Ahmad Ismail Ali
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Field Marshal Ahmad Ismail Ali was an Egyptian senior military officer who was Egypt's minister of war during the October War of 1973. He is best known for his planning of the attack across the Suez C
General Ahmed Ismail Ali
Lieutenant-General Shazly with Field Marshal Ahmed Ismail
Lieutenant-General Shazly with Field Marshal Ahmed Ismail and President Sadat, 1973
Ahmed Ismail Ali with President Anwar Sadat in the re-opening of Suez Canal, June 5, 1974
War of Attrition
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The War of Attrition involved fighting between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organisation and their allies from 1967 to 1970.
Ahmad Ismail Ali
…Appointed Chief of the General Staff in March 1969, but was dismissed by President Nasser in September 1969 following successful Israeli raids during the War of Attrition. Nasser's successor as President, Anwar Al-Sadat, however, named him chief of intelligence in September 1970. From 1971 to 1972 he served as head of…
Israeli naval personnel celebrate their victory after an engagement with Egyptian naval forces near Rumani, 1967
Israeli paratroopers in action during the Battle of Karameh in 1968
President Nasser of Egypt (with binoculars) surveys positions at the Suez Canal in November 1968
A F-4E Phantom of the Israeli Air Force. The aircraft was used to good effect as "flying artillery" during the war. Roundel markings on nose credit this aircraft with three aerial kills.