Towards Ismalia YKW (id:#64366)

(Magach 73 : The Yom Kippur War of 1973 ID: M73#6)   [next]   [previous]

Ismalia, Sinai Front 1973-10-20 (0 others)

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The operations to capture Ismalia would take place during the final stages of the Yom Kippur War, from 18-22 October 1973. The fight for Ismalia was part of the larger Operation Abiray-Lev, an attempt to cut the supply lines of most of Egypt's Second Field Army, on the east side of the Suez Canal. General Sharon, however, expanded the initial interdiction mission to include the capture of the city of Ismalia proper, about 19 miles to the north of Deversoir, on the west bank of the Canal. Duly, Sharon bgan his attack on 18 of October, hurling one armored brigade into the fray. The attack stalled in the face of resistance by Egyptian commandos and paratroopers. The two sides slugged it out all day on 19 October, bleeding one another heavily. On the morning of 20 October, Sharon launched his final attack on the city.

Defender: Egyptian (Elements of the 1st Paratroop Battalion, 182nd Paratroop Brigade)  

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