Montgomery bitterly resented this, although he was promoted to field marshal by way of compensation ... He commanded the British Army of the Rhine and served as chief of the Imperial General ...
In September 1944, Montgomery was made a field marshal — the highest rank in the British Army. The war was not all victories for Montgomery, however. He suffered his worst defeat in battle ...
DUP dignitaries have laid a wreath at the grave of an Ulster war hero who remains one of the few non-Americans buried in the ...
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw ... Manekshaw joined the British Indian Army in 1932 and served with distinction during World War II and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.