ISRAEL. 1973. North Sinai. Israeli paratroopers on their way to the "Chinese Farm" stronghold, a code name for the central front stronghold on the Bar Lev line. It was only one of the strongholds along the Suez Canal that did not fall to the Egyptians during the war.The stronghold was surrounded by Egyptian commandoes and suffered severe shelling. Israeli forces managed to join the besieged stronghold after several attempts in which they sustained heavy losses.