A field marshal is an officer in the army who has the highest rank. An officer in some European armies, usually ranking just below the commander in chief. an officer of the highest rank in the British army
a British military leader, known informally as Monty, who led the British army to victory in the Battle of El Alamein (1942) in World War II, and later became the commander of the British forces in Europe (1887-1976)
a German military leader in World War II who was called the Desert Fox, and who won important battles in North Africa and Egypt, but was defeated by Montgomery at El Alamein in 1942. He was part of a secret plan to kill Hitler, and when this failed he killed himself (1891-1944)