Bar Lev Line

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The Bar Lev Line was a chain of Israeli fortifications built along the eastern bank of the Suez Canal after the 1967 Six-Day War, later breached by Egyptian forces in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

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Bar Lev Line canonical 1
Bar-Lev Line 1
Bar-Lev Line defensive system 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification line
associatedWith Haim Bar-Lev
Israeli Southern Command
breachedBy Egyptian Armed Forces
breachedIn Yom Kippur War
breachedOn 6 October 1973
breachMethod concentrated artillery fire
high-pressure water cannons to cut sand ramparts
constructedAfter Six-Day War
constructedBy Israel Defense Forces
constructionBegan 1968
country Israel
criticizedFor insufficient manpower during surprise attack in 1973
overreliance on static defenses
era Cold War
extendsAlong entire length of the Suez Canal on the Israeli-held side
fortificationType continuous sand rampart
series of fortified strongpoints
hasPart artillery positions
barbed wire obstacles
bunkers
minefields
observation posts
sand embankment
strongpoints
tank ramps
historicalSignificance its failure influenced Israeli defense doctrine after 1973
its rapid breach shocked Israeli military and public opinion
length approximately 160 kilometers
locatedIn Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
locatedOn eastern bank of the Suez Canal
namedAfter Haim Bar-Lev
Israeli Chief of Staff Haim Bar-Lev
opposedBy Egyptian Second Army
linked to: Egyptian Army

Egyptian Third Army
partOf Israeli fortification system in Sinai
perceivedAs nearly impregnable by some Israeli leaders before 1973
purpose defend Israeli-held Sinai east of the Suez Canal
deter Egyptian attacks across the Suez Canal
region Middle East
relatedEvent Camp David Accords
Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
status abandoned as a defensive system after Israeli withdrawal from Sinai
strategicRole first line of defense against Egyptian crossing
symbol of Israeli control over the Suez Canal
usedInConflict War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War

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Suez Canal front associatedWith Bar Lev Line
Haim Bar-Lev notableWork Bar-Lev Line
linked to: Bar Lev Line
Haim Bar-Lev designed Bar-Lev Line defensive system
linked to: Bar Lev Line