Battle of the Sinai (1973)

Battle of the Sinai
Part of the Yom Kippur War
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Date October 14, 1973 Location Sinai peninsula Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel	Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Albert Mandler † Chaim Bar-Lev Abraham Adan Ariel Sharon Moshe Dayan	Saad El Shazly Saad Mamoun Abdul Munim Wassel[1] Ahmad Ismail Ali
Strength
800–900 tanks 60,000 soldiers[2][3]	400 tanks 5,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
50–150 tanks destroyed[4][3] 60 other armored vehicles destroyed some aircraft shot down[5] 656 killed and wounded[6]	200–264 tanks destroyed/captured[7] ~1,000 killed and wounded (Israeli estimate)

The Battle of the Sinai was one of the most consequential battles of the Yom Kippur war. An Egyptian attacking force that advanced beyond their line of defense at the Bar-Lev Line was repulsed with heavy losses by Israeli forces. This prompted the Israelis to launch Operation Abiray-Lev (Stouthearted Men) the next day, penetrating the Egyptian line of defense and crossing the Suez Canal.