In March 1945 the Rhine River was the last great barrier to the heart of Germany. General George S. Patton of US 3rd Army and Field Marshall Bernard L. Montgomery were both desperate to cross the ...

Players: Allies: General Bernard Montgomery's 8th Army's 50th and 1st Armoured Divisions, New Zealand Corps. Axis: The Italian 1st Army, formerly known as the Panzer Army Africa. Outcome: The ...

General Bernard L. Montgomery watches his tanks advance toward German lines, North Africa, November 1942© Shortly after reaching El Alamein on 30 June, the 8th Army achieved a small but ...