Statue of the Viscount Montgomery, London explained

Statue of the Viscount Montgomery
Italic Title:	no
Artist:	Oscar Nemon
Subject:	Bernard Montgomery
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	London, United Kingdom
Coordinates:	51.5033°N -0.1258°W
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

The statue of Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein is located outside the Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall, London, United Kingdom. It was designed by Oscar Nemon^[1] and stands alongside statues of William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim and Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.

Description

The bronze plinth's front reads: "Monty, Field Marshal, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG GCB DSO, 1887–1976." The back reads:^[2]

1942–44, Commander, 8th Army North Africa & Italy
1944–45, C in C, 21st Army Group, North West Europe
1946–48, Chief of the Imperial General Staff
1951–58, Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe
Erected by comrades in arms & friends

External links

• • Oscar Nemon supervising the installation of his statue of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, National Portrait Gallery

Notes and References

1. News: Hope. Christopher. The only man who could get Winston Churchill to do as he was told. 25 February 2015. The Telegraph. 21 October 2009.
2. Web site: Statue: Montgomery statue. London Remembers. 25 February 2015.