Abdel Moneim Wassel6 October 1973
Commands the Egyptian Third Army during the southern Suez Canal crossing.
Egypt · Warfare / Yom Kippur War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Commands the Egyptian Third Army during the southern Suez Canal crossing.
Attempts to manage the crisis created by the Israeli encirclement of Third Army.
Faces crisis as the Egyptian Third Army becomes surrounded east of Suez.
Commands Third Army forces during the Israeli encirclement near Suez.
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