Making the impossible possible

Project
By: Maya Ahmed, Lilly Hany, Arwa Osama, Hana Yasser
 Vision and
Meet the officer who made crossing the Bar Lev line possible:
Baki Zaki Youssef
Mission
VISION MISSION
Youssef spent years working as a military The 100-kilometer line was built by Israel on
engineer on the Aswan High Dam from 1964 the eastern side of the Suez Canal after the
to 1967. He also helped in the construction of 1967 war and prevented Egyptian tanks from
the High Dam. entering Israeli-occupied Sinai for six years.

His experience in building the High Dam The Bar Lev line was made of sand so the
inspired him with the genius, explosive-free, water could be used to breach it and open a
and cost-effective plan to use water to path for forces to pass through.
destroy the Bar Lev line's sand wall.
 About The Enemy
Preparations
• Israel developed their defense system spanning 150
km along the Suez Canal, with the exception of the
Great Bitter Lake (where a canal crossing was
unlikely due to the width of the lake).

• The Bar-Lev Line was designed to defend against

any major Egyptian assault across the canal, and was
expected to function as a "graveyard for Egyptian
troops
The great bitter lake: a lake in Egypt.
 The Sand Wall
 The sand wall, which varied in height from 20–25 meters (66–82 ft), was leaning at
an angle of 45–65 degrees.

 The sand wall and its concrete support prevented any armored or amphibious units
from landing on the east bank of the Suez Canal without earlier engineering
preparations.

 Enemy planners estimated it would take at least 24 hours, probably a full 48 hours
for the Egyptians to breach the sand wall and establish a bridge across the canal. But
their expectations didn't happen.
 Roads
 To support the Bar-Lev Line, They built a well-planned and elaborate system of roads.

 Three main roads ran north–south.

 The first was the Lexicon Road (Infantry Road), running along the canal, which allowed
them to move between them.

 The second was the Artillery Road, around 10–12 km (6–7 mi) from the canal. Its name
came from the twenty artillery and air defense positions located on it.

 The Lateral Road (Supply Road), 30 km (19 mi) from the canal, was meant to allow the
concentration of Israeli operational reserves which, in case of an Egyptian offensive,
would counterattack the main Egyptian assault.
 The Bridge
 In less than six hours, our armed forces destroyed the Bar Lev defensive line.

 The bar lev line was 150 km before the war and is now, the bar lev line is completely
destroyed

 Before the last light, large numbers of helicopters had unloaded their cargo from the
Thunderbolt men deep into Sinai, north and south.

 The bridge on which the Egyptians moved during the October War was made of metal
and it was small pieces of metal. After that, when it first descended into the water, it was
as wide as the Suez Canal (they built it). It was large, strong, and sturdy, as it could
withstand tanks and heavy weapons.
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