Stock Photo - Dec. 17, 1954 - London, England, U.K. - Field Marshal BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, often referred to as 'Monty', was a British Army officer. He successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign during World War II, and troops under his command were largely responsible for the expulsion of Axis forces from North Africa. He was later a prominent commander in Italy and North-West Europe, where he was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord until after the Battle of Normandy. PICTURED: FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY, right, with COCO, the circus clown of the Bretram Mills Circus at the Olympia exhibition centre. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)