What the records say
- When
- 26 Jan 1915 – 4 Feb 1915
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 30.70° N, 32.34° E
- Description
- 1915 military operation of WWI
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Raid on the Suez Canal
1915 failed Ottoman attack during WWI
The raid on the Suez Canal, also known as actions on the Suez Canal, took place between 26 January and 4 February 1915 when a German-led Ottoman force advanced from southern Palestine to attack the British Empire-protected Suez Canal, marking the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine campaign (1915–1918) of World War I (1914–1918).
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWI: The Ottoman Army begins the Raid on the Suez Canal”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “échec de la première offensive de Suez, raid de la armée ottomane sur le canal de Suez grâce à la résistance de l'armée égyptienne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page