Caption | King George VI of the United Kingdom knighting General Miles Dempsey, investing him as a Knight Commander in the Most Honourable Order of the Bath at Montgomery’s headquarters at Hamont-Achel, Belgium, 15 Oct 1944. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
Photographer | John Morris | ||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseMorris Family Collection | ||||||||||||||
Identification Code | IWM B10997 | ||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 15 Oct 1944 | ||||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Hamont-Achel, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||
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Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery looks on at the left. The king knighted a total of three generals this day, the first knighting by a British monarch on the battlefield since the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, coincidentally only about 160 miles away.