suez crisis

Suez Crisis
War Stories of the Green Berets
War Stories of the Green Berets
By Hans Halberstadt
Behind Enemy Lines: The Autobiography of Britain's Most Decorated Living War Hero
Behind Enemy Lines: The Autobiography of Britain's Most Decorated Living War Hero
By Sir Tommy MacPherson, Richard Bath
The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France. The aims were to regain control of the Suez Canal for the Western powers and to remove Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, who had just swiftly nationalised the foreign-owned Suez Canal Company, which administered the canal. Israel's primary objective was to re-open the blocked Straits of Tiran. After the fighting had started, political pressure from the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Nations led to a withdrawal by the three invaders. The episode humiliated the United Kingdom and France and strengthened Nasser.

29th October 1956 to 7th November 1956
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  1. PARAS 2 Howe, Leslie George

    SURNAME Howe FORENAME Leslie George UNIT Parachute Regiment (3 Para) RANK Acting Lance Corporal NUMBER 23253519 AWARD Military Medal PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  2. PARAS 2 Kenny, Roger

    SURNAME Kenny FORENAME Roger UNIT Parachute Regiment (3 Para) RANK Corporal NUMBER 23202389 AWARD Military Medal PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  3. PARAS 2 Read, Robert Rokeby Graham

    SURNAME Read FORENAME Robert Rokeby Graham UNIT Parachute Regiment (3 Para) RANK Acting Sergeant NUMBER 23210200 AWARD Military Medal PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  4. 3 CDO BDE Saggers, Ronald Frederick

    SURNAME Saggers FORENAME Ronald Frederick UNIT Royal Marines (42 Commando) RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 6552 AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  5. 3 CDO BDE Middleton, Alan William

    SURNAME Middleton FORENAME Alan William UNIT Royal Marines (42 Commando) RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 6406 AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  6. 3 CDO BDE Cox, John Albert Windsor

    SURNAME Cox FORENAME John Albert Windsor UNIT Royal Marines (40 Commando) RANK Marine NUMBER RM 15050 AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  7. 3 CDO BDE Young, Peter Shand

    SURNAME Young FORENAME Peter Shand UNIT Royal Marines (42 Commando) RANK Corporal NUMBER RM 9957 AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  8. 3 CDO BDE Sim, Ernest James

    SURNAME Sim FORENAME Ernest James UNIT Royal Marines (45 Commando) RANK Sergeant NUMBER CH/X 4768 AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  9. 3 CDO BDE Peck, Arthur Thomas George

    SURNAME Peck FORENAME Arthur Thomas George UNIT Royal Marines (40 Commando) RANK Sergeant NUMBER CH/X 5357 AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419

  10. 3 CDO BDE Richardson, Anthony William

    SURNAME Richardson FORENAME Anthony William UNIT Royal Marines (45 Commando) RANK Acting Lieutenant NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  11. 3 CDO BDE Wilson, Timothy John Michael

    SURNAME Wilson FORENAME Timothy John Michael UNIT Royal Marines (40 Commando) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  12. 3 CDO BDE Edwards, Rudolph Douglas

    SURNAME Edwards FORENAME Rudolph Douglas UNIT Royal Marines (40 Commando) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  13. 3 CDO BDE Wills, Terrance John

    SURNAME Wills FORENAME Terrance John UNIT Royal Marines (42 Commando) RANK Lieutenant (Local Captain) NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  14. 3 CDO BDE Sillitoe, Frederick Roy

    SURNAME Sillitoe FORENAME Frederick Roy UNIT Royal Marines (42 Commando) RANK Captain NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  15. 3 CDO BDE Meadows, Richard Francis Gerard

    SURNAME Meadows FORENAME Richard Francis Gerard UNIT Royal Marines (45 Commando) RANK Captain NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION holder MBE London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  16. 3 CDO BDE Haycock, Jesse Hotchkiss

    SURNAME Haycock FORENAME Jesse Hotchkiss UNIT Royal Marines (45 Commando) RANK Captain NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October - December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  17. 3 CDO BDE Crombie, Richard Dennis

    SURNAME Crombie FORENAME Richard Dennis UNIT Royal Marines (45 Commando) RANK Major NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches, Officer of the Order of the British Empire PLACE Near East October to December 1956, 1963 (OBE) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page...
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  18. 3 CDO BDE Bradford, John Gwyther

    SURNAME Bradford FORENAME John Gwyther UNIT Royal Navy (attached 45 Commando) RANK Surgeon Lieutenant NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches PLACE Near East October to December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  19. 3 CDO BDE Davidson, David Kelly

    SURNAME Davidson FORENAME David Kelly UNIT Royal Marines (45 Commando) RANK Marine NUMBER RM 14644 AWARD Military Medal PLACE Near East October to December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418

  20. 3 CDO BDE Crossland, James Willis

    SURNAME Crossland FORENAME James Willis UNIT Royal Marines (40 Commando) RANK Marine NUMBER RM 14422 AWARD Military Medal PLACE Near East October to December 1956 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3418 (middle name shown as Willie)
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