Gen Montgomery addressing troops in field

Montgomery addressing 48th Highlanders ; 8th Army – Militello, Italy 1943

Gen. Montgomery addressing a crowd of 48th Highlanders & 8th Army troops in a field in Sicily. Militello, Sicily P0495 The date would be between 27 August and 2 September. The 48th Highlanders and the 1st Canadian Division were camped at Militello, following the completion of the Sicilian Campaign. They would cross the Straits of Messina on 3 September to Reggio di Calabria to begin the Italian campaign.

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Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Binder 2, Research Room Shelf
Associated place
Sicily, Militello
Associated event
Sicily, Militello
Associated name(s)
Field Marshall Montgomery

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