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Article: Titans of war who came face to face.(News Local)
- Article from:
- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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Byline: By Jane Hall And Beverley Addy
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery first met across the battlefield in North Africa.
They were to face each other again in Europe. Jane Hall and Beverley Addy profile the two great wartime protagonists and speak to Bomber Command veteran Fred Whitfield.
At 5ft 7ins, Bernard Montgomery was the toughest of military taskmasters with a penchant for labelling lesser mortals as "useless, quite useless".
As Britain's most celebrated Second World War commander, many believed it ...