Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st24 December 1943
Appointed Commander of the 21 Army Group to open a "2nd front" on D-Day
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Appointed Commander of the 21 Army Group to open a "2nd front" on D-Day
Appointed to open a "2nd front" across the Channel for D-Day
Crosses over to Normandy in the Arethusa & attends a conference at Montogomerys HQ
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