DZ Season 064 Part 9. End the War in 44 – Only Human – Monty 3 – Christ come to cleanse the temple.

Update: 2025-10-15

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Someone said of Monty’s arrival at US First Army’s headquarters in December 1944 that it was like "Christ come to cleanse the temple." Do you know who said that and why? What does it even mean?

Tag words: Monty; Montgomery; Christ come to cleanse the temple; Matthew 21:12-13; Battle of the Bulge; Adolf Hitler; Eisenhower; Bradley; Patton; narrow front; broad front; Nigel Hamilton; The Battles of Field Marsal Montgomery; Albert Speer; Erich von Manstein; Sichelschnitt; David Irving; The War Between the Generals; Fifth Panzer Army; Sixth SS Panzer Army; Dunkirk; Carlo d’Este; 7thUS Armoured Division; St Vith; Matthew Ridgeway; General Marshall; James Gavin; 82nd AirborneDivision;

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DZ Season 064 Part 9. End the War in 44 – Only Human – Monty 3 – Christ come to cleanse the temple.

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DZ Season 064 Part 9. End the War in 44 – Only Human – Monty 3 – Christ come to cleanse the temple.

Paul Fordyce

DZ Season 064 Part 9. End the War in 44 – Only Human – Monty 3 – Christ come to cleanse the temple.