10080 British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, 1944-45 First Legion-Stalingrad Germans Chancellorsville

Chancellorsville

This cloth was primarily used to replace official-issue uniform jackets and trousers as they wore out

The Grenadier in the Morier painting wears a dark green government pattern kilt with a red over stripe

Created for our Battle of Normandy range

likely acquired from a Scottish regiment staff sergeant's pole arm

10080 British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, 1944-45 First Legion-Stalingrad Germans ChancellorsvilleDuring WWI Montgomery saw action at the First Battle of Ypres, Battle of Arras, and the Battle of Passchendaele. At Ypres he was shot through the lung by a sniper. In WWII, he commanded the British 8th Army and lead them to victories at 2nd El Alamein and Tunisia. Although he had impressive victories in North Africa and Sicily, Monty was thought by many (especially in the U. S. Service) as cavalier and audacious. This was born out by his disastrous