r/BeAmazed • u/HallowedAndHarrowed • 13h ago

History WW2 British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery could be abrasive, but had a caring side. He married a widow whose husband had died in WW1 and treated her sons as his own, after she died also. He is pictured with step-son Richard, who thrilled Montgomery, by escaping from a POW camp.

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u/ysgall 10h ago

For step-father and step-son there is a strong family resemblance!

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u/VenusianPlateau 8h ago

The son's dad and Montgomery were eskimo brothers.