1956
Sinai Withdrawal
Accepts United Nations forces in Sinai following the withdrawal of invading Israeli troops.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Sinai in Egypt. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Accepts United Nations forces in Sinai following the withdrawal of invading Israeli troops.
Regains Egyptian administration of Sinai after Israeli forces withdraw under international pressure.
Israel invades Sinai under Operation Kadesh; Nasser's government faces a rapid Israeli advance.
Egyptian forces mobilise as the Israeli invasion of Sinai begins.
Israel captures much of Sinai during the Suez crisis.
Amer orders a general withdrawal from Sinai to preserve Egyptian forces from encirclement.
Egyptian forces retreat westward under heavy Israeli pressure in Sinai.
Nasser orders the United Nations peacekeeping force out of the Sinai
Nasser moves 100,000 men with tanks & artillery guns into the Sinai
Commands the Egyptian Air Force during the opening strikes of the war.
Opposes the eastward armored offensive that moves beyond Egyptian missile cover.
Commands Egyptian armored forces during the failed eastward offensive in Sinai.
The Egyptian eastward offensive in Sinai is repulsed with heavy tank losses.
Helps negotiate the Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement after the war.
Secures a framework requiring phased Israeli withdrawal from Sinai.
Receives most remaining occupied Sinai territory after Israel completes its scheduled withdrawal.
Provenance
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