Crossing of the Suez Canal (1973)

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Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Badr
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Saad_El_Shazly
gptkbp:date October 6, 1973
gptkbp:followedBy Sinai battles (1973)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crossing of the Suez Canal (1973)
gptkbp:location Suez Canal, Egypt
gptkbp:method use of water cannons to breach sand walls
gptkbp:notableFor largest military bridging operation since World War II
gptkbp:objective gptkb:Breach_Bar_Lev_Line
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
gptkbp:precededBy Bar Lev Line fortification
gptkbp:result Egyptian tactical success
gptkbp:significance surprise attack on Israeli positions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Field_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6