The Yom Kippur War's first stage map between 6 October and 13 October
This is the order of battle for Operation Badr, an Egyptian military operation aimed to destroy the Bar Lev Line and initiated the Yom Kippur War against Israel along the Suez Canal in the Sinai on 6 October 1973. As neither belligerent has released an official order of battle, this list remains incomplete (for example, concerning brigades within divisions of the Third Army) and largely conjectural. An asterisk indicates Egyptian units that participated in the operation.
Most sources use Dupuy's commando brigade designations: 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, and 134. But Dani Asher clearly defines six commando groups (group = brigade size). Each group contained 3 to 5 commando battalions totalling 24 battalions. He doesn't identify the groups, but from Arab sources, the following designations are available: 39, 127, 129, 136, 139, and 145.[7]
Dunstan, Simon (2007). The Yom Kippur War: The Arab-israeli War of 1973 (Illustrateded.). Osprey Publishing. pp.35, 38. ISBN978-1-84603-288-2.
Hammad, Gamal (2002). Military Battles on the Egyptian Front (in Arabic) (Firsted.). Dār al-Shurūq. p.903. ISBN977-09-0866-5.
Further reading
Asher, Dani (2009). The Egyptian Strategy for the Yom Kippur War: An Analysis. McFarland. Tons of information from a former Israeli intelligence official that has never before been published in English.
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