Yom Kippur War Golan Heights Map

During the sporadic arab israeli clashes of the late 1960s and early 1970s the united states upped its support of israel while egypt and syria became increasingly aligned with the soviet union.

Yom kippur war golan heights map. 868 kb 1973 yom kippur war golan heights theater he1 jpg 548 852. The golan heights campaign. The yom kippur war was part of the arab israeli conflict that started during 1948 s israel declaration of independence and continues to date. Israel war peace maps.

Previously in our animated historical documentary series on modern warfare we have covered the sinai front of the yom kippur war of 1973 also known as the r. The valley of tears hebrew. After the six day war israel occupied half of syria s golan heights egypt s sinai peninsula and parts of jordan s west bank territory. 1973 yom kippur war.

Yom kippur war maps. 131 kb 1973 yom kippur war golan heights theater ar jpg 1 117 854. The battle of golan heights was a battle between syrian and israeli forces that took place at the beginning of the 1973 yom kippur war. Ax01229 at the outset of their golan heights campaign syria had a 10 1 advantage in troop numbers and a 5 1 advantage in tanks.

1973 yom kippur war golan heights theater he jpg 1 117 854. The golan heights campaign october 6 12 1973 category 1973 yom kippur war. As in sinai the first three days developed into a series of last ditch israeli defensive operations made all the more critical by the proximity of the action to the israeli heartland and its major cities. With soviet supplied arms the egyptians and syrians launched a simultaneous attack on israel in october 1973 catching.

Join our mailing list. However the israelis were able to defeat the syrians largely because of the superiority of israeli tanks. The war was part of the arab israeli conflict an ongoing dispute that included many battles and wars since 1948 when the state of israel was formed during the six day war of 1967 israel had captured egypt s sinai peninsula roughly half of syria s golan heights and the territories of the west bank which had been held by jordan since 1948. ע מ ק ה ב כ א emek habakha is the name given to an area in the golan heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 yom kippur war known as the valley or vale of tears battle which was fought between the 6th and 9th of october although massively outnumbered the israeli forces managed to hold their positions and on the fourth.

Historical map of the eastern mediterranean 8 october 1973 yom kippur war.