements7 in 19441945: 1 engagements19421945
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of El Agheila, 1942Battle of Wadi Akarit, 1943Normandy landings, 1944Battle for Caen, 1944Falaise Pocket, 1944Liberation of Paris, 1944Battle of the Nijmegen Salient, 1944Battle of the Scheldt, 1944Battle of St. Vith, 1944Ruhr Pocket, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
11 December 1942Battle of El AgheilaEl Agheila, Libya(see Analysis section)
6 April 1943Battle of Wadi AkaritWādī al ‘Akārīt, Tunisia945 km NWAllied victory
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandy, France1,931 km NWAllied victory
6 June 1944Battle for CaenCaen, France24 km SEAllied victory
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandy, France35 km SAllied victory
19 August 1944Liberation of ParisParis, France182 km EFree French and allied victory
30 September 1944Battle of the Nijmegen SalientNetherlands422 km NEAllied victory
2 October 1944Battle of the ScheldtScheldt, France92 km SWAllied victory
21 December 1944Battle of St. VithSankt Vith, Belgium175 km SEGerman victory
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr Region, Germany165 km NEAllied victory; Capitulation of the German Army Group B

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Possibly Edward George William Malindine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.