Eighth: the October 1973 epic and the recovery of dignity and land
Point 8 of 10 — Lesson 8: Modern Egypt from the 1919 Revolution to the October 1973 Victory and the New RepublicQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
08Eighth: the October 1973 epic and the recovery of dignity and land
At2:05 in the afternoon of Saturday 6 October 1973 (the tenth of Ramadan) the concentrated air strike was launched by the Air Force, simultaneous with a vast artillery bombardment by more than 2000 guns along the whole Canal front.
A hundred thousand Egyptian fighters crossed the Suez Canal in rubber boatschanting "Allahu Akbar".
The sand rampart was dredged away by water pumps, theheavy bridges were installed within record hours, the forts of theBar Lev line were destroyedand theEgyptian flag rose flying on the eastern bankof the Canal.
This clear victoryshattered the myth of the "invincible Israeli army", toppled Israel's security theory, and led Egypt to recoverthe whole land of Sinai — first by military victory, then by comprehensive political negotiation, and finally by international arbitration at Taba.
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