Montgomery Park

Montgomery Park is named in honour of Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC. It is located in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood of Saskatoon, and area developed in 1946 to house returning Second World War veterans and their families. Most streets and parks in the area are named for prominent military members, famous battles, military units, and in one case, an aircraft.

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Montgomery Park

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Field Marshall B.L. Montgomery (1887 – 1976). Montgomery was one of the most inspirational British military leaders of the Second World War. After significant victories over German General Erwin Rommell in North Africa (1942 – 1944), he was promoted to Field Marshall in command of British and Canadian troops. Montgomery presided over the Battle of Arnhem and Normandy and accepted the formal surrender of the German military at Lüneberg Heath on May 4th, 1945. His flair for command and the absolute belief in his infallibility made him a legendary, if not always popular, leader.

Le parc Montgomery a été nommé en l’honneur du feld-maréchal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1er vicomte Montgomery d’Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC. Elle se trouve dans le quartier Place Montgomery de Saskatoon, qui a été développé en 1946 pour accueillir les anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs familles. La plupart des rues et des parcs de ce quartier sont nommés en l’honneur de militaires importants, de batailles célèbres, d’unités militaires et, dans un cas, d’un aéronef.

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