Caption | Lt General Miles Dempsey, Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke, Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts of the Union of South Africa at Château de Creully, Normandy, France, Jun 12 1944. Photo 2 of 2. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 12 Jun 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Château de Creully, Normandy, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||||||||
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WW2-Era Place Name | Château de Creully, Normandy, France |
Lat/Long | 49.2864, -0.5400 |
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"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win the war by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country!"George Patton, 31 May 1944
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This photo was taken in front of Montgomery’s command trailers which were doubling as the forward HQ of Montgomery’s 21st Army Group. Lt General Miles Christopher Dempsey was commander of 2nd Army. Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke was Chief of the Imperial General Staff.