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The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, [41] the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. Most of the fighting occurred in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights, territories occupied by Israel ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. For other uses, see Valley of Tears (disambiguation). See also: Vale of tears Valley of Tears Part of the Yom Kippur War Map of the Golan campaign. Date 6 – 9 October 1973 Location Golan Heights Result Israeli victory Belligerents Israel Syria Commanders and leaders Maj. Gen. Avigdor Ben-Gal Brig ...
Israel, as well as the U.S. and most of the world, were caught by surprise on 6 October 1973 when Egypt and Syria attacked the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, respectively. [1] The Soviet Union had supplied Egypt and Syria over 600 advanced surface-to-air missiles , 300 MiG-21 fighters, 1,200 tanks and hundreds of thousands of tons of ...
Awaiting for them was a dug-in force of 800 Israeli tanks supported by infantry equipped with SS.11 missiles, as well as American-made LAW and TOW anti-tank missiles. Israel had in the Sinai by October 14 around fifteen brigades totaling nearly 60,000 infantry. The Israeli air force provided intense air cover during the battle. [2] [7]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Operation Badr Part of the Yom Kippur War Egyptian military vehicles crossing the Suez Canal over one of the bridgeheads, 7 October 1973 Date 6–8 October 1973 Location Sinai Peninsula, Egypt Result Egyptian victory Territorial changes Fall of Israel's Bar-Lev Line Belligerents Israel Egypt ...
The First Battle of Mount Hermon was fought at the outset of the Yom Kippur War between the Syrian Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On Yom Kippur, October 6, 1973, Syrian commandos attacked and captured the IDF outpost on Mount Hermon.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush Part of the Yom Kippur War Date October 17, 1973 Location East of the Great Bitter Lake, the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt Result Israeli victory Belligerents Israel Egypt Commanders and leaders Avraham Adan Ahmad Halamni Hassan Strength 162nd Division (Centurion, M60 Patton ...
The Third Battle of Mount Hermon was fought on the night of October 21–22, 1973, between the Israeli Army and the Syrian Army over Mount Hermon, during the last days of the Yom Kippur War. Syrian troops had captured the IDF outpost on the mountain on October 6, and held it for two weeks.