Ahmed Ismail Ali6 October 1973
Egyptian forces begin the canal crossing during Operation Badr at the opening of the war.
Egypt · Warfare / Yom Kippur War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Egyptian forces begin the canal crossing during Operation Badr at the opening of the war.
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