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Title
Lituf
Description
An Egyptian infantry brigade (7th lnfantry Division) crossing the Suez Canal is attacked by the Israeli "Dan" Armored Brigade.
Subject
Publisher
Date
1973-10-06
Scenario#
A-2
Scenario Description
An Egyptian infantry brigade (7th lnfantry Division) crossing the Suez Canal is attacked by the Israeli "Dan" Armored Brigade.
Location
Ismailia, Egypt
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Badr or Plan Badr was the code name for the Egyptian military operation to cross the Suez Canal and seize the Bar Lev Line of Israeli fortifications on October 6, 1973. Launched in conjunction with a Syrian assault on the Golan Heights, this attack marked the start of the Yom Kippur War. Operation Badr was preceded by training exercises starting in 1968, operational planning from 1971 onwards and a deception operation. In the opening stages of the attack, known as "the crossing", combat engineers used water cannons to rapidly clear numerous passages through the sand wall lining the east bank of the canal, laid bridges and operated ferries, allowing armor to cross. Egyptian infantry assaulted the Bar-Lev fortifications and were counterattacked by Israeli armor and infantry.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Operation Badr
Combatants
Egyptian
Israeli

Geolocation