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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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
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Miles Dempsey   Main article  Photos  
Jan Smuts   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 3,244 x 2,480 pixels
Photos on Same Day 12 Jun 1944
Photos at Same Place Château de Creully, Normandy, France
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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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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