The Battle of Ras Al-Esh
General Mohamed Abd Al-Ghany Al-Gamasy said in his memoirs "On the first of July 1967, the first day for General Ahmed Ismail as the leadership of the battle front, an Israeli force moved to the north from Al-Kantara City (east of the canal) heading to Port Fouad City (east of Port Said City) to occupy it. It was the only zone in Sinai that was not occupied by Israel during June war, but our forces encountered them and starting the battle of Ras Al-Esh.
In Ras Al-Esh to the south of Port Fouad, there were an Egyptian limited force of commandos consists of thirty fighters. The Israeli force that consists of ten tanks supported by a mechanical infantry force, has attacked the force of commands who defended their place and managed to destroy three tanks of the enemy.
The enemy attacked once more, but failed to break into the location or even to move around it. The result of the battle showed that some of armored vehicles were destroyed and loss of more soldiers. The Israeli force was obliged to withdraw and Port Fouad remained the only part in Sinai under the Egyptian control till October war 1973.
That battle was considered the first step in the way of liberation the land and proved that the Egyptian solider, despite of the defeat and bitterness, did not lose the will of fighting and represented an example of perseverance and skill in fighting and clinging to the land."
Source: October War 1973, second edition 1998. General Mohamed Abd Al-Ghany Al-Gamasy chief of operations of Egyptian Army during the war. 