Egyptian crossing of Suez Canal
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Israel |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Saad_El_Shazly
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| gptkbp:date |
October 6, 1973
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| gptkbp:effect |
enabled Egyptian forces to establish bridgeheads in Sinai
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| gptkbp:hasBridge |
about 5 bridges constructed
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Egyptian crossing of Suez Canal
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| gptkbp:location |
Suez Canal, Egypt
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| gptkbp:method |
use of water cannons to breach sand walls
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
overcoming Bar Lev Line defenses
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| gptkbp:numberOfTroops |
about 80,000 Egyptian soldiers
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| gptkbp:objective |
gptkb:Breach_Bar_Lev_Line
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
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| gptkbp:period |
started at 2:00 pm local time
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
artillery barrage
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Operation_Badr
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| gptkbp:result |
Egyptian tactical success
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| gptkbp:significance |
surprise attack on Israeli positions
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War_(1973)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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