The Tank Museum - OBJECT OF THE WEEK: Monty's Beret. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery donated his famous beret to The Tank Museum in 1945. Monty was known for his eccentricity as much
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File:Portrait of the Eighth Army Commander, General Sir Bernard Montgomery, wearing his 'battle sweater' and tank beret, in the UK, 1943. TR1042.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![FIELD MARSHAL BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, 1ST VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (1887-1976) A BERET FIELD MARSHAL BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, 1ST VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (1887-1976) A BERET](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2016/CSK/2016_CSK_14139_0542_000(field_marshal_bernard_law_montgomery_1st_viscount_montgomery_of_alamei085238).jpg?mode=max)
FIELD MARSHAL BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, 1ST VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (1887-1976) A BERET
Australian Army slouch hat : Lieutenant General B L Montgomery, Eighth Army | Australian War Memorial
![Towards a National Collection on X: "#OTD in #1942 Bernard Montgomery is appointed commander of the 8th Army in Nth Africa. @NAM_London shows Monty in 1915. @I_W_M Monty explaining his plan to Towards a National Collection on X: "#OTD in #1942 Bernard Montgomery is appointed commander of the 8th Army in Nth Africa. @NAM_London shows Monty in 1915. @I_W_M Monty explaining his plan to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfCvkqIXgAAiwoH.jpg)
Towards a National Collection on X: "#OTD in #1942 Bernard Montgomery is appointed commander of the 8th Army in Nth Africa. @NAM_London shows Monty in 1915. @I_W_M Monty explaining his plan to
![Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery "Monty", senior British Army officer who fought in both the WW1 and WW2 : r/Colorization Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery "Monty", senior British Army officer who fought in both the WW1 and WW2 : r/Colorization](https://i.redd.it/jc7m2jla9qm01.jpg)