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Sinai Offensive

Egypt · Warfare / Yom Kippur War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1973Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1973

Ahmed Ismail Ali11 October 1973

Cairo · Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Orders preparation for an eastward Sinai offensive intended to relieve pressure on Syria and draw Israeli air power.

Ahmed Ismail Ali14 October 1973

Sinai · Warfare / Yom Kippur War

The Egyptian eastward offensive in Sinai is repulsed with heavy tank losses.

Names involved

Ahmed Ismail Ali

Provenance

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