E L M Burns Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for E L M Burns, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Canada.

3 records1956–19563 events3 places

Chronological biography

1956

UNEF Command Accepted5 November 1956

Warfare / Suez War · Lieutenant General · UNEF Commander · United Nations

Burns is selected to command the newly created United Nations Emergency Force.

UNEF Deployment Begins15 November 1956

Warfare / Suez War · Lieutenant General · UNEF Commander · Egypt

Burns begins deploying UNEF contingents into Egypt to supervise the ceasefire and withdrawals.

UN Troops Move into Port Said21 November 1956

Warfare / Suez War · Lieutenant General · UNEF Commander · Port Said

Burns supervises UNEF elements entering Port Said and taking positions between opposing forces.

Titles and roles

Lieutenant General · UNEF Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.