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Operation Badr

Operation Badr was a campaign fought in 1973 at Sinai Peninsula, in what is now Egypt. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sinai Peninsula. It was part of the Yom Kippur War. The recorded result: Egyptian victory. Recorded strength: 6 October:1 division; 8 October:3 divisions against 6 October:32,000 infantry; 7 October:200 tanks; 8 October:5 divisions.

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Fought1973
WhereSinai Peninsula, Egypt29.500N, 34.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeEgyptian victory
BelligerentsIsraelagainstEgypt
Casualties and losses950 killed; 2,000 wounded; 400–500 tanks destroyedand280 killed; 20 tanks destroyed
Part ofYom Kippur War1973

Where it sits in the Yom Kippur War

Operation Badr, 1973Battle of the Chinese Farm, 1973Battle of Ismailia, 1973Third Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973First Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Suez, 1973Ofira Air Battle, 1973Battles of Fort Budapest, 1973Battle of Fort Lahtzanit, 1973Battle with the Egyptian 130th Brigade, 1973Battle of Latakia, 1973Operation Model 5, 1973Operation Tagar, 1973Battle of Marsa Talamat, 1973Second Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Baltim, 1973Valley of Tears, 1973Benha bridge bombing, 1973Operation Gown, 19731973 al-Mazzah Airport Raid, 1973Air Battle of El Mansoura, 1973Battle of the Sinai, 1973Battle of Wadi Mabouk, 19731973 raid on Egyptian missile bases, 1973Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush, 1973Battle of Seraphum, 1973Battle of the Orchard Complex, 1973Operation Abirey-Halev, 1973War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient, 197419731974Operation Badr, 1973
30 placed engagements of the Yom Kippur War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1973 (year precision)
to 1973
PlaceSinai Peninsula, Egypt
29.500N, 34.000E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Territorial changeThe Suez Canal comes under Egyptian control; Fall of Israel's Bar-Lev Line
Strength6 October:1 division; 8 October:3 divisions6 October:32,000 infantry; 7 October:200 tanks; 8 October:5 divisions
Casualties and losses950 killed; 2,000 wounded; 400–500 tanks destroyed280 killed; 20 tanks destroyed
Commanders
  • David Elazar
  • Shmuel Gonen
  • Albert Mandler
  • Avraham Adan
  • Ariel Sharon
  • Ahmad Ismail Ali
  • Saad el-Shazly
  • Saad Mamoun
  • Abdul Munim Wassel
Operation BadrOperation BadrRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on NekhlEin Netafim ambush19th Battalion Night Post BattleOperation RavivRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on NekhlEin Netafim ambush19th Battalion Night Post BattleOperation RavivSuezIsmaïliaMa'an100 km29.500N, 34.000E
Placed at Sinai Peninsula; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: IS ADAN DIVDefender: EG 2ND ARMY
Strength25,85067,440
Casualties700 (2.7%)700 (1.0%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1047
Outcomedefender won
Duration1 day
Front width27 km27 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 573), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Operation Badr is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2704666, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Badr (1973), revision 1379665537, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.