Egyptian Army Day (06/10)

Armed Forces Day, or Egyptian Armed Forces Day, is celebrated annually on October 6, the day the fourth Arab-Israeli war began in the Middle East (October 1973), which, like all previous ones, ended in a virtual Israeli victory.

However, the Egyptians celebrate their own victory on this day, believing that the 1973 military campaign dispelled the myth of Israel's invincibility and made the Arabs believe in themselves after failures in the previous years.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak celebrates the next anniversary of the war, which in the Arab world is known as the October War, telling the people that success on the battlefield has led to freedom and a better life. «This victory has led us from the liberation of captured land to similar liberation in our political life and national economy, — Mubarak said in a televised address to the people. — The October victory was and remains a turning point in the history of our homeland».

The Yom Kippur War began when Egypt and Syria suddenly attacked Israel on the Jewish holy day — Yom Kippur (Judgment Day). The Israel Defense Forces were taken by surprise, and Arab forces managed to advance deep into Israeli territory, and the IDF suffered heavy losses in those battles.

However, the Israelis quickly managed to recover from the unexpected blow, and the IDF pushed enemy forces away from the borders of the Jewish state. On the southern front, the Israeli army crossed the Suez Canal, and in the north, IDF forces came almost close to Damascus.

Today the Egyptian Armed Forces (Arabic). القوات المسلحة المصرية ) — is a military organization of the Republic designed to protect the freedom, independence and territorial integrity of the state. the Egyptian Armed Forces consist of ground forces, naval forces, air force and air defense forces.

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