Lt General Miles Dempsey, Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke, Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts of the Union of South Africa at Château de Creully, Normandy, France, Jun 12 1944. Photo 2 of 2.

Caption   Lt General Miles Dempsey, Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke, Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts of the Union of South Africa at Château de Creully, Normandy, France, Jun 12 1944. Photo 2 of 2. ww2dbase
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 3 Jun 2013

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
4 Jun 2013 10:29:43 PM

This photo was taken in front of Montgomery’s command trailers which were doubling as the forward HQ of Montgomery’s 21st Army Group. Lt General Miles Christopher Dempsey was commander of 2nd Army. Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke was Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

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