radio - ex montgomery saloon
Radio, ex Montgomery's saloon which formed part of a train for his use pending invasion of Europe, 1944.
Radio, from Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery's saloon which formed part of a train for his use pending invasion of Europe, 1944. In the run-up to D-Day and the liberation of Europe in 1944, commander of the Allied ground forces Field Marshal Montgomery listened to this radio, which was housed in the saloon car of a train created for his use. The train was given the codename Rapier.
Details
- Category:
- Miscellanea & Curiosities
- Object Number:
- 1986-8050
- Materials:
- bakelite, glass, metal (unknown), wood (unidentified) and wood composites
- type:
- radio
- credit:
- British Rail, Derby
