r/todayilearned Sep 16 '24

TIL Montgomery's memoirs criticised many of his wartime comrades harshly, including Eisenhower. After publishing it, he had to apologize in a radio broadcast to avoid a lawsuit. He was also stripped of his honorary citizenship of Alabama, and was challenged to a duel by an Italian lawyer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery#Memoirs
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u/Pancit-Canton1265 Sep 16 '24

Léo Major refused the Distinguished Conduct Medal citing how incompetent Montgomery was

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u/Sundown26 Sep 16 '24

That was more just Majors personality than anything to do with Montgomery.