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Newlyweds Rushed From Honeymoon To War
- Yosi and Nati Ben Hanan interrupted their honeymoon to rush home when Israel was attacked on October 6, 1973.
- Yosi soon joined a tank column and faced the Syrian onslaught within days, suffering the loss of a leg in combat.
Engineering And Surprise Undermined Fortifications
- Egypt combined massive artillery barrages with coordinated commando crossings to seize Barlev Line forts quickly.
- Engineers neutralized Israeli fuel-pipe defenses and used fire hoses and pontoon bridges to get armor across the Suez.
SAMs Neutralized Israel's Air Edge
- Soviet-supplied SAM missiles neutralized Israeli air superiority and decimated Israeli jets over the Suez.
- The Israeli air force's lack of countermeasures turned its strategic advantage into a vulnerability.