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
Operation Badr (1973)
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Operation Badr, also known as Plan Badr, was an Egyptian military offensive and operation across the Suez Canal that destroyed the Bar-Lev Line, a chain of Israeli fortifications along the frontline o
Battle of Ismailia
…encirclement of their large forces on the east bank of the Suez Canal and ensuring their supply lines remained open. On October 6, 1973, Egypt launched Operation Badr, which started the Yom Kippur War. It succeeded in crossing the Suez Canal and establishing bridgeheads on the east bank in Israeli-occupied Sinai, and…
Lt. Gen. Saad El Shazly was responsible for planning a crossing offensive
Egyptian soldiers on the east bank. Notice the carts. Pulled by two men, these transports greatly assisted in the movement of weapons and matériel on the east bank, while no vehicles had yet crossed.
Egyptian engineers employ water cannons to blast an opening in the massive Israeli sand wall.