Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush

Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush
Part of the Yom Kippur War
Date October 17, 1973 Location East of the Great Bitter Lake, the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel	Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Avraham Adan	Ahmad Halamni Hassan
Strength
162nd Division (Centurion, M60 Patton, M48 tanks)	25th Brigade (94[citation needed] T-62 tanks and 40 APCs)
Casualties and losses
3 tanks destroyed	60 tanks destroyed, other military vehicles destroyed

Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush was a battle that occurred on October 17, 1973, the eleventh day of the Yom Kippur War, east of the Great Bitter Lake, in the Sinai Peninsula. The ambush was conducted by the Israel Defense Forces' 162nd Division, against the 25th Brigade of the Egyptian army. The Israelis' goal was the destruction of the brigade, which attempted to disrupt the Israeli crossing of the Suez Canal.^[1][2]