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Israeli Fortifications of the October War 1973
By Simon Dunstan and Steve Noon
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The Bar Lev Line along the Suez Canal was born out of the overwhelming victory of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in the Six Day War of 1967. Devastated by their defeat, the Egyptian army bombarded Israeli positions, causing many casualties. Accordingly, the IDF Chief of Staff, General Haim Bar-Lev, ordered the construction of a series of fortified positions named the Bar Lev Line. Each position was surrounded by barbed wire and minefields and virtually immune to strikes by artillery shells and even 500kg bombs. On 6 October 1973, Yom Kippur, the positions were manned by just 436 reservists when the Egyptian Second and Third Armies launched a massive offensive along the Suez Canal. The positions were quickly cut off from the supporting elements, and the Israeli defenders paid a high price with a casualty rate of almost 50 per cent. Despite these losses, it was not the Bar Lev Line that failed but Israel's military and political establishment, which realised Arab intentions too late.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very nice overview of how the so-called "Bar-Lev Line" came into being as a result of the War of Attrition, how it was constructed & manned and how it was overwhelmed in 1973. Besides a historical side trip to the Golan Heights, Dunstan is also able to provide some insight into what has survived down to the current day; this is due to the work of one Stuart Bracken, USMC (who had access on peace-keeping duties ca. 2003-2004).