Battles Involving Syria - Battles of the Yom Kippur War, Sieges Involving Syria, Operation Badr, Battle of the Chinese Farm, Operation Orchard (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 71. Chapters: Battles of the Yom Kippur War, Sieges involving Syria, Operation Badr, Battle of the Chinese Farm, Operation Orchard, Battle of Ismailia, Valley of Tears, First Battle of Mount Hermon, Second Battle of Mount Hermon, Battle of Suez, Siege of Antioch, Fall of Ruad, Battles of Fort Budapest, Siege of Damascus, Air Battle of El Mansoura, 1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid, Third Battle of Mount Hermon, Battle of Fort Lahtzanit, Ofira Air Battle, Siege of Ma'arra, Battle of the Sinai, Battle of Maysalun, Siege of Dapur, Operation Doogman 5, Operation Tagar. Excerpt: Operation Badr (Arabic: Amaliyat Badr) or Plan Badr (; Khitat 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 (; al-'obour), 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. The attack surprised the Israelis, and by October 7 the crossing was complete, and the east bank of the canal was occupied by five Egyptian infantry divisions. The infantry proceeded to establish defensive positions in bridgeheads spanning the 160 kilometres (99 mi) front. Following a lull in the fighting on October 7, Israeli armor reserves arrived at the front and launched a counterattack opposite the ...