Title:MONTGOMERY AND HIS STAFF PART 1 [Main Title]
Film Number:DRA 1384
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Summary: Army training film of General Sir Charles Richardson, in discussion with Antony Brett-James (Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst) and Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Davies (Staff College) on General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery's command of the 8th Army. Film covers Richardson's service on the staff of the 8th Army under both Montgomery, and his predecessor General Sir Claude Auchinleck. The film also discusses the role of Major General Freddie De Guingand as Montgomery's Chief of Staff; co-ordination with the Desert Air Force, and Mongomery's relationship with its commander Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham; the preparations for the 2nd Battle of El Alamein; and Montgomery's methods of dealing with paper work and his 'fan mail'.
