For £30,000, you can own the beret Monty donned: British war hero's famous hat is for sale
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The beret worn by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery is being offered for sale. The hat can be purchased for 30,000 pounds. Montgomery, known as Monty, began wearing the Royal Tank Regiment headpiece in 1942. He used the headpiece while he was commanding the Eighth Army in North Africa.
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, better known as 'Monty', adopted the Royal Tank Regiment's headpiece while commanding the Eighth Army in North Africa in 1942.