Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy was an Egyptian Field Marshal and the former minister of defense of Egypt. He is considered one of the architects of the Yom Kippur War.
Field Marshal Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy, Minister of Defence and Military Production, c.1977
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
Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy
…September 1921 – 7 June 2003) was an Egyptian Field Marshal and the former minister of defense of Egypt. He is considered one of the architects of the Yom Kippur War. El Gamasy was born on 9 September 1921 in Batanoon, Monufia Governorate, Egypt. He was one of two brothers and five sisters. After high school, El…
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