Yom Kippur War Golan Heights

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.

Yom kippur war golan heights. During the battle of golan heights syrian tanks vastly outnumbered israeli tanks. 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. 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. During the yom kippur war in 1973 syrian forces overran much of the southern golan before being pushed back by an israeli counterattack.

The battle also is the focus of the prologue to tom clancy s the sum of all fears. At the end of this day the troopers of the barak and the 7th heard over their unit radio nets a message from israeli defense forces high command. 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. His small force consisting of anywhere between one and sixteen tanks managed to halt the syrian advance on the tapline road and stall the invasion long enough for.

The valley of tears hebrew. 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. Israeli historians verify lieutenant zvika greengold s actions on the golan heights in the opening days of the yom kippur war were critical to the success of the campaign. Yom kippur is the holiest day of the jewish year and the israel defense forces were well below full strength.

Yom kippur war 1973 on the golan heights. Despite some warning signs in 1973 the attack came as a surprise to israel. On october 6 1973 during yom kippur the holiest day of the jewish calendar a syrian armored force of 1 400 tanks backed by more than 1 000 artillery pieces and supporting air power began a coordinated assault along the 36 mile long israeli syrian border in the golan heights in the north of israel. The heights of courage available for free online by avigdor kahalani tells the story of the battle from the view of a participant.