Historical place archive

Suez in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Suez in Israel. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records3 event labels2 people1973–1973

Historical events in Suez

1973

22 October 1973
Suez-Cairo Road
Abraham Adan · Yom Kippur War

Cuts the Suez-Cairo road northeast of Suez during the Israeli encirclement of the Egyptian Third Army.

23 October 1973
Battle of Suez
Abraham Adan · Yom Kippur War

His division is involved in the Israeli attempt to take Suez despite the ceasefire.

23 October 1973
Battle of Suez
Abraham Adan · Yom Kippur War

His forces take part in the attempted Israeli capture of Suez, which is repulsed after heavy fighting.

23 October 1973
Battle of Suez
Kalman Magen · Yom Kippur War

His forces support the Israeli attempt to take Suez, which is repulsed.

24 October 1973
Third Army Encirclement
Abraham Adan · Yom Kippur War

Completes positions that help encircle Egypts Third Army near Suez.

Provenance

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