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Montgomery of Alamein

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Montgomery of Alamein

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Auction Date:2011 Sep 14 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Original Eighth Army Personal Message from the Army Commander, dated “Italy, 25 November, 1943,” intended to be read out to all troops. Montgomery's message is presented in four points, in part, “The time has now come to drive the Germans north of Rome….we will do our part in a manner worthy of the best traditions of the Eighth Army and the Desert Air Force. The enemy has been outfought by better troops ever since we first landed in Sicily, and his men don't like what they are getting. The Germans are in fact in the very condition in which we want them. WE WILL NOW HIT THE GERMANS A COLOSSAL CRACK. Good luck to you all. And good hunting as we go forward.” Signed in ink in the upper right corner, “B. L. Montgomery, General, Eighth Army.” Quadruple cloth matted and framed with a color portrait of Montgomery and a name plaque, to an overall size of 26.5 x 22.5. In very good condition, with a few small tears and creases, and uniform toning. Oversized.