Saad el-Shazly Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Saad el-Shazly, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Egypt.

3 records1973–19733 events2 places

Chronological biography

1973

Operation Badr6 October 1973

Warfare / Yom Kippur War · Chief of Staff · Cairo

Helps plan and direct the Egyptian canal crossing under the protection of missile defenses.

Sinai Front14 October 1973

Warfare / Yom Kippur War · Chief of Staff · Sinai

Opposes the eastward armored offensive that moves beyond Egyptian missile cover.

Command Dispute20 October 1973

Warfare / Yom Kippur War · Chief of Staff · Cairo

Disagrees with Sadat and Ismail Ali over the response to the Israeli crossing west of the canal.

Titles and roles

Chief of Staff

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.