Topic: Guess who this WW2 leader is...... 3

perseus · December 6th, 2006

Thanks for that advice Cooler King, who is this?

perseus · December 7th, 2006

A Clue

Throughout his time in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, he gained a reputation for being an expert in combined operations and was selected for a significant command role in the Normandy D-Day landings.

MontyB · December 7th, 2006

For some reason he reminds me of Sir Harold Alexander but I can not find a photo to verify.

perseus · December 7th, 2006

Monty

No it isn't Sir Harold Alexander, he was quite senior though. Someone a little less flamboyant than many more famous commanders of similar rank who was involved in the NW Europe campaign.

perseus · December 11th, 2006

Well he is obviously British, Army, very senior, commanded major formations in the D-day landings and is not Montgomery.

So it is pretty well a process of elimination really, photograph or not!

MontyB · December 11th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by perseus

Well he is obviously British, Army, very senior, commanded major formations in the D-day landings and is not Montgomery.

So it is pretty well a process of elimination really, photograph or not!

This is really bugging me as I even have the photograph sitting in front of me but it has no caption so I am going to take another guess to keep things rolling... Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey.

perseus · December 12th, 2006

Correct Monty

He commanded the British Second Army, during the invasion of France including the Normandy landings

Here is another picture

http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9344613

It would be good to see a few more people attempting these, Monty seems to be doing all the work.

MontyB · December 12th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by perseus

It would be good to see a few more people attempting these, Monty seems to be doing all the work.

With this in mind I will present a photo that should be very straight forward.

Clue: Third Army.

The Cooler King · December 12th, 2006

Patton.

MontyB · December 12th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Cooler King

Patton.

Indeed.

December 6th, 2006	Post 21
perseus Centurion	Thanks for that advice Cooler King, who is this? __________________ Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. Herman Goering

December 7th, 2006	Post 23
MontyB Tribunus Laticlavius	For some reason he reminds me of Sir Harold Alexander but I can not find a photo to verify. __________________ If horses would have hands and could paint with their hands and create works of art like the humans, then horses would form and paint the gods with the shape of horses and they would build sculptures according to their own bodies. - Xenophanes

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December 7th, 2006	Post 22
perseus Centurion	A Clue Throughout his time in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, he gained a reputation for being an expert in combined operations and was selected for a significant command role in the Normandy D-Day landings.

December 7th, 2006	Post 24
perseus Centurion	Monty No it isn't Sir Harold Alexander, he was quite senior though. Someone a little less flamboyant than many more famous commanders of similar rank who was involved in the NW Europe campaign.

December 11th, 2006	Post 25
perseus Centurion	Well he is obviously British, Army, very senior, commanded major formations in the D-day landings and is not Montgomery. So it is pretty well a process of elimination really, photograph or not!

December 12th, 2006	Post 27
perseus Centurion	Correct Monty He commanded the British Second Army, during the invasion of France including the Normandy landings Here is another picture http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9344613 It would be good to see a few more people attempting these, Monty seems to be doing all the work.

December 12th, 2006	Post 29
The Cooler King Godfather Gear	Patton.