Saad el-Shazly
Saad el-Din Mohamed el-Husseiny el-Shazly (Arabic: سعد الدين محمد الحسيني الشاذلي, IPA: [sæʕd edˈdiːn elħoˈseːni eʃˈʃæzli]) (1 April 1922 – 10 February 2011) was an Egyptian military commander. He was Egypt's chief of staff during the October War. He is credited with the equipping and preparation of the Egyptian Armed Forces in the years prior to the successful capture of the Israeli Bar-Lev line at the start of the Yom Kippur War. He was dismissed from his post on 13 December 1973.
Saad el-din el-Shazly | |
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| Nickname(s) | (The Golden General ) |
| Born | 1 April 1922 Shubratna, Basyoun, Gharbiya, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | 10 February 2011 (aged 88) Cairo, Egypt |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Egypt United Arab Republic Egypt |
| Service/ | Egyptian Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1973 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Commander of the first Paratroops Battalion in Egypt (1955–1959) Commander of the United Arab forces in UN mission to Congo (1960–1961) Military attaché in London (1961–1963) Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division (1965–1967) Commander of the Special forces Corps (Commandos & Paratroopers) (1967–1969) Commander in chief of the Third Field Army (1970–1971) Chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces (1971–1973) |
| Battles/wars | World War II 1948 Arab–Israeli War Suez Crisis Six-Day War North Yemeni Civil War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War |
| Awards | Order of the Sinai Star Order of the Nile (after death) |
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