In April 1941, when Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery became commander of South-Eastern Command in the United Kingdom, he conducted the largest military exercise to date in the United Kingdom, Exercise Tiger, in May 1942, a combined forces operation involving 100,000 troops.
I april 1941, da general Bernard Montgomery blev chef for South-Eastern Command i Storbritannien, gennemførte han den største militærøvelse nogensinde i Storbritannien, Exercise Tiger, i maj 1942, med 100.000 deltagende tropper.