16th March 1944: As D-Day aproaches General Montgomery emabarks on a morale boosting speaking tour
Mar 16, 2024
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General Sir Bernard Montgomery standing on the bonnet of a jeep speaking to troops of 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles, after carrying out an inspection of the battalion near Portsmouth in the run-up to D-Day. The battalion had previously served in his division earlier in the war. May 1944
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