Operation Badr
Egyptian vehicles crossing the Suez Canal on October 7, 1973, during the Yom Kippur War
Historical Overview
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 of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula, on 6 October 1973. It was launched in conjunction with a Syrian military offensive against the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, triggering the Yom Kippur War. During the War of Attrition, which preceded Operation Badr, both Egypt and Syria had been seeking to recover the territories that Israel had captured from them during the 1967 Arab–Israeli War.
Quick Facts
Egypt
- Commander: Saad el-Shazly
- Strength: 100.000 Mann
- Casualties: 200
Israel
- Commander: Shmuel Gonen
- Strength: 500 Mann
- Casualties: 300
Strategic Context
Reclaiming occupied territory.
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