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On December 25th, 1942, the desert was full of festive atmosphere. The officers and men of the Eighth Army laid out many rich foods, among which a bottle of wine was the most conspicuous. It was sent from Cairo by Duncan, the son-in-law of the Prime Minister.

At Christmas dinner, when this bottle of wine was brought to Montgomery, it was steaming! The cooking monitor specially boiled the wine for the sake of tunnel.

Montgomery raised his glass and said, "Let's drink to our victory."

there was a cry of "victory, victory" around.

When the crowd quieted down, Montgomery continued, "I really like spending this Christmas in the desert. I think everyone is the same, and we feel that we have achieved something. The ghost of Aguela has been knocked to the ground. With the strength of a group army, we besieged this position that was once regarded as a road of fear, and our morale was unprecedentedly high. "

cheers and applause rang out.

the song broke through the clouds and echoed in the desert for a long time. Montgomery's eyes are wet. He shouted from the bottom of his heart, "What a brave soldier!"

Montgomery went out to see how other soldiers spent Christmas in the desert.

Montgomery came xiāo a sergeant's canteen, where people were toasting frequently and the noise was loud. Montgomery stood outside the window and saw a young sergeant shouting, "We will arrive in Tripoli soon. For the arrival of that day, for our hard work is coming to an end, cheers! "

there was a "crash" of cups. Someone shouted again: "Tripoli is the end of the road. Once we get there, our task will be completed."

Some people echoed, "You can rest comfortably."

People laughed, huddled together and danced ...

"Some of you think that when we hit Tripoli, our hard fight will end, but it's not like this." An elderly, weather-beaten and battle-hardened master sergeant stood on a high stool and shouted at the carnival crowd, and the crowd immediately quieted down. He said: "The reason why we entered the war in 1939 was to defeat Hitler and everything he stood for. We are faced with the task of a long struggle. When we drive the Axis troops out of Africa, we will March into Europe and finally hit Germany. Only when we beat Germany in Europe can we return home with honor, "said the old sergeant with tears in his eyes," to face our parents, wives and children. "

the whole audience was silent.

Montgomery took the lead in clapping heavily, and people found the commander they respected.

Montgomery looked around and said, "I received a Christmas letter from a girl named Hull in Yorkshire. Let me read it to you:

Dear Sir:

I wish you and our boys in the 8th Group Army a very happy Christmas. Wish you good health and good luck. And thank God, it will bring us victory in 1943.

Monty, keep up the good work. Best wishes to you are a Yorkshire girl who has a boyfriend in the 8th Army.

after Montgomery read the letter, there was silence all around him. He held up the letter: "This can be said to be the best congratulatory letter I have received. Unfortunately, I can't reply, because there is no address. I can only tell her here that all of us will do our best and make persistent efforts! "

in may, 1944, while Montgomery took over as commander-in-chief of the 21st army, he made all kinds of pre-war preparations for the Normandy landing, and at the same time, an act of cheating the enemy by playing the true and false Montgomery was also quietly going on.

That is, the fake Montgomery was inspecting the battlefield in Africa, while the real Montgomery was secretly planning and directing the Normandy landing. This is to deceive the Germans strategically, create an illusion for the Germans, and cause the sudden landing in Normandy. In the Second World War, a famous drama playing the true and false Montgomery began.

The man who plays Montgomery is British Lieutenant James, who looks like Montgomery. Before the war, James was a professional actor with a history of 25 years. He can play various roles and has rich experience, which is his unique condition and an excellent foundation for him to play Montgomery. In this way, Lieutenant James was arranged to live with Montgomery and experience everything.

At first, Lieutenant James was full of worries. He knew that this was different from playing a role on the stage in the past, but was related to a major battle. Whether the role is played well or not is directly related to the outcome of this important battle, what's more, it is really a difficult task to play such a great and outstanding figure as Montgomery. Although Lieutenant James had nothing on the surface, he was very embarrassed inside: stiff and unnatural ...

At lunch, Montgomery seemed to read Lieutenant James' mind and said with concern, "What's the matter, isn't it funny?"

Lieutenant James said, "Yes, this is the first time in stage life, let alone playing you now."

Montgomery knew the meaning and laughed heartily. "I am a living textbook." This witty joke made James relaxed a lot at once. Montgomery said, "Look, look, this is how I eat."

James saw Montgomery's accurate and powerful move with a knife and fork. He tried to do it. Montgomery said, "Good, that's it." This made James's confidence suddenly return to him.

Montgomery said, "From now on, you are me, Montgomery. Understand? "

James nodded. Montgomery added, "You, Montgomery, are eating, thinking about fighting, thinking about strategy, and uniting millions of soldiers." Lieutenant James seemed to find the feeling at once.

Lieutenant James is trying to figure out and imitate it day by day. However, he couldn't learn Montgomery's salute to soldiers and the public. If you push hard, it will look very stiff and artificial, and it will be soft and unlike Montgomery. Moreover, James can't grasp the timing of the hand salute. So, he accurately calculated the time of Montgomery's hand salute with a stopwatch as 1.5 seconds. But it still doesn't work. It doesn't look like it.

for this reason, the director of intelligence, Bill Williams, was a little annoyed and said, "Are you on the stage? You know, the eyes of German spies are more powerful than those of vultures. Even if there is a flaw, the whole plan will fail, understand? " Lieutenant James also hates that he has no talent for acting. Lieutenant James looked dejected and despondent at dinner.

when Montgomery learned this, his face became serious immediately: "You just want to play Montgomery, right?" Then I tell you, you can never play. "

Lieutenant James was as miserable as being sent to the 18th floor of hell when he heard this.

Montgomery changed the subject and said, "If you know how the battle of El Alamein was won, how many soldiers fell in many battles, how Britain, the United States, France, the Soviet Union, Australia, New Zealand and Yugoslavia worked together, the hardships of muddy roads, the heavy artillery fire and the upcoming big battle, then you are Montgomery."

Lieutenant James was shocked and his blood was boiling all over. He shouted loudly from the bottom of his heart: "I see! I am Montgomery. "

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In order to make it difficult for the Germans to know when and where millions of people landed in Normandy, the Allies began to carefully plan and arrange all the activities of the fake Montgomery when preparing for the Normandy landing. British intelligence first spread the news that Montgomery, commander-in-chief of the British landing force, had left Britain to inspect Gibraltar and Algiers. Then, the Germans really got some "real" evidence. These "real" evidences are all about the activities of fake Montgomery.

On May 15th, 1944, under the farewell of senior generals, fake Montgomery took the Prime Minister's special plane and flew to Gibraltar and Algiers. At the same time, the British and American intelligence agencies deliberately let out the wind that Montgomery's important mission was to organize the British and American Coalition forces and prepare for landing operations.

The Germans were dubious when they learned the news. In order to prove the authenticity, Hitler specially sent two excellent spies to Gibraltar for reconnaissance. All this has long been in the hands of British intelligence. As a result, the fake Montgomery often appeared in front of people mixed with German spies, and also talked mysteriously about the joint operations of Britain and the United States. Fake Montgomery stayed at General Chalard, the Governor of Gibraltar, a close friend of real Montgomery.

At a meal, Chalard forgot to add milk to the porridge, so the fake Montgomery said, "How can you forget that I must add milk to the porridge, and it is fresh milk. As for sugar, just a little bit and taste it slowly. "

General Chalard knows that these are Montgomery's living habits. He quickly blamed himself for being confused and added, "The general has never changed his plan."

fake Montgomery said, "it's just a temporary change of plans. Normandy is heavily guarded and it is not easy to break through. "

judging from all the signs on the surface and the situation overheard from the bug, this Montgomery is really Montgomery. The German high command judged from the information sent back by spies that the British and American allied forces would land in Calais in southern France. Accordingly, the enemy transferred some of the main forces defending Normandy to Calais, which greatly reduced the pressure of allied landing in Normandy.

everything is ready. At the beginning of the Anglo-American allied landing in Normandy, an urgent telegram was sent to the German supreme commander, saying that the allied forces would attack Normandy. However, Hitler believed that since Montgomery was still in Gibraltar, and the allied forces put more munitions in Calais than in Normandy, the military action of the Anglo-American allied forces landing in Normandy was purely a feint to cooperate with the landing in Calais.

In the history of war, a drama that was true and false when it was true was successfully staged in the Battle of Normandy, which was passed down as a much-told story by later generations.

on may 8, 1945, the European war officially ended, and the representative of the german high command signed the military surrender.

On May 7th, rokossovsky, commander of the Russian-occupied area, who was 2 miles away from the British war zone, visited Montgomery's headquarters.

rokossovsky extended a friendly invitation in a generous tone: "I came here today to invite your Excellency to visit my Belarusian army, where there are fine wines, cigars and beauties."

Montgomery frowned imperceptibly and said, "Unfortunately, I'm not blessed."

rokossovsky still insisted enthusiastically: "Sir, we have heard a lot about you. We sincerely look forward to your arrival. If you refuse, I can't tell the soldiers."

Montgomery heard the word "soldier" and seemed to be filled with fresh blood. He suddenly became active and replied happily, "All right, General, I agree. I will definitely visit you on May 1th. "

Montgomery's schedule of returning to Russian-occupied areas is still going smoothly. He drove to the Russian-occupied area. On the way, he didn't see a German civilian. He thought to himself, "The Soviets may be really barbaric, and even German civilians are unwilling to submit to them." Montgomery's convertible passed a fork in the road and met several cars at the same time. The scene was a little chaotic. A very beautiful policewoman in the Soviet Union made elegant gestures and soon cleared the intersection, which impressed Montgomery deeply. He could not help but "look back" at the woman for the first time. Later, I met several intersections, all under the command of beautiful and dignified Soviet policewomen. Montgomery said, "It's great. There are few such women in Britain. I'm really jealous that the Soviet Union has such a good policewoman. It's obviously a lazy man hiding his wife in his room! It's incredible. "

Even so, Montgomery was impressed by the Soviets. After a sumptuous banquet, the Soviets held a singing and dancing concert for Montgomery.

The visit was very successful, and the concert for Montgomery lasted for more than an hour. Applause and laughter continued, and people were all immersed in festive joy.

On June 5th, the commanders and officers of the Allied Forces met in Berlin and signed a statement on defeating Germany and that the governments of Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and France were responsible for Germany.

At this meeting, zhukov informed Eisenhower and Montgomery, saying, "Stalin awarded you two medals of victory. You know, this is the highest honor that the Soviet Union has never awarded to any foreigner. In addition to the honor value, the medal itself is also priceless. The medal of victory is a very beautiful five-pointed star inlaid with many rubies and diamonds. "

The awarding ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Allied headquarters in Frankfurt on June 1th.

Montgomery came to Eisenhower's office earlier that day, and Eisenhower gave him a medal of outstanding service-the highest medal awarded by the United States to foreign soldiers. This is the second time Montgomery has received the American Medal. Montgomery still clearly remembers that in Sicily in 1943, Eisenhower personally put a medal of first class on him for the first time.