Statue of the Viscount Montgomery, London



The statue of Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein is located outside the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall, London, United Kingdom. It was designed by Oscar Nemon and stands alongside statues of William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim and Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.

Description
The bronze plinth's front reads: "Monty, Field Marshal, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG GCB DSO, 1887 – 1976." The back reads: 1942 – 44, Commander, 8th Army North Africa & Italy 1944 – 45, C in C, 21st Army Group, North West Europe 1946 – 48, Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1951 – 58, Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe Erected by comrades in arms & friends