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Battle of the Sinai

Battle of the Sinai was a battle 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: Israeli victory.

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Fought1973
WhereSinai Peninsula, Egypt29.500N, 34.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIsraeli victory
BelligerentsIsraelagainstEgypt
Part ofYom Kippur War1973

Where it sits in the Yom Kippur War

Battle 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, 1973Battle of Marsa Talamat, 1973Second Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Baltim, 1973Valley of Tears, 1973Air Battle of El Mansoura, 1973Battle of the Sinai, 1973Battle of Wadi Mabouk, 1973Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush, 1973Battle of Seraphum, 1973Battle of the Orchard Complex, 1973War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient, 197419731974Battle of the Sinai, 1973
21 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)
PlaceSinai Peninsula, Egypt
29.500N, 34.000E
KindBattle, Cold War
StrengthIn the whole Sinai theatre: 800–900 tanks; 60,000 soldiers100,000 men, 1,020 tanks and 13,500 other armoured vehicles had crossed the canal by October 7th
Casualties and losses50–150 tanks destroyed; 60 other armored vehicles destroyed; some aircraft shot down; 656 killed and wounded200–264 tanks destroyed/captured; ~1,000 killed and wounded (Israeli estimate)
Commanders
  • Saad El Shazly
  • Saad Mamoun
  • Abdul Munim Wassel
  • Ahmad Ismail Ali
Battle of the SinaiBattle of the SinaiRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on Nekhl19th Battalion Night Post BattleBattle of Marsa TalamatBattle of SuezRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on Nekhl19th Battalion Night Post BattleBattle of Marsa TalamatIsmaïliaMa'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: EG 3RD ARMYDefender: IS MAGEN DIV(-)(+)
Strength57,96028,600
Casualties1,350 (2.3%)260 (0.9%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1058
Outcomedefender won
Duration1 day
Front width50 km50 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 575), 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 the Sinai is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4873015, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Sinai, revision 1383691394, 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.