... Syrian joint attack on the day of Yom Kippur Israel Sadat Anwar tanks movement on tracks October 7 Reshef Amnon 14th Brigade commander Bar Lev Line and strongholds purpose of Purkan Israel Defense Forces Suez Canal 143rd Armored Division Yom Kippur Southern Command reservist-based army...

... 1968 settled the controversy with the Israeli command in favor of “static” defense, that is a system of hardened fortifications along the Suez Canal that would become known as the Bar-Lev Line after Chief of Staff Chaim Bar-Lev. It was constructed over the following months with little disruption...

...When fighting erupted on the Suez Canal in July 1967, hostilities intensified, and Israeli casualties mounted. General Headquarters (GHQ) sought the best way to defend the canal according to the government's unwritten directive: not one inch for the enemy! It decided to build the Bar-Lev Line...

...The escalation of the War of Attrition led to the construction of Bar-Lev Line. Depth bombing forced Egypt to build up a dense antiaircraft layout. “The regulars will hold!” concept, even in the event of a two-front surprise attack, was based on warning, deterrence, and Israeli Air Force (IAF...