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Maurice Challe Biography and Timeline

Follow Maurice Challe through 3 dated historical records for France.

Maurice Challe, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1956

Israeli Trigger Proposal Supported

General · Sevres · Warfare / Suez War

Challe supports the concept that an Israeli attack should provide the trigger for Anglo-French intervention.

Role range: 1956-1956

Protocol of Sevres

General · Sevres · Warfare / Suez War

Attends the Sevres talks as a senior French military planner in the Anglo-French-Israeli operation.

Role range: 1956-1956

French General Advises Tripartite Military Planning

General · Sevres · Warfare / Suez War

Maurice Challe contributed military planning advice during the secret discussions on the proposed intervention against Egypt.

Role range: 1956-1956

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