Field Marshal Montgomery stands up in his 1943 Humber Super Snipe staff car as he crosses a pontoon bridge over the River Seine at Vernon, France, 1 Sep 1944.

Caption     Field Marshal Montgomery stands up in his 1943 Humber Super Snipe staff car as he crosses a pontoon bridge over the River Seine at Vernon, France, 1 Sep 1944. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   BU 552
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Normandy Campaign, Phase 2   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Bernard Montgomery   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 800 x 737 pixels
Photos on Same Day 1 Sep 1944
Photos at Same Place Vernon, 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:
19 Nov 2019 02:04:34 PM

The small British union flag flying from the front of Montgomery’s car flew from the front of every car he rode in from the Normandy landings until the end of the war. At war’s end, he signed his name to the pennant and presented it to his staff photographer, Sgt John Morris. Morris kept the pennant and it remains a family memento to this day.

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