Battles of Fort Budapest

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	Motti Ashkenazi
Strength
1 infantry battalion; 1 commando company	1 infantry company; 2 tank platoons; Reinforcements

31°10′31.0″N 32°26′45.7″E

The Battles of Fort Budapest (Hebrew: מעוז בודפשט) refer to two attempts by the Egyptian Army to capture Fort Budapest, part of the 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.

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