https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/5066beac-6a6c-4c59-9aa3-a005095a2b78 This​ ​episode of the 1950s TV show "The Greatest Drama", ​“The​ ​Black​ ​Beret​ ​Field​ ​Marshal​ ​Montgomery”,​​ ​First​ ​Viscount​ ​Montgomery​.​ ​Nicknamed ‘Monty’​ ​he​ ​fought​ ​in​ ​both​ ​WW1​ ​and​ ​WW2​ ​earning​ ​himself​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​rank​ ​in​ ​the​ ​British army,​ ​Field​ ​Marshal.​ ​The​ ​film​ ​begins​ ​with​ ​his​ ​place​ ​of​ ​birth​ ​in​ ​Kensington,​ ​Surrey,​ ​England​ ​(:36).​ ​The narrator​ ​explains​ ​father,​ ​the​ ​popular​ ​Reverend​ ​Henry​ ​Montgomery​ ​hoped​ ​Monty ​would follow​ ​in​ ​his​ ​footsteps,​ ​yet​ ​would​ ​be​ ​disappointed​ ​and​ ​Monty would​ ​enroll​ ​in​ ​RMS Sandhurst​ ​instead.​ ​Montgomery​ ​was​ ​nearly​ ​expelled,​ ​however​ ​from​ ​the​ ​white​ ​pillared school​ ​(1:16),​ ​and​ ​projected​ ​to​ ​fail​ ​early​ ​in​ ​his​ ​service​ ​by​ ​superiors​ ​due​ ​to​ ​“bully”​ ​like nature​ ​and​ ​sharp​ ​tongue.​ ​Much​ ​later​ ​in​ ​life,​ ​faithful​ ​friend​ ​Winston​ ​Churchill​ ​says​ ​of Monty​ ​“In​ ​defeat,​ ​unbeatable;​ ​in​ ​victory,​ ​unbearable.” ​​ ​​ ​At​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​first​ ​World​ ​War,​ ​Monty ​is​ ​only​ ​a​ ​lieutenant.​ ​During​ ​the​ ​twenty​ ​interwar years​ ​he​ ​has​ ​become​ ​General​ ​Officer​ ​Commanding​ ​Officer​ ​8th​ ​Infantry​ ​Division,​ ​yet​ ​is still​ ​unpopular​ ​due​ ​to​ ​a​ ​belief​ ​in​ ​mechanized​ ​armies.​ ​He​ ​would​ ​be​ ​proven​ ​right by the ​Blitzkrieg​ ​​(1:11).​ ​A​ ​sign​ ​for​ ​Public​ ​Air​ ​Raid​ ​Shelter​ ​flashes​ ​by​ ​(2:46)​ ​and​ ​Montgomery's​ ​home​ ​along​ ​with much​ ​of​ ​Britain​ ​is​ ​left​ ​burning.​ ​Monty’s​ ​wife​ ​is​ ​killed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​attack​. ​ Meanwhile,​ ​Winston​ ​Churchill​ ​had​ ​become​ ​Prime​ ​Minister​ ​and​ ​moved​ ​into​ ​10​ ​Downing Street​ ​(3:12).​ ​Churchill​ ​promotes​ ​Monty​ ​to​ ​Command​ ​of​ ​the​ ​British​ ​Eighth​ ​Army​ ​in​ ​Africa. The​ ​words​ ​and​ ​date​ ​El​ ​Alamien​ ​1942​ ​appear​ ​on​ ​screen​ ​(3:12).​ ​Monty,​ ​donning​ ​the​ ​donated​ ​‘lucky’​ ​black beret​ ​which​ ​he​ ​becomes​ ​known​ ​for​ ​is​ ​shown​ ​(3:33)​ ​and​ ​he​ ​sets​ ​to​ ​prepare​ ​his​ ​troops​ ​for an​ ​offensive.​ ​However,​ ​​set​ ​up against​ ​the​ ​‘desert​ ​fox’,​ ​Erwin​ ​Rommel. Monty ​is​ ​able​ ​to​ ​instill​ ​his​ ​own​ ​confidence​ ​in​ ​his​ ​troops​ ​as​ ​they​ ​are pictured​ ​bracing​ ​for​ ​an​ ​assault​ ​(4:17).​ ​On​ ​the​ ​outcome​ ​of​ ​this​ ​assault,​ ​rests​ ​the​ ​fate​ ​of Egypt​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​Monty's​ ​future​ ​military​ ​career.​ Destroyed​ ​German​ ​tanks​ ​lay​ ​in​ ​heaps​ ​in​ ​the​ ​sand​ ​(5:03)​ ​and​ ​Monti’s​ ​pursuit continues.​The​ ​German​ ​military​ ​had been​ ​shoved​ ​back​ ​over​ ​1400​ ​miles​ ​from​ ​Egypt​ ​to​ ​Tripoli,​ ​forcing​ ​the​ ​high​ ​Command​ ​to recognize​ ​defeat​ ​and​ ​retreat (5:55).​ ​Field​ ​Marshal​ ​Montgomery​ ​a​ ​hero. ​Later​ ​in​ ​Italy​ ​in​ ​1943,​ ​tank​ ​warfare​ ​would​ ​be​ ​deemed​ ​sluggish​ ​and​ ​painful​ ​despite Monti's​ ​prior​ ​success​ ​(6:26).​ ​He​ ​is​ ​soon​ ​summoned​ ​back​ ​to​ ​Britain​ ​and​ ​must​ ​bid​ ​his troops​ ​goodbye​ ​(7:06).​ ​Upon​ ​returning​ ​he​ ​has​ ​now​ ​developed​ ​a​ ​‘new​ ​personality’​ ​a friendly​ ​contrast​ ​to​ ​the​ ​undiplomatic​ ​bull​ ​depicted​ ​previously.​ ​He​ ​speaks​ ​for​ ​the​ ​first​ ​time (7:25),​ ​and​ ​is​ ​quoted​ ​explaining​ ​how​ ​the​ ​war​ ​was​ ​taking​ ​a​ ​turn​ ​for​ ​the​ ​better​ ​because​ ​of the​ ​British​ ​Army,​ ​because​ ​they​ ​had​ ​“the​ ​best​ ​equipment,​ ​and​ ​we’ve​ ​got​ ​the​ ​best​ ​men, and​ ​women​ ​too!” ​ ​Eisenhower,​ ​Montgomery,​ ​and​ ​other​ ​high​ ​Command,​ ​are​ ​shown​ ​formulating​ ​the​ ​final push​ ​(7:54-9),​​ ​on​ ​D-Day​ ​(8:19).​ ​ ​Eisenhower​ ​and​ ​Monty ​receive​ ​news​ ​the​ ​beach​ ​heads​ ​have​ ​been​ ​firmly​ ​secured​ ​(8:40). Monty​ ​prepares​ ​to​ ​land​ ​on​ ​the​ ​shore​ ​to​ ​face​ ​his​ ​men​ ​(8:52). ​ ​​ ​Once​ ​again​ ​the​ ​Monty ​is​ ​up​ ​against​ ​the​ ​German​ ​Commander,​ ​Erwin​ ​Rommel.​ ​​Rommel's​ ​gravesite​ ​flashes​ ​on​ ​scene​ ​(9:03)​.​ ​Buildings​ ​crumble​ ​and​ ​fall​ ​(9:18)​ ​in​ ​Italy​ ​followed​ ​by​ ​a​ ​stunning​ ​view​ ​of​ ​bombs tumbling​ ​down​ ​from​ ​fighter​ ​planes,​ ​and​ ​exploding​ ​back​ ​upwards​ ​(9:20).​ ​German​ ​troops retreat​ ​and​ ​surrender​ ​below​ ​(9:31).​ ​​ One​ ​last​ ​plan​ ​to​ ​encircle​ ​Berlin​ ​from​ ​all​ ​fronts​ ​ensues​ ​(10:00).​ ​Tanks​ ​are​ ​driven through​ ​the​ ​fields​ ​in​ ​Germany​ ​(10:06).​ ​Germany​ ​is​ ​subsequently​ ​beaten​ (10:18-10:26).​ ​At​ ​the​ ​height​ ​of his​ ​military​ ​career,​ ​Monti​ ​announces​ ​the​ ​German​ ​surrender​ ​to​ ​Allied​ ​forces​ ​(10:44). King​ ​George​ ​arrives​ ​from​ ​England​ ​and​ ​is shown​ ​briefly​ ​shaking​ ​his​ ​hand​ ​(11:19).​ ​ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHgMedtWsc Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:15:39 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/5066beac-6a6c-4c59-9aa3-a005095a2b78 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.