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1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

9.9
A British general who led troops to victory in North Africa and led troops in the Normandy invasion
  • proper noun
translation icon : primer vizconde Montgomery de Alamein
  • Field Marshal 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein played a pivotal role in the Allied victory in North Africa.

Examples

  • The strategies devised by 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein are still studied in military academies today.

  • Britain honored 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein for his distinguished service during World War II.

  • The 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein was a brilliant strategist.

  • What did the 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein achieve?

  • Britain honored 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein for his distinguished service during World War II.

  • Field Marshal 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein played a pivotal role in the Allied victory in North Africa.

  • The strategies devised by 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein are still studied in military academies today.

Synonyms

Bernard Law Montgomery
vs1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
9.0

A British army commander who won important battles in North Africa and Normandy during World War II

led mainly national British forces rather than the wider Allied command

Surface Forms

1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein main

Morphology

one + viscount + Montgomery + of + Alamein

The phrase is a conventional aristocratic title formed from an ordinal + rank + surname + territorial designation, so a learner who knows '1st/one', 'viscount', 'of' and recognizes proper names will understand it denotes the first person holding the viscount title associated with Alamein. However, the detailed biographical sense (that this specific person was an English WWII general) cannot be derived from the constituents, so the transparency is only partial.

Etymology

1St Viscount Montgomery of Alamein was a title given after World War II to honor a famous British general. The word Viscount is 'a noble title' and the Alamein part points to his big 'victory at El Alamein', so the full name shows he was the British leader celebrated for that win.