Battles of Fort Budapest
1973 battle of the Yom Kippur War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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First Battle of Fort Budapest | |||||||
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Part of the Yom Kippur War | |||||||
Fort Budapest in 1970 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Egypt | Israel | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Salah 'Abd el-Halim Ali al-Mezahi | Motti Ashkenazi | ||||||
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1 infantry battalion 1 commando company |
1 infantry company 2 tank platoons Reinforcements[1] |
The Battles of Fort Budapest (Hebrew: מעוז בודפשט) refer to two attempts by the Egyptian Army to capture Fort Budapest, part of Israel's Bar Lev Line, during the Yom Kippur War. The first attempt took place at noon on October 6, 1973, with the start of Operation Badr, but failed due to Israeli Air Force intervention. The second attempt took place on October 15, at the onset of Operation Stouthearted Men, the Israeli military operation to cross the Suez Canal. Despite significant setbacks caused by poor sea conditions, the second attack was on the verge of success when the Israeli Air Force once again intervened, and this, coupled with Israeli reinforcements, repelled the Egyptian attack.