Battle of Ismailia
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The Battle of Ismailia took place between the Egyptian Army and the Israel Defense Forces during the last stages of the Yom Kippur War during October 18–22, 1973, south of the city of Ismailia, on the
Destroyed Israeli tanks in Abu Attwa, at the outskirts of Ismailia
Egyptian vehicles crossing the Suez Canal at the beginning of the war
Ariel Sharon, commander of 143rd Armored Division and future Prime Minister
Ismail Azmy, commander of the 182nd Paratrooper Brigade
Yom Kippur War
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The Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, the fourth Arab–Israeli War, the October War, or the Ramadan War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and
Battle of Ismailia
…The Battle of Ismailia took place between the Egyptian Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the last stages of the Yom Kippur War during October 18–22, 1973, south of the city of Ismailia, on the west bank of the Suez Canal in Egypt. The battle itself took place as part of the…
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
Upon learning of the impending attack, Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir made the controversial decision not to launch a pre-emptive strike.
Wreckage from an Egyptian Sukhoi Su-7 shot down over the Sinai on 6 October, Israeli Air Force Museum
Egyptian forces crossing the Suez Canal