Colonial Parachute Regiment Receives Landing Mission
Pierre Chateau-Jobert's Second Colonial Parachute Regiment prepared to seize positions south of Port Said during the forthcoming assault.
Role range: 1956-1956
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Pierre Chateau-Jobert Biography and Timeline
Follow Pierre Chateau-Jobert through 14 dated historical records for France.
Pierre Chateau-Jobert, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1956
First French Drop Planned South of Port Said
Pierre Chateau-Jobert received the mission to land near Port Said and capture strategic exits and canal installations.
Role range: 1956-1956
El Raswa Bridge Advance Directed
Chateau-Jobert directs paratroopers toward the strategic El Raswa bridge after regrouping under Egyptian fire.
Role range: 1956-1956
First 2e RPC Wave Parachuted South of Port Said
Chateau-Jobert leads the first 2e RPC airborne group dropped south of Port Said during Operation Musketeer.
Role range: 1956-1956
Waterworks Command Post Established
Chateau-Jobert establishes a command post at the water-treatment works while directing the airborne attack.
Role range: 1956-1956
French Paratroopers Seize Port Said Waterworks
Pierre Chateau-Jobert led French parachutists who captured the waterworks and key access points south of Port Said, preserving essential infrastructure.
Role range: 1956-1956
First Colonial Parachutists Descend Near Port Said
Pierre Chateau-Jobert led the opening French airborne wave near Port Said on the morning of 5 November 1956.
Role range: 1956-1956
French Drop Meets Intense Mortar Fire
Pierre Chateau-Jobert's paratroopers faced Egyptian mortar fire after landing south of Port Said during the assault.
Role range: 1956-1956
Parachutists Target Southern Port Said Exits
Pierre Chateau-Jobert's troops moved to control access routes out of Port Said as part of the allied effort to secure the canal entrance.
Role range: 1956-1956
French Troops Secure Strategic Canal Bridges
Pierre Chateau-Jobert's regiment seized important bridges in the Port Said sector to strengthen the airborne foothold.
Role range: 1956-1956
Water Treatment Plant Captured Intact
Pierre Chateau-Jobert's troops captured a water treatment installation without destroying it, preserving an important public utility during the attack.
Role range: 1956-1956
French Regiment Defends Captured Canal Installations
Pierre Chateau-Jobert's paratroopers held their newly seized positions after the initial airborne fighting.
Role range: 1956-1956
Port Said French Positions Reinforced
Pierre Chateau-Jobert's earlier airborne positions were strengthened as additional Allied personnel and equipment came ashore.
Role range: 1956-1956
Parachutists Maintain Canal Access Points
Pierre Chateau-Jobert's regiment continued holding bridges and other important facilities captured during the airborne assault.
Role range: 1956-1956
Records, sources and methodology
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