Montgomery statue unveiled in Belgium

Title

Montgomery statue unveiled in Belgium

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Report on the unveiling of a statue in Brussels by Belgian Prime Minister, Wilfred Martens and General Sir Jack Harman, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, in honour of British Second World War commander Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. Includes interview with Major-General R.F.K. Belchem, Montgomery’s former chief-of-staff. Male reporter not identified (poss. Nick Peters?).

Contributors

Nick Peters?; Ronald Frederick King Belchem

Keywords

Prime ministers; Belgium; Second World War (1939-1945); Soldiers; Statues; Memorials; Brussels; Bernard Montgomery; Wilfred Martens; Jack Harman

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