Operation Abirey-Halev

Operation Abirey-Halev
Part of Yom Kippur War
Israeli tank crosses the Suez Canal on a bridge formed by the Combat Engineering Corps
Date 15-23 October 1973 Location Suez Canal Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel	Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Ariel Sharon Amnon Reshef Danny Matt Haim Erez Tuvia Raviv Aharon Tene (Johnny)	N/A
Units involved
Division 143 14th Armored Brigade 247th paratroopers reserve unit 421th armored reserve division 600th armored reserve division Combat Engineering Corps	N/A
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

Operation Abirey-Halev or Operation Abirey-lev, also known as Operation Stouthearted Men, code-named Operation Gazelle (Hebrew: מבצע אבירי לב, Arabic: ثغرة الدفرسوار‎), is an Israeli operation that took place in the center of Suez Canal on 15-23 October 1973 during the Yom Kippur War.^[1][2]

References

1. Dori, Yoram (August 22, 2013). "The IDF'S 600th Armored Brigade in the Yom Kippur War". The Jerusalem Post – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
2. Dunstan, Simon (2012). The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2): The Sinai. Osprey Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9781782006916.