69- TIR 69
Bronze medal from the Paris Mint (Ponçon cornucopia from 1881) .
Struck around 1990 (re-strike of a commemorative medal from 1946)
Struck around 1990 (re-strike of a commemorative medal from 1946)
Pbright atina.
Engraver/Artist: Pierre Turin 1946.
Dimension: 68mm.
Weight : 157g .
Metal : bronze.
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : cornucopia + bronze.
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Weight : 157g .
Metal : bronze.
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : cornucopia + bronze.
Quick and neat delivery.
THE easel is not has sell .
The stand is not for sale
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, was a British field marshal, born November 17, 1887 in London and died Mars 24, 1976 in Alton (Hampshire). He is also known by his nickname “Monty”.
He was an officer in the British infantry at the start of the First World War and was shot in the right lung during the First Battle of Ypres in 1914. He returned to the front as a staff officer and was in front of Arras in April-May 1917. He was chief of staff of the 47th Division at the end of the war.
In the interwar period, he first commanded a battalion of the Royal Fusiliers then the 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, before taking command of the 9th Infantry Brigade and then that of the 8th Infantry Division.
During the Second World War, he commanded the British 8th Army from August 1942 to May 1943, the date of the final victory in Tunisia. During this period, he notably won the second battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the desert war. He still led the 8th Army during the Italian campaign in the summer of 1943. For the landing and the Battle of Normandy in June 1944, he initially commanded, under the authority of Eisenhower, all of the Allied land forces. He was then placed in command of the British 21st Army Group.
The British government promoted him to the rank of field marshal on September 1, 1944. He subsequently encountered a failure in the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden at the end of September.
He was an officer in the British infantry at the start of the First World War and was shot in the right lung during the First Battle of Ypres in 1914. He returned to the front as a staff officer and was in front of Arras in April-May 1917. He was chief of staff of the 47th Division at the end of the war.
In the interwar period, he first commanded a battalion of the Royal Fusiliers then the 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, before taking command of the 9th Infantry Brigade and then that of the 8th Infantry Division.
During the Second World War, he commanded the British 8th Army from August 1942 to May 1943, the date of the final victory in Tunisia. During this period, he notably won the second battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the desert war. He still led the 8th Army during the Italian campaign in the summer of 1943. For the landing and the Battle of Normandy in June 1944, he initially commanded, under the authority of Eisenhower, all of the Allied land forces. He was then placed in command of the British 21st Army Group.
The British government promoted him to the rank of field marshal on September 1, 1944. He subsequently encountered a failure in the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden at the end of September.