Battles of Fort Budapest

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First Battle of Fort Budapest
Part of the Yom Kippur War
Fort Budapest in 1970
Date October 6, 1973 Location Sinai, Egypt Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Egypt	Israel
Commanders and leaders
Salah 'Abd el-Halim † Ali al-Mezahi (POW)	Motti Ashkenazi
Strength
1 infantry battalion 1 commando company	1 infantry company 2 tank platoons Reinforcements[1]

The Battles of Fort Budapest (Hebrew: מעוז בודפשט) refer to two attempts by the Egyptian Army to capture Fort Budapest, part of Israel's Bar Lev Line, during the Yom Kippur War. The first attempt took place at noon on October 6, 1973, with the start of Operation Badr, but failed due to Israeli Air Force intervention. The second attempt took place on October 15, at the onset of Operation Stouthearted Men, the Israeli military operation to cross the Suez Canal. Despite significant setbacks caused by poor sea conditions, the second attack was on the verge of success when the Israeli Air Force once again intervened, and this, coupled with Israeli reinforcements, repelled the Egyptian attack.