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>In 1925, in his first known love affair, Montgomery, then in his late thirties, courted a 17-year-old girl, Miss Betty Anderson. His method of courtship apparently included drawing diagrams in the sand of how he would deploy his tanks and infantry in a future war, a contingency which seemed very remote at that time. She respected his ambition and single-mindedness, but declined his proposal of marriage.
>One incident that illustrated this occurred during the North African campaign when Montgomery bet Walter Bedell Smith that he could capture Sfax by the middle of April 1943. Smith jokingly replied that if Montgomery could do it he would give him a Flying Fortress complete with crew. Smith promptly forgot all about it, but Montgomery did not, and when Sfax was taken on 10 April he sent a message to Smith "claiming his winnings". Smith tried to laugh it off, but Montgomery was having none of it and insisted on his aircraft. It got as high as Eisenhower who, with his renowned skill in diplomacy, ensured Montgomery did get his Flying Fortress, though at a great cost in ill feeling. Even Alanbrooke thought it "crass stupidity".
is he >ourmanlet?
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He was a scumbag.
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>Was it Autism?
yes
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Monty was a massive autist who, while usually competent did not have the diplomatic skills required as part of an international force. Especially one where Britain was the junior partner.
He was lucky that British High Command didn't have anyone to replace him with.
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>>3317294
Goddamn was he handsome
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>>3317294
>Montgomery, then in his late thirties, courted a 17-year-old girl
/his/ gives me the weirdest boners.
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>>3317319
>competent
Won the second battle of El ElAmain (however the fuck you spell it) only because of massive numerical advantage in troops, an even massiver numerical advantage in heavy weapons against an enemy that was running out of fuel and food.
And just ask the Polish about Market Garden.
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>>3317294
>His method of courtship apparently included drawing diagrams in the sand of how he would deploy his tanks and infantry in a future war
“And as you can see here, me love, I’ll just keep throwing men into the meat grinder until I drown the enemy in our own blood!”
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>>3318402
No that's haig
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>>3317730
Not the guy you're responding to, but he outmaneuvered Rommel pretty damn badly in it too, pulling Rommel's trademark trick of luring the enemy armor right into emplacements of ATGs right back at him.
And his performance in battles like Sicily and the breakout post Normandy was extremely good.
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