campaign, Cold War

Operation Rhodes

Name: Operation Rhodes
Location: Red Sea, Egypt

Operation Rhodes was a campaign fought in 1970 at Red Sea, 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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Fought1970

WhereRed Sea, Egypt27.505N, 33.982E

OutcomeIsraeli victory

BelligerentsIsraelagainstEgypt

Casualties and losses3 killed, 7 injuredand70 killed, 62 POWs

Part ofWar of Attrition1967 to 1970

Where it sits in the War of Attrition

7 placed engagements of the War of Attrition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1970 (year precision)
Place	Red Sea, Egypt 27.505N, 33.982E
Kind	Campaign, Cold War
Casualties and losses	3 killed, 7 injured	70 killed, 62 POWs
Commanders	Haim Bar-Lev Haim Nadal	Saad el-Shazly

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Ofira Air Battle 1973, 57 km NE
Battle of Marsa Talamat 1973, 216 km NW
Operation Raviv 1969, 220 km NW
Ein Netafim ambush 1990, 248 km N
Raid on Bir el Hassana 1917, 267 km N

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1970

Operation Green Sea Guinea
Operation Ivory Coast Vietnam
Operation Freedom Deal Cambodia
Battle of St Matthew's United Kingdom
Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord Vietnam

Operation Rhodes 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 Q7097461, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Rhodes, revision 1370699024, 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.