RMB4T1YD–Suez Crisis 1956 The heavily bomb damaged district of Rue Ababi in Port Said
RMGG2FDH–A United Nations vehicle passing Israeli troops nearQuantara on the east bank of the Suez Canal. A U.N. observer was posted on either side of the canal to supervise the cease-fire between Israel and the United Arab Republic 1956 Egypt - Suez Canal crisis
RMB4T20C–Suez Crisis 1956 Crowds of angry Egyptians are held back by police as United Nations troops enter Port Said
RMG5FPBC–SUEZ 1956: No doubt that these men from the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment have been in Egypt. They were at Aldershot on their arrival with their Battalion, which captured El Gamal airfield. (l-r) Crftsmn. Brian Blankley (REME), Pte. Frank Weaver, Pte. Bill Burgin, Pte. Mick Savage and Pte. Peter Davies.
RM2WTGE24–Removal of Lesseps' statue during the Suez Crisis in 1956 - Group of Egyptians are Removing statue of de Lesseps because of the Suez crisis
RMHPFB0R–President Gamal Abdel Nasser addresses the crowds following his return from Alexandria where he proclaimed the nationalization of the Suez Canal, Cairo, Egypt, 07/31/1956.
RMB4T2AD–Suez Crisis 1956 Egyptian warship under arrest at Portsmouth
RMG4GPF5–Jacqueline greets her father, Colour-Sergeant Berkeley of the Royal Marines Commando, when he returned to Plymouth from Port Said, Egypt. He and other Marines were on board the Light Fleet Carrier HMS Ocean. Other members of the Commando greeting their wives are DJ Crewe of Portsmouth (left) and G. Rollinson from Liverpool.
RMB4T20W–Suez Crisis 1956 The 4000 ton minelayer Manxman becomes the first ship to sail up the canal after a channel was cleared allowing ships of up to 10000 tons to enter In the foreground the submerged wreck of an Egyptian suction dredger can be seen
RMF2AWPX–India's Premier Jawaharlal Nehru (left) and Saudi Arabia's King Saud discuss the Suez Crisis. Riyaih, Saudi Arabia. Oct. 1, 1956. In a joint statement at the end of the visit, both opposed economic reprisals against Egypt. (CSU 2015 11 1235)
RMB4T200–Suez Crisis 1956 Troops of D Company 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders carry out a search of houses in the Arab Town district of Port Said after a hand grenade was thrown at an army jeep The seach yielded thirteen rifles some of which were of Russian origin Six arabs were arrested
RMG67CJ6–Junior Seaman Len Ball, 17, points to the name 'Port Said', the latest battle honour to be added to the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier Ocean, which arrived at Devonport from Egypt.
RMB53RTF–Suez Crisis 1956 British arms waiting to be shipped to Egypt for the Egyptian Army on the ship Star of Suez at Alexander Dock in Liverpool Crates are marked Sub Machine Guns 4 1 56 H86
RMG4PPDH–The Suez Crisis - British Army - Port Said - 1956
RM2K8JR7K–Oslo November 1956. Norwegian police troops travel to Egypt to participate in the International Police Church in Suez. 50 Norwegian soldiers have been traveled to Naples, where 5,000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan were gathered. Here, Lotter packs Christmas presents for the soldiers, which consists of cigarettes, tobacco and books for the UN boys in Suez. Ntb archive / ntb
RMG4PPDJ–The Suez Crisis - British Army - Port Said - 1956
RMKWCNPX–Bodies of dead Egyptian soldiers lying in the Sinai desert following Israeli advance. Photographers take pictures of the casualties of the Suez Crisis, in which Britain, France and Israel attacked Egypt that followed dispute over the Suez Canal. Oct. 29-Nov. 7, 1956. - (BSLOC 2014 15 215)
RM2JYXXHM–1956: File photo dated November 1956 of soldiers waiting to land, and Westland Whirlwind helicopters of No.845 Naval Air Service, sharing the flight deck of the HMS Theseus, a Colossus Class Light Carrier, outside Port Said during the Suez crisis. Issue date: Thursday September 8, 2022.
RMRMH1GE–Buses with tourists park in front of the St. Catherine's Monastery on the Sinai in today's Egypt. St. Catherine's Monastery is the oldest inhabited Christian monastery. The photo was taken under Israeli occupation of the Sinai. Israel occupied the peninsula twice: after the Suez Crisis in 1956, and from 1967 to 1982 as a result of the Six-Day War.
RMG5FPC7–Nothing stronger was available, so Willy McLeod, of Dumbarton, celebrated his return from Port Said, Egypt, by blowing the froth from a pint mug of Naafi tea at Southampton. Willy landed with the 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, from the troopship 'Asturias'.
RMGG2BXH–Caricature about the nationalization of the Suez canal by colonel Nasser 1956 Egypt - Suez Affair Washington - Library of Congress
RMKWCMKF–Bodies of dead Egyptian soldiers lying in the Sinai desert following Israeli advance. Photographers take pictures of the casualties of the Suez Crisis, in which Britain, France and Israel attacked Egypt that followed dispute over the Suez Canal. Oct. 29-Nov. 7, 1956. - (BSLOC 2014 15 215)
RMB53RTM–Suez Crisis 1956 British arms waiting to be shipped to Egypt for the Egyptian Army on the ship Star of Suez at Alexander Dock in Liverpool Sections of tank track can be seen in the foreground 4 1 56 H86
RMB4T0TB–Suez Crisis 1956 UNO vehicles arriving in Egypt
RM2K8NM62–Naples, Italy November 1956. Norwegian police troops on their way to Suez to participate in the international police force. 5000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan are gathered in Naples. The soldiers had to wait in Naples until there was agreement between the UN and Nasser on the conditions of the international guard forces' stay in Egypt. Here from NATO's headquarters in Naples with the Norwegian flag (no. 4 BC) Photo: NTB / NTB
RMB4T222–Suez Crisis 1956 850 soldiers of the 1st Bt Royal Fussiliers preparing to embark on the troop ship Dilwara which took 2000 British troops out of Egypt
RMGG2ARM–Caricature by Maurice Henry published in F.O. on November 15, 1956. Mollet and Eden (Suez crisis) France
RMCWCEGN–The 1956 Suez Crisis strains Anglo-American relations. TOP: Great Britain's Sir Pierson Dixon voting against a UN resolution
RM2K8PG1W–Naples, Italy November 1956. Norwegian police troops on their way to Suez to participate in the international police force. 5000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan are gathered in Naples. The soldiers had to wait in Naples until there was agreement between the UN and Nasser on the conditions of the international guard forces' stay in Egypt. Here UN soldiers waving on their way to the plane that will bring them to Suez. Photo: Sverre A. Børretzen Current / NTB
RMB4T21W–Suez Crisis 1956 850 soldiers of the 1st Bt Royal Fussiliers preparing to embark on the troop ship Dilwara which took 2000 British troops out of Egypt
RMB4T23M–Suez Crisis 1956 British civillians evacuated from Egypt arrive at Southampton by flying boat
RMGG2BXB–Caricature of Nasser in front of a sign stipulating that Israël must obey United Nations rulings 1956 Egypt - Suez affair Washington - Library of Congress
RMB4T2A9–Suez Crisis 1956 The families of British workers in Egypt arriving at London Airport following the hostilities in Egypt
RMB4T212–Suez Crisis 1956 On a British airbase in Cyprus the pilots of Hunter jets scramble for a raid over Egypt
RM2K8MP7M–Naples, Italy November 1956. Norwegian police troops on their way to Suez to participate in the international police force. 5000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan are gathered in Naples. The soldiers had to wait in Naples until there was agreement between the UN and Nasser on the conditions of the international guard forces' stay in Egypt. Here, the equipment is unloaded aboard the American Globemaster troop transport aircraft which can take 200 soldiers. Photo: Sverre A. Børretzen Current / NTB
RMGG2BXJ–Danish troops of U.N.O. armed forces take over advanced posts that British units leave in the Suez canal area 1956 Egypt - Suez affair Washington - Library of Congress
RMB4T218–Suez Crisis 1956 The crew of a Canberra bomber relax after returning to their base in Cyprus after a raid over Egypt
RMB4T220–Suez Crisis 1956 850 soldiers of the 1st Bt Royal Fussiliers preparing to embark on the troop ship Dilwara which took 2000 British troops out of Egypt
RMB4T26E–Suez Crisis 1956 Arab students stage sit down protest at the Iraq Embassy at Queens Gate in London They are angry at Iraq s failure to stop oil supplies to Britain and their refusal to give military aid to Egypt
RMB4T1WJ–Suez protest meeting at Albert Hall London 1956 Protest In October 1956 Egypt s President Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal Israeli promptly attacked followed by the landing of British and French troops Domestic opposition was overtaken by a Soviet protest and non support from the US leading to the withdrawal of troops and the resignation of Prime Minister Anthony Eden
RMB4M604–Students from Manchester University demonstrate against British policy in Egypt during the Suez Crisis 1956 In October 1956 Egypt s President Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal Israeli promptly attacked followed by the landing of British and French troops Domestic opposition was overtaken by a Soviet protest and non support from the US leading to the withdrawal of troops and the resignation of Prime Minister Anthony Eden
RM2K8RR1E–Naples, Italy November 1956. Norwegian police troops on their way to Suez to participate in the international police force. 5000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan are gathered in Naples. The soldiers had to wait in Naples until there was agreement between the UN and Nasser on the conditions of the international guard forces' stay in Egypt. Here soldiers aboard the American Globemaster troop transport aircraft that take 200 soldiers. Photo: Sverre A. Børretzen Current / NTB
RMB4T1WG–Students from Manchester University demonstrate against British policy in Egypt during the Suez Crisis 1956 In October 1956 Egypt s President Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal Israeli promptly attacked followed by the landing of British and French troops Domestic opposition was overtaken by a Soviet protest and non support from the US leading to the withdrawal of troops and the resignation of Prime Minister Anthony Eden
RM2K8KD9T–Naples, Italy November 1956. Norwegian police troops on their way to Suez to participate in the international police force. 5000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan are gathered in Naples. The soldiers had to wait in Naples until there was agreement between the UN and Nasser on the conditions of the international guard forces' stay in Egypt. The guys had to stay in readiness in the civilian airport at Naples, Aeroporte de Capodicino, but within the fence they had opportunities for small trips. Photo: Sverre A. Børretzen Current / NTB
RMB4T1WC–Students from Manchester University demonstrating against British policy in Egypt during the Suez Crisis 1956 In October 1956 Egypt s President Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal Israeli promptly attacked followed by the landing of British and French troops Domestic opposition was overtaken by a Soviet protest and non support from the US leading to the withdrawal of troops and the resignation of Prime Minister Anthony Eden
RMB4T26H–Suez Crisis 1956 Arab students stage sit down protest at the Iraq Embassy at Queens Gate in London They are angry at Iraq s failure to stop oil supplies to Britain and their refusal to give military aid to Egypt
RM2K8TKFK–Naples, Italy November 1956. Norwegian police troops on their way to Suez to participate in the international police force. 5000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan are gathered in Naples. The soldiers had to wait in Naples until there was agreement between the UN and Nasser on the conditions of the international guard forces' stay in Egypt. The guys had to stay in readiness in the civilian airport at Naples, Aeroporte de Capodicino. The soldiers had to wait and wait and some spent the time for haircuts. Photo: Sverre A. Børretzen Current / NTB
RMB4T228–Suez Crisis 1956 British armoured amphibious vehicle in Port Said
RM2K8N867–Naples, Italy November 1956. Norwegian police troops on their way to Suez to participate in the international police force. 5000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan are gathered in Naples. The soldiers had to wait in Naples until there was agreement between the UN and Nasser on the conditions of the international guard forces' stay in Egypt. Here, the equipment is unloaded aboard the American Globemaster troop transport aircraft which can take 200 soldiers. A tank trailer on the jeep on the way into the plane. Photo: Sverre A. Børretzen Current / NTB
RMB4T226–Suez Crisis 1956 British equipment coming ashore in Port Said
RMB4T1XF–Suez Crisis 1956 Demonstrations and riots as United Nations forces enter Port Said
RM2K8R49C–Naples, Italy November 1956. Norwegian police troops on their way to Suez to participate in the international police force. 5000 UN soldiers from the Nordic countries, Canada, India and Pakistan are gathered in Naples. The soldiers had to wait in Naples until there was agreement between the UN and Nasser on the conditions of the international guard forces' stay in Egypt. Here, the equipment is unloaded aboard the American Globemaster troop transport aircraft which can take 200 soldiers. A tank trailer on a jeep gets a little extra lift. Field uniforms. Photo: Sverre A. Børretzen Current / NTB
RMB4T1XR–Suez Crisis 1956 Demonstrations and riots as United Nations forces enter Port Said
RMB4T208–Suez Crisis 1956 General Sir Hugh Stockwell chats to members of the United Nations force
RMB4T25K–Suez Crisis 1956 Lita Rosa entertains men of No 2 Corp Defence Platoon and some sailors
RMB4T0WB–Suez Crisis 1956 British soldiers on the front line keep an eye on the Egyptian positions
RMB4T22R–Suez Crisis 1956 Pioneer Corps filling a gap in the coast road near Gamil
RMB4T2B0–Suez Crisis 1956 Troops walking along quay after having disembarked from Empire Orwell
RMB4T20E–Suez Crisis 1956 British soldiers keep rotesting Egyptians back as United Nations troops march into Port Said
RMB4T22Y–Suez Crisis 1956 Norman Donald of the Pioneer Corps relaxes with a cigarette on the beach near Gamil
RMB4T25T–Suez Crisis 1956 Wounded Egyptian prisoners are taken from hospital to Port Station where they are to be repatriated to Cairo by train
RM2K8KKGH–Napoli, Italia november 1956. Norske polititropper på vei til Suez for å delta i den internasjonale politistyrken. 5000 FN-soldater fra de nordiske land, Canada, India og Pakistan er samlet i Napoli. Soldatene måtte vente i Napoli til det var enighet mellom FN og Nasser om vilkårende for den internajonale vaktstyrkenes opphold i Egypt. Gutta måtte holde seg i beredskap i forlegningen på den sivile flyplassen ved Napoli, Aeroporte de Capodicino, men innenfor gjerdet hadde de muligheter for småturer. Her glade gutter som vinker på biltur. Foto: Sverre A. Børretzen Aktuell / NTB
RMB4T25P–Suez Crisis 1956 Wounded Egyptian prisoners are taken from hospital to Port Station where they are to be repatriated to Cairo by train
RMB4T205–Suez Crisis 1956 The last troops to leave Port Said at Dusk were the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots led by their piper
RMB4T24A–Suez Crisis 1956 Indian paratroops of the Kumoan Rifles arrive at El Cap as part of the UNO peacekeeping force
RMB4T0TM–Suez Crisis 1956 Under a flag of truce British troops move forward to talk to the Egyptian forces opposite them
RMB4T24C–Suez Crisis 1956 Men of the 6th Royal Tank Regiment respond entusiasticly at the prospect of being home for Christmas after the
RMB4T25W–Suez Crisis 1956 Children carry off the leftovers after adults raided and looted a food store near Port Said
RMB4T265–Suez Crisis 1956 Wounded Egyptian prisoners wait to be repatriated to Cairo by train as RAMC officers and their Egyptian counterparts discuss the handover
RMB4T262–Suez Crisis 1956 Wounded Egyptian prisoners wait to be repatriated to Cairo by train as RAMC officers and their Egyptian counterparts discuss the handover
RMB4T25M–Suez Crisis 1956 Wounded Egyptian prisoners wait to be repatriated to Cairo by train as RAMC officers and their Egyptian counterparts discuss the handover
RMB4T22N–Suez Crisis 1956 Men of the 16th Independent Parachute Regiment crowd the decks of their aircraft carrier to wave goodbye as they set sail
RMB4T248–Suez Crisis 1956 Sikh Mohindar Singh an Indian paratrooper of the Kumoan Rifles at El Cap as part of the UNO peacekeeping force
RMB4T1Y4–Suez Crisis 1956 Demonstrations and riots as United Nations forces enter Port Said General Stockwell walking as paratroopers keep the crowds back
RMB4T1XD–Suez Crisis 1956 Troops assisted by CID officers from Cyprus search Arab Town district of Port Said for the kidnappers of Lieutenant Moorhouse
RMB4T1X5–Suez Crisis 1956 Troops assisted by CID officers from Cyprus search Arab Town district of Port Said for the kidnappers of Lieutenent Moorhouse
RMB4T1X9–Suez Crisis 1956 Troops assisted by CID officers from Cyprus search Arab Town district of Port Said for the kidnappers of Lieutenant Moorhouse
RMB4T1X8–Suez Crisis 1956 Troops assisted by CID officers from Cyprus search Arab Town district of Port Said for the kidnappers of Lieutenant Moorhouse
RMB4T1YT–Suez Crisis 1956 Royal Engineers take cover as they blow up a mine from a beach near Port Said which they are clearing
RMB4T1YN–Suez Crisis 1956 Egyptian refugees remove their belongings in carts in the bomb damaged area of Rue Ababi in Port Said
RMB4T21R–Suez Crisis 1956 British Army nurse Rita Kelly of Dublin haggles with a trader in Port Said s main street
RMB4T1Y6–Suez Crisis 1956 A Centurion tank lends support to Commando troops who are carrying out a systematic search of all the homes in
RMB4T1YA–Suez Crisis 1956 A Centurion tank lends support to Commando troops who are carrying out a systematic search of all the homes in
RMB4T0W5–Suez Crisis 1956 British troops of the Royal Welsh Kent Regiment watch as UNO vehicles drive through their front lines on route
RMB4T0W2–Suez Crisis 1956 Under a flag of truce UNO vehicles prepare to drive through the British front lines on route to Cairo
RMB4T0TG–Suez Crisis 1956 A British delegation returns from the Egyptian front line after talks about the removal of the bodies of two correspondents who were shot
RMB4T201–Suez Crisis 1956 British civilians principally Maltese waiting to be evacuated from Port Said on the Asturias They were escorted by Military Police and attended to by Army nurses
RMB4T24D–Suez Crisis 1956 Men of the first Battalion Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders display a captued Egyptian flag as they arrive back in Southampton on the troopship Asturias from Port Said
RMB4T24G–Suez Crisis 1956 Men of the first Battalion Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders display a captued Egyptian flag as they arrive back in Southampton on the troophip Asturias from Port Said
RMB4T246–Suez Crisis 1956 Danish UNO troops on the Suez canal set up a machine gun emplacement between the British and Egyptian front line The gun is pointing in the direction of the British
RMB4T245–Suez Crisis 1956 Danish UNO troops on the Suez canal set up a machine gun emplacement between the British and Egyptian front line The gun is pointing in the direction of the British
RMB4T240–Suez Crisis 1956 Soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment B and D Company 12th Battalion participating in a communion service given by Padre Raymond Morton at the British front line at El Cap
RMB4T23Y–Suez Crisis 1956 Soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment B and D Company 12th Battalion participating in a communion service given by Padre Raymond Morton at the British front line at El Cap
RMB4T229–Suez Crisis 1956 Brigade Sergeant Major Ernest Lambert cuts the hair of Gunner Jim Fayers of Kings Lynn Both men belong to a Paratroop Artillery Uni which is stationed near the front line at El Cap
RMB4T1YK–Suez Crisis 1956 Egyptian refugees remove their belongings in a cart as a Centurion tank lends support to Commando troops who are carrying out a systematic search of all the homes in Port Said for arms
RMB4T21N–Suez Crisis 1956 British soldiers Peter Hawley left and Harry Perkins both from Sheffield with Diana Dors an injured pigeon which they nursed back to health and which now shares their trench in the front line positions at El Cap
RMB4T223–Suez Crisis 1956 The Aircraft Carrier HMS Ocean adds Port Said to the roll of Battle Honours displayed on its flight deck The ship has just docked in Devonport after returning from Suez Leaning out of the portholes to give a thumbs up are Junior Seaman John Higgins 17 of Oldham bottom and Junior Seaman Len Ball 17 of Manchester
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