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campaign, Cold War

Operation Raviv

Operation Raviv was a campaign fought in 1969 in what is now Egypt. It was part of the War of Attrition, which ran from 1967 to 1970. The recorded result: Israeli victory.

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Fought1969
WhereEgypt29.099N, 32.652E
OutcomeIsraeli victory
BelligerentsIsraelagainstEgypt
Casualties and losses3 killed; 1 missingand100–200 killed
Part ofWar of Attrition1967 to 1970

Where it sits in the War of Attrition

Battle of Ghor Al -Safi, 1948Battle of Karameh, 1968Operation Boxer, 1969Operation Bulmus 6, 1969Operation Raviv, 1969Operation Rhodes, 1970Operation Rimon 20, 197019481970Operation Raviv, 1969
7 placed engagements of the War of Attrition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1969 (year precision)
PlaceEgypt
29.099N, 32.652E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Casualties and losses3 killed; 1 missing100–200 killed
Commanders
  • Haim Bar-Lev
  • Avraham Adan
  • Avraham Botzer
  • Ahmad Ismail Ali
Operation RavivOperation RavivBattle of Marsa TalamatOperation Bulmus 6Battle of SuezBattle of SuezEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushBattle of Marsa TalamatOperation Bulmus 6Battle of SuezEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushEl FaiyumGizaBeni SuefBeni MazarEl Tur100 km29.099N, 32.652E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1969

Operation Raviv is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7097444, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Raviv, revision 1370698966, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.