Atlas of Battles

commander, 25 engagements

Battles of Bernard Montgomery

Battles of Bernard Montgomery

British Army officer (1887–1976)

Bernard Montgomery is recorded as a commander at 25 placed engagements in the atlas between 1940 and 1945: 13 battles and 12 campaigns across 8 present-day countries, most in France (13), Italy (3), Belgium (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,569 km apart end to end, 274 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (24).

Battle of El AgheilaBattle of Wadi AkaritOperation BaytownMoro River CampaignBattle for CaenInvasion of NormandyOperation PerchOperation EpsomOperation GoodwoodOperation CobraSiegfried Line CampaignFalaise PocketLiberation of ParisLiberation of BelgiumBattle of the Nijmegen SalientBattle of the ScheldtBattle of St. VithOperation VeritableRuhr PocketWestern Allied invasion of GermanyNorth African campaignAllied invasion of SicilyNormandy landingsOperation OverlordBattle of the BulgeNorth African campaignAllied invasion of SicilyNormandy landingsOperation OverlordBattle of the BulgeMadridBerlinAthensCasablancaKyivViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaAlexandria1000 km41.092N, 9.270E
25 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1940: 1 engagements1942: 1 engagements1943: 4 engagements1944: 16 engagements16 in 19441945: 3 engagements19401945
25 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

North African campaign, 1940Battle of El Agheila, 1942Battle of Wadi Akarit, 1943Allied invasion of Sicily, 1943Operation Baytown, 1943Moro River Campaign, 1943Normandy landings, 1944Operation Overlord, 1944Battle for Caen, 1944Invasion of Normandy, 1944Operation Perch, 1944Operation Epsom, 1944Operation Goodwood, 1944Operation Cobra, 1944Siegfried Line Campaign, 1944Falaise Pocket, 1944Liberation of Paris, 1944Liberation of Belgium, 1944Battle of the Nijmegen Salient, 1944Battle of the Scheldt, 1944Battle of the Bulge, 1944Battle of St. Vith, 1944Operation Veritable, 1945Ruhr Pocket, 1945Western Allied invasion of Germany, 194519401945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1940North African campaignKingdom of Egypt, EgyptAllied victory
11 December 1942Battle of El AgheilaEl Agheila, Libya1,155 km W(see Analysis section)
6 April 1943Battle of Wadi AkaritWādī al ‘Akārīt, Tunisia945 km NWAllied victory
1943Allied invasion of SicilySicily, Italy514 km NEAllied victory
1943Operation BaytownReggio Calabria, Italy174 km NEAllied victory
1943Moro River CampaignMoro, Italy480 km NSee Aftermath
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandy, France1,397 km NWAllied victory
1944Operation OverlordNormandy, France3 km EAllied victory
6 June 1944Battle for CaenCaen, France22 km SEAllied victory
1944Invasion of NormandyNormandy, France22 km NWAllied victory
1944Operation PerchNormandy, France29 km SGerman victory
1944Operation EpsomFrance35 km NESee Aftermath section
1944Operation GoodwoodNormandy, France12 km SSee Aftermath section
1944Operation CobraCotentin Peninsula, France60 km WAllied victory
1944Siegfried Line CampaignNorthern France, France227 km NEAllied victory
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandy, France185 km SWAllied victory
19 August 1944Liberation of ParisParis, France182 km EFree French and allied victory
1944Liberation of BelgiumBelgium260 km NEAllied victory
30 September 1944Battle of the Nijmegen SalientNetherlands164 km NEAllied victory
2 October 1944Battle of the ScheldtScheldt, France92 km SWAllied victory
1944Battle of the BulgeArdennes, France146 km SEAllied victory
21 December 1944Battle of St. VithSankt Vith, Belgium38 km SGerman victory
1945Operation VeritableKlever Reichswald, Germany158 km NAllied victory
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr Region, Germany103 km EAllied victory; Capitulation of the German Army Group B
1945Western Allied invasion of GermanyGermany, Netherlands167 km NWAllied victory; Fall of Nazi Germany; End of World War II...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Possibly Edward George William Malindine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.