Jules Jammal
Jules Jammal | |
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جول يوسف جمال | |
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Nationality | Syrian |
Jules Yusuf Jammal (
.According to a narrative prevailing in the
Narrative
According to sources from Arab countries, Jammal's biography and actions are the following: He was born in
It is unclear which actual ship he is supposed to have sunk. One source calls the ship at issue the "liner Jean D’Arc"[4][5] and another the "French warship, Jeanne D’Arc".[6] There was a French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc in service at that time, but it was decommissioned in 1964 rather than sunk. Some sources name the battleship Jean Bart,[7] which did see action in the Suez Canal, but that vessel was also not sunk; it was decommissioned in 1961.[citation needed]
Legacy
A 1960 film called The Giants of the Sea (in
Arab film director Gassan Abdullah announced plans to make a film about Jammal in 2008, since he was regarded as a hero for many in Syria and Egypt for his Arab nationalism.[9]
The
References
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- ^ "موقع المشتاية الرسمي - المجلة". Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ a b "Jules Jammal (1932 1956), the famous officer in the Syrian Navy who fought in the Suez Canal war of 1956: Syrian History". Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ Jules Jammal: Syrian History
- ^ Middle East analysis by Sami Moubayed - Reflections on May 6 Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Mideastviews.com; accessed 15 June 2015.
- ^ Pierre Rondout (1961). The Changing Patterns of the Middle East (Revised ed.). Praeger. p. 161., which refers to the Jean Bart as a "cruiser"
- ^ Ahmed Fawaz La rencontre entre le Président et son second remonte à la fin des années quarante, sur les bancs du lycée Jules Jammal, dans la ville côtière de Lattaquié. Tous deux étaient membres du parti Baas. Cette rencontre n'était, Le Nouvel Afrique Asie, page 23.
- ^ "Rising above odds to resurrect leaders", gulfnews.com; accessed 15 June 2015.
- ^ Mufti of Syria Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun Threatens to Activate Suicide Bombers in Europe and the U.S., memri.org; accessed 15 June 2015.