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General Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO, DL (24 June 1901 – 17 June 1974) was a senior British Army officer who served during and following the Second World War.
Headed by British Army General Charles Keightley, it was conducted in November 1956 in close coordination with the Israeli armoured thrust into the Sinai, which was called Operation Kadesh. Egypt's government, led by Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, was seeking political control over the canal, an effort resisted by the Europeans.
- November 1956
- Suez Crisis
- Egypt and Sinai Peninsula
Lessons from Suez. Extract from a report dated 11th Oct 1957 by General Charles Keightley on Suez operations in the Eastern Mediterranean, November-December 1956 (AIR 8/1940)
This article forms part of a collection of material described by the Foreign Office as ‘samples of propaganda being put out by the Egyptians.’. Extract from a report dated 11 October 1957 by...
23 de abr. de 2024 · The operation, commanded by Commander-in-Chief Middle East Land Forces General Charles Keightley, aimed to capture the town of Port Said at the northern entrance to the canal, before defeating the Egyptian Army in the desert and forcing Nasser's removal from power.
General Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO, DL (24 June 1901 – 17 June 1974) was a senior British Army officer who served during and following the Second World War.
6 de dez. de 2007 · General Sir Charles Keightley, Commander of Operation Musketeer, meets French paratroopers at Suez, 1956. Photograph, Suez Crisis (1956). Keightley was then serving as Commander of Middle East Land Forces. General Jacques Massu (right) commander of the French airborne forces, stands to his right.
