Corps. Adan was defending the northern portion of the Suez Canal in the Sinai—occupied by Israel in its entirety during the 1967 war—when the Fourth Arab–Israeli War broke out in October 1973. During the war, he served as the commander of the 162nd Division, which suffered severe losses from 6–8 October during repeated attempts to stop the Egyptian assault and push Egyptian forces back across the canal. Later during the war, Adan led his unit across the canal and into Egyptian territory north of the Great Bitter Lake during Operation Stouthearted Men, and subsequently maneuvered his forces southward to Suez City, where they surrounded the Egyptian Third Army. From 1974 to 1977, he served as the military attaché at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. Adan was a co-founder of the kibbutzim of Nirim and Gvulot, located in the Negev Desert near the Palestinian Gaza Strip. Published works On Both Banks of the Suez (1979) – Idanim Publishing Up to the Ink Flag (1984) – Ministry of Defense Publishing References Bibliography Israeli generals 1926 births 2012 deaths Palmach members Israeli people of the Yom Kippur War