 Hassan Sayed Kamil, an Egyptian-Swiss arms dealer, provided Egypt with material and recruits from West Germany and Switzerland, despite both countries having official laws prohibiting the provision of weapons to Middle Eastern countries.Many of the West German scientists had previously been involved in Nazi Germany's rocket program during World War 2, working at Peenemünde to develop the V-2 rocket, and some had worked for France's rocket program in the aftermath of the war.Egypt's rocket program came to the world's attention when it successfully test-fired a rocket in July 1962 and then paraded two new types of rocket through the streets of Cairo, causing worldwide interest and shock.