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Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976), the 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, commonly known as 'Monty', was one of the most famous British military commanders of the 20th Century. Arguably Montgomery's greatest achievement was the defeat of the German forces, led by Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, at The Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. The Battle of El Alamein was the first major Allied victory of World War II, a turning point in the North Africa campaign and the whole war. Despite mistakes in the planning of his Arnhem 'Operation Market Garden', it was fitting that on 4th May 1945, on Luneburg Heath, Germany, Montgomery accepted the surrender of German forces in north Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.