Remenents of Barlev line

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Built in more than 4 years & Costed around 500 million dollars.
Dayan described it as "The world's most formidable fortification".
In 1973 Egyptian army was able to easily overrun the Bar Lev Line in less than 6 hours.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Lev_Line
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Coordinates:   30°31'54"N   32°19'37"E

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  • It's true. The Egyptian engineers' plan to use high pressure water to breach the walls instead of explosives was a brilliant strategy that worked very well. You can still see the gaps today.
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