Romani ambush

Romani Egyptian commando ambush Part of the Yom Kippur War Date October 7, 1973 Location Northern section of the Sinai front, near the town of Romani Result Israeli victory Belligerents  Egypt Israel Commanders and leaders Unknown Colonel Nathan Nir Strength Unknown 162nd Division Casualties and losses 70 dead[1] 10 dead, 20 injured

The Romani Egyptian commando ambush was a battle waged on the morning of the second day of the Yom Kippur War, between the Egyptian military and the Israel Defense Forces in the northern section of the Sinai front, near the town of Romani. It was the Egyptians' most significant attempt to delay the arrival of the IDF's reserve forces at the front. It was also the first battle of the war in which IDF reserve forces took part and the first battle waged by the IDF's 162 Division.

Sources

• Avraham Adan,On both sides of the suez, Jerusalem: idanim, 1979
• Heitan Haber, Zeev Schiff, Lexicon of the Yom Kippur War, Or Yehoda: Zemora-Bitan, Devir, 2003
• Elyashiv Shimshi,The power to decide: the division commanders on the battlefield, Tel Aviv: Ministry of Defense, 2007.

References

1. Haber and Schiff, p. 379. According to another source (Eden, p. 40) the Egypt's casualties were 100 deaths.