Egyptian Airborne Corps

The Military Attache suggested the creation of an Egyptian Paratroop Regiment in 1946 and idea was widely welcomed by the High Command of the Armed Forces.

Due to the political and economical problems of Egypt at the time, the program of forming a Paratroop unit was halted until 1951.

It was originally announced that the unit was to go to Coquilhatville in the north, but it appears to have spent a significant amount of time at the airport at Léopoldville.

The 182nd Paratrooper Brigade, comprising the 81st, 85th and 89th Battalions (each composed of three companies) under the command of Colonel Ismail Azmy, was assigned responsibility for defending the area south of Ismailia against an Israeli offensive.

Azmy arrived at Nafisha with the bulk of his brigade at midnight on October 17, where he was briefed by Brigadier General Abd el-Munim Khalil, commander of Second Army.

[6][7] In the Battle of Ismailia, the combined Egyptian paratrooper-commando (Sai'qa) force managed to achieve a tactical and strategic victory at a time when Egypt's general situation on the battlefield was deteriorating, and GHQ was in a state of confusion.

[9] The Paratroopers last major action took place during the Gulf war, where the 170th Airborne Brigade was sent to UAE for protection of the country from possible Iraqi attacks.