What the records say
- When
- 6 Oct 1973
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 31.08° N, 32.34° E
- Description
- 1973 battle of the Yom Kippur War
Battle of Fort Lahtzanit
1973 battle of the Yom Kippur War
The Battle of Fort Lahtzanit took place on October 6, 1973, between the Egyptian Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Part of the Egyptian-initiated Operation Badr, the battle was one of the first of the Yom Kippur War, fought in and around Fort Lahtzanit, a fortification of the Bar Lev Line, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Port Fouad in the Sinai Peninsula.
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