Divine_Tiramisu t1_je9430f wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:18 AM Reply to comment by TheHipcrimeVocab in Gods, tombs and Nazis: the Third Reich’s bad relationship with Egyptology by MeatballDom Egypt was a protectorate, not a colony of Britain. The Egyptian royal family became a puppet to the UK after getting into debt while building the Suez Canal. That's why they leased the canal to the UK for 99 years. The Nazis would have been free to move about Egypt as they pleased, only seeking permission from the local government. Permalink Parent 19
Divine_Tiramisu t1_je9430f wrote
Reply to comment by TheHipcrimeVocab in Gods, tombs and Nazis: the Third Reich’s bad relationship with Egyptology by MeatballDom
Egypt was a protectorate, not a colony of Britain.
The Egyptian royal family became a puppet to the UK after getting into debt while building the Suez Canal.
That's why they leased the canal to the UK for 99 years.
The Nazis would have been free to move about Egypt as they pleased, only seeking permission from the local government.