Saad el-Shazly6 October 1973
Helps plan and direct the Egyptian canal crossing under the protection of missile defenses.
Egypt · Warfare / Yom Kippur War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Helps plan and direct the Egyptian canal crossing under the protection of missile defenses.
Authorizes the attack across the Suez Canal that opens the war.
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