In late 1939 Bernard Montgomery, commanding the British 3rd Division, issued a blunt leaflet on venereal disease to his troops that offended religious authorities.

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Is it true that in late 1939 Bernard Montgomery, commanding the British 3rd Division, issued a blunt leaflet on venereal disease to his troops that offended religious authorities?

Yes. A reference biography of Bernard Montgomery states that he issued a circular on preventing venereal disease whose obscene wording drew objections from both Church of England and Roman Catholic senior chaplains, while he commanded the 3rd Division in France in late 1939.

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Bernard Montgomery

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Bernard Montgomery. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery

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