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Operation Tagar

Operation Tagar was a campaign fought in 1973 at Egypt. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Egypt. It was part of the Yom Kippur War. The recorded result: Discontinued after initial attack wave.

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Fought1973
WhereEgypt27.000N, 29.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDiscontinued after initial attack wave
BelligerentsEgyptagainstIsrael
Casualties and losses7 air bases damagedand2 A-4 Skyhawks lost, 2 pilots killed
Part ofYom Kippur War1973

Where it sits in the Yom Kippur War

Operation Badr, 1973Battle of the Chinese Farm, 1973Battle of Ismailia, 1973Third Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973First Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Suez, 1973Ofira Air Battle, 1973Battles of Fort Budapest, 1973Battle of Fort Lahtzanit, 1973Battle with the Egyptian 130th Brigade, 1973Battle of Latakia, 1973Operation Model 5, 1973Operation Tagar, 1973Battle of Marsa Talamat, 1973Second Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Baltim, 1973Valley of Tears, 1973Benha bridge bombing, 1973Operation Gown, 19731973 al-Mazzah Airport Raid, 1973Air Battle of El Mansoura, 1973Battle of the Sinai, 1973Battle of Wadi Mabouk, 19731973 raid on Egyptian missile bases, 1973Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush, 1973Battle of Seraphum, 1973Battle of the Orchard Complex, 1973Operation Abirey-Halev, 1973War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient, 197419731974Operation Tagar, 1973
30 placed engagements of the Yom Kippur War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1973 (year precision)
PlaceEgypt
27.000N, 29.000E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Casualties and losses7 air bases damaged2 A-4 Skyhawks lost, 2 pilots killed
Commanders
  • Hosni Mubarak
  • Ahmed ibn Ali bin Hussein ibn Dawud
Operation TagarOperation TagarItalian invasion of EgyptItalian invasion of EgyptEl MinyaQasr Farafra100 km27.000N, 29.000E
Placed at Egypt; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1973

Operation Tagar 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 Q7097610, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Tagar, revision 1370700075, 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.