In 1915, Sir Archibald Murray, the Imperial Commander in Chief of Egypt, partially addressed the threat of von Kressenstein's forces to the Suez Canal by organising the defences into three sectors.
I 1915 imødegik Sir Archibald Murray, den britiske øverstkommanderende i Egypten, truslen fra Kress von Kressensteins styrker ved Suez-kanalen ved at organisere forsvaret i tre sektorer.