The Tank Museum - Field Marshal B. Montgomery, by E.C. Hill. Watercolour. Bernard Montgomery (1887 – 1976) commanded British and Commonwealth forces in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and North West Europe during
![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 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](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Portrait_of_the_Eighth_Army_Commander%2C_General_Sir_Bernard_Montgomery%2C_wearing_his_%27battle_sweater%27_and_tank_beret%2C_in_the_UK%2C_1943._TR1042.jpg/1200px-Portrait_of_the_Eighth_Army_Commander%2C_General_Sir_Bernard_Montgomery%2C_wearing_his_%27battle_sweater%27_and_tank_beret%2C_in_the_UK%2C_1943._TR1042.jpg)
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
Why did field marshal Montgomery wear two cap badges on his beret? Was it a 'gimmick' or did he have close ties to those two regiments? - Quora
![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
The Parachute Regiment - On this day in 1887 Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was born. What manner of men are these who wear the maroon red beret? They are firstly all volunteers,
![Christie's "Out of the Ordinary" auction, 250th Anniversary edition. The beret worn by Field Marshal Montgomery of Alamein during World War 2. Featuring: Beret Where: London, United Kingdom When: 08 Aug 2016 Christie's "Out of the Ordinary" auction, 250th Anniversary edition. The beret worn by Field Marshal Montgomery of Alamein during World War 2. Featuring: Beret Where: London, United Kingdom When: 08 Aug 2016](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HC5NRM/christies-out-of-the-ordinary-auction-250th-anniversary-edition-the-HC5NRM.jpg)
Christie's "Out of the Ordinary" auction, 250th Anniversary edition. The beret worn by Field Marshal Montgomery of Alamein during World War 2. Featuring: Beret Where: London, United Kingdom When: 08 Aug 2016
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
Why did field marshal Montgomery wear two cap badges on his beret? Was it a 'gimmick' or did he have close ties to those two regiments? - Quora
![Bernard Montgomery's Beret. Before the brilliant but eccentric field marshal led British forces to victory over Erwin Rommel's dreaded German Afrika Corps in the Battle of El Alamein, a member of the Bernard Montgomery's Beret. Before the brilliant but eccentric field marshal led British forces to victory over Erwin Rommel's dreaded German Afrika Corps in the Battle of El Alamein, a member of the](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MHQP-180700-HATS-13.jpg)