November 5, 1956 British Paratroopers Occupy Port Said

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On 5 November 1956, British paratroopers landed at Port Said in Egypt, while France sent airborne troops to nearby Port Fouad. The landing was part of Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French military intervention in the Suez Crisis, which began after the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The British 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, captured El Gamil Airfield near Port Said. The French paratrooper…