The Suez Crisis or the Second Arab–Israeli War, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and as the Sinai War in Israel, was a...
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In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days by the Ever Given, a container ship that had run aground in the canal. The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft)...
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following is a timeline of military preparations and engagements during the Suez Crisis. In July 1956, Anthony Eden ordered his Chief of the Imperial General...
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the Suez Crisis of 1956, during which Israel invaded Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in order to force a re-opening of the blockaded waters, though the Suez Canal...
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it—an event which led to the Suez Crisis of October–November 1956. The canal is operated and maintained by the state-owned Suez Canal Authority (SCA) of Egypt...
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in the Suez Crisis of 1956. Despite enormous military losses, the war was seen as a political victory for Egypt, especially as it left the Suez Canal in...
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The closure of the Suez Canal from November 1956 to April 1957 was caused by the Second Arab–Israeli war also known as the Suez Crisis in 1956. On 26 July...
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to April 1982. Israel initially seized the Sinai Peninsula during the Suez Crisis, when it attacked Egypt in response to the Egyptian blockade against...
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operation to the state-owned Suez Canal Authority, precipitating the Suez Crisis. Following the loss of the canal concession, the Suez Company received financial...
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by the Egyptian government to replace the Suez Canal Company in the 1950s which resulted in the Suez Crisis. After the United Nations intervened, the...
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Anthony Eden (category People of the Suez Crisis)
States refused to support the Anglo-French military response to the Suez Crisis, which critics across party lines regarded as a historic setback for...
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the Suez Crisis in 1956, there was an increase in Arab hostility to the West as well as increased Soviet influence in Egypt and Syria. The crisis also...
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passed through the Suez Canal.[citation needed] The Canal had been closed before, from October 1956 until March 1957 during the Suez Crisis, when Gamal Abdel...
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RAF Akrotiri (section Suez Crisis)
relations between the United Kingdom and Egypt had reached a crisis. The Suez Crisis saw a further increase in the strength of RAF forces in Cyprus...
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Ariel Sharon (section 1956 Suez War)
operations, including the 1953 Qibya massacre, as well as in the 1956 Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War of 1967, the War of Attrition, and the Yom-Kippur War...
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by British forces during the Anglo-Egyptian War, until 1956 after the Suez Crisis, when the last British forces withdrew in accordance with the Anglo-Egyptian...
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administration of the Gaza Strip was briefly subsumed by Israel during the 1956 Suez Crisis and ended entirely during the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, after which the...
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when the Russian Empire began to dominate the Black Sea, down to the Suez Crisis of the mid-20th century and involvement in the Iraq War in the early...
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HMS Theseus (R64) (section Suez Crisis and fate)
launched on 6 July 1944. She was involved in the Korean War and the Suez Crisis. The scrapping of the Theseus was commenced on 29 May 1962 at Inverkeithing...
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Golani Brigade (section Border Raids and Suez Crisis)
of Israel's major wars and nearly all major operations, including the Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War, Operation...
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Israeli Air Force (section Suez Crisis (1956))
played an important part in Operation Kadesh, Israel's part in the 1956 Suez Crisis, dropping paratroopers at the Mitla Pass. On June 5, 1967, the first...
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British Empire (section Suez and its aftermath)
Britain granted independence to most territories of the empire. The Suez Crisis of 1956 confirmed Britain's decline as a global power, and the handover...
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1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier (section Suez Crisis)
carriers in Royal Navy service participated in the Korean War and the Suez Crisis. During the latter, two Colossus-class ships performed the first ship-based...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (category People of the Congo Crisis)
Iran and Guatemala orchestrated by his own administration. During the Suez Crisis of 1956, he condemned the Israeli, British, and French invasion of Egypt...
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Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, and is the capital of the Suez Governorate. It has three ports: the Suez Port...
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gradual draw-down of the military presence "East of Suez", marking the end of the Empire. The Suez Crisis—a diplomatic and military confrontation in November...
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V bomber (section Suez crisis)
bombing even over very long ranges. The Valiants were used during the Suez Crisis as conventional bombers. Victors and Vulcans were deployed to the Malay...
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Centurion (tank) (section Suez Crisis)
of Centurions to Germany to support the Canadian Brigade. During the Suez Crisis, British ground commander General Sir Hugh Stockwell believed that methodical...
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Egyptian Air Defense Forces (section Suez Crisis)
medium anti-aircraft artillery began. Following the outbreak of the Suez Crisis, the Egyptian anti-aircraft artillery forces had to face a large number...
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in service during the First Indochina War, the Algerian War, and the Suez Crisis. Altogether, about 1.1 million MAS-36 rifles had been manufactured when...
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