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Battle of Suez

Battle of Suez was a battle fought in 1973 at Suez, in what is now Egypt. It was part of the Yom Kippur War. The recorded result: Egyptian victory.

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Fought1973
WhereSuez, Egypt29.967N, 32.550E
OutcomeEgyptian victory
BelligerentsEgyptagainstIsrael
Casualties and lossesMinimalandAt least 80 killed; and 120 wounded; 40 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, 197419731974Battle of Suez, 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 25 October 1973
PlaceSuez, Egypt
29.967N, 32.550E
KindBattle, Cold War
StrengthAnti-tank teams; Numerous army units with light weapons; Local police forces and militia1 armored brigade; 1 infantry battalion
Casualties and lossesMinimalAt least 80 killed; and 120 wounded; 40 tanks destroyed
Commanders
  • Avraham Adan
  • Yossi Yoffe
  • Nahum Zaken
Battle of SuezBattle of SuezBattle of SuezOperation Bulmus 6Egyptian 25th Brigade ambushOperation Nimbus MoonBattle of the Chinese FarmOperation Bulmus 6Egyptian 25th Brigade ambushOperation Nimbus MoonBattle of the Chinese FarmEl FaiyumGizaEl MansuraBeni SuefTantaEl ArishZagazig100 km29.967N, 32.550E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: IS ADAN DIV(+)Defender: EG 3RD ARMY(-)
Strength14,68122,570
Casualties340 (2.3%)1,100 (4.9%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1036
Outcomedefender won
Duration1.6 days
Front width6 km6 km
Attacker advanced44 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 583), 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.

Battle of Suez 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 Q2896722, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Suez, revision 1370590059, read 2026-11-14, 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.