Schematic plans · Arab-Israeli War, 1973 (October War)
Battle of the Sinai
- 14 October – 14 October 1973
- 2 recorded engagements
The CAA Database of Battles records this battle not as one action but as 2 engagements, each between particular divisions or brigades over a few days. Each has its own schematic replay. Together they cover only the forces listed here, which may be a part of those that fought, so the totals below are for these engagements, not for the battle.
The engagements in time
Bars in the attacker's colour:EgyptIsrael
Losses in these engagements
- Egypt
- 3,050 lostin 2 engagements
- Israel
- 640 lostin 2 engagements
Strengths are not added up: the same divisions fight engagement after engagement, so a sum would count the same men many times.
The engagements
| No. | Engagement | Dates | Attacker | Defender | Losses | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Egyptian Offensive, North | 14 Oct – 14 Oct | Eg 2nd Army81,160 men | Is Sasson Force & Sharon Div43,400 men | 1,700 / 380 | Israel won |
| 2. | Egyptian Offensive, South | 14 Oct – 14 Oct | Eg 3rd Army57,960 men | Is Magen Div(-)(+)28,600 men | 1,350 / 260 | Israel won |
CDB90 (US Army Concepts Analysis Agency, 1990), tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold; data under ODC-BY 1.0. Records are grouped by the Wikipedia article the edition links them to.