Pdf between 1968 and 1973, the middle east was rocked with immense political instability due to wars in the region. The war of 1973 the yom kippur war flashcards quizlet. How close was israel to defeat in the 1973 yom kippur war before the us resupplied them. The 1973 arabisraeli war, referred to variously as the yom kippur war, the war of atonement, the war of ramadan, and the october war, was the fourth major conflict in this series. The yom kippur war accommodated indirect confrontation between the us and the soviet union. The shock syrian attack caught the israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 october a syrian brigade. Despite many indicators israel was taken by surprise. Jul 01, 2017 us pilots from vital yom kippur war mission reunite with israeli brothers in arms 10 american airman who volunteered to deliver fighter jets to the idf return to the country they helped.
Put an end to israeli aggression, an article printed in the pravda newspaper on october 12, 1973 translation at cnn a detailed account of 1973 october war yom kippur war from ariel sharons biography. Yom kippur war was a damaging and inconclusive armed conflict fought from the 6th to the 25th of october, 1973. Scherer soviet and american behavior during the yom kippur war a merican armed forces went on a condition 3 precautionary alert octo ber 25, 1973, during the yom kippur war. Difficult because, even today, tracking the units is elusive because many battalions or brigades were detached and reattached to other units, based on need. Looking through the prism of roberta wohlstetters and robert jerviss insights, the attack on yom kippur was a surprise because both american and israeli. The yom kippur war presents a recent study of limited war in which the end state was. But it was the same threat he had made in 1971 and 1972, and most observers remained skeptical. Yom kippur war on october 6, 1973, yom kippur the day of atonement, the holiest day on the jewish religious calendar, egypt and syria took advantage of optimal circumstances to launch attacks that took israel by surprise. In what became known as the valley of tears, a small israeli force under avigdor kahalani held back the bulk of the syrian army for four days, preventing them from overrunning israel. The resulting ceasefire spurred the first attempt to.
So complete was the element of surprise that when war erupted, israel was only beginning to mobilize the reserve forces. The yom kippur war is also known as the october war. Susan sontag and the yom kippur war film the guardian. Yom kippur war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jun 23, 2007 just my opinion but after reading about the yom kippur war also known as the ramadan war or october war was settled by a cease fire on october 26, 1973. A case of deception and misperception before the 1973 yom kippur war, the united states failed to anticipate that egypt and syria would attack israel. On october 6, 1973, simultaneous attacks on two fronts caught israel by surprise, on the holiest day of the jewish year. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on israeli positions all along the golan heights the yom kippur war had begun. Effects of the 1973 yom kippur war the 1973 yom kippur war ended in an israeli victory but at great cost to many parties.
Careful attention was paid to opsec at the strategic level by the arabs. In this galvanizing account of the most dramatic of the arabisraeli hostilities, abraham rabinovich, who reported the conflict for the jerusalem post, transports us into the midst of the 1973 yom kippur war. The wars beginning was decided upon many months and weeks before it began and the date was a closelykept secret that foreign intelligence failed to crack. Yom kippur war, also called the october war, the ramadan war, or the fourth arabisraeli war, damaging inconclusive war and the fourth of the arabisraeli wars. The available evidence suggests that although the soviets were not responsible for instigating the egyptian and syrian attack against. Ever since the october 6th, 1973, yom kippur war in the sinai, trying to ascertain the actual israeli units and their location on oct. In october 1973, egypt and syria launched another war against israel, after the israeli government headed by golda meir rebuffed egyptian president anwar sadats offers to negotiate a settlement.
The yom kippur war started with a surprise arab attack on israel on saturday 6th october 1973. Syria and egypt launched a surprise attack against israel on yom kippur in 1973. Israel was close to defeat but eventually the idf could prevail and secure the survival of the jewish state in the middle east. Jun 15, 2015 in october 1973, the middle east was descending into chaos. On this day, egyptian and syrian military forces launched an attack knowing that the military of israel would be participating in the religious celebrations associated with yom kippur. On october 6th, 1973 an arab army comprised of forces from nine arab nations launched a surprise attack on israel. Yom kippur war facts, worksheets, overview, causes. The yom kippur war also known as the ramadan war and the october war was a war between israel and a group of arab countries led by egypt and syria. In an april 1973 interview, sadat again warned he would renew the war. The arabisraeli war of 1973 general military dunstan, simon on. The yom kippur war by elizabeth stephens published in history today volume 58 issue 10 october 2008 elizabeth stephens examines how the surprise invasion of israel by egypt and its allies started the process that led to camp david. In the muslim world, it is referred to it as the ramadan war.
In october 1973, the middle east was descending into chaos. The impact of the yom kippiir war that erupted on october 6th, 1973, far outweighed its relatively short duration of twenty days of heavy fighting. Us pilots from vital yom kippur war mission reunite with israeli brothers in arms 10 american airman who volunteered to deliver fighter. The carefully coordinated attack achieved complete tactical surprise. The yom kippur war on october 6th, 1973, syria and egypt staged a surprise attack on israel on yom kippur, the holiest day of the jewish calendar. Israeli saying preoctober 1973 the war between the arabs and the israelis, which broke out in the middle east on 6 october 1973, is known to the arabs as the war of ramadan, to the israelis as the yom kippur war, and generally to nonpartisans in the west as the october war of 1973. Egypt got and kept control over the suez canal and ismailia city. Known variously as the october war or the yom kippur war, this conflict lasted until late october when washington and moscow, working through the united nations, forced a ceasefire on the warring parties.
The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war also known as the 1973 arabisraeli war, was a war fought from 6 to 25 october, 1973, by a coalition of. The yom kippur war case study command and control research. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. D id susan sontag enjoy making promised lands, her fragmented documentary about the 1973 yom kippur war. Egyptian forces crossing the suez canal on october 7, 1973. Oct 06, 2016 egypt won all two last battles of the war. The yom kippur war is the most traumatic event in israels short, modern history.
Soviet and american behavior during the yom kippur war a merican armed forces went on a condition 3 precautionary alert octo ber 25, 1973, during the yom kippur war. At 1400hrs on 6 october 1973 the egyptian army launched an assault crossing of the suez canal. Us army field manual 1005, qrions, headquarters, department of the. In 1973, israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its arab neighbors. Pdf historiography of the yom kippur war researchgate. Pdf modern military journals are replete with articles claiming that recent.
Mar, 2011 ever since the october 6th, 1973, yom kippur war in the sinai, trying to ascertain the actual israeli units and their location on oct. Egypt and syria launched a surprise attack on israel in 1973. The egyptian spy who saved israel in the yom kippur war. Soviet policy in the october 1973 war rand corporation. The video below describes a miracle that happened on the golan heights during the yom kippur war. The yom kippur war, which began on october 6, 1973 and would become the most intense military clash. The yom kippur war of 1973, the most recent full war in middle east history, is socalled because it began on the day of atonement yom kippur, the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the jewish calendar.
War maps of the sinai top and golan height left in israel and the united states, the war is typically referred to as the yom kippur war. Known variously as the october war or the yom kippur war, this conflict lasted until late october when washington and moscow, working through the united nations, forced a. Egypt lost almost the exact same number of troops as israel, and it is logical and normal for the attacker to loose more than the defend. At the time of yom kippur, israel was led by golda meir and egypt by anwar sadat. Israeli order of battle along the suez canal in the yom. The yom kippur war elizabeth stephens examines how thirtyfive years ago this month the surprise invasion of israel by egypt and its allies started the process that led to camp david. Feb 03, 2015 egypt and syria launched a surprise attack on israel in 1973.
Shortly after its completion, and its less than enthusiastic reception, she wrote. On october 6, 1973yom kippur, the holiest day in the jewish calendaregypt and syria opened a coordinated surprise attack against israel. The 1973 yom kippur war lends itself to analysis as an ebo because it highlights the threat of nuclear war. The yom kippur war has long been ignored in the broader context of the arab israeli wars. In just three weeks, israel lost 2,600 men, a tremendous per capita rate.
Israels victory in the 1967 six day war sowed the seeds of the 1973 yom kippur war. The yom kippur war of october 1973 had a fundamental influ ence on the. Apr 22, 2012 d id susan sontag enjoy making promised lands, her fragmented documentary about the 1973 yom kippur war. Israeli saying preoctober 1973 the war between the arabs and the israelis, which broke out in the middle east on 6 october 1973, is known to the arabs as the war of ramadan, to the israelis as the yom kippur war, and generally to nonpartisans in the. The war was initiated by egypt and syria on october 6, 1973, on the jewish holy day of yom kippur and during ramadan, the month of fasting in islam, and. The israeli military were caught off guard and unprepared, and took about three days to fully mobilize. How close was israel to defeat in the 1973 yom kippur war. Us pilots from vital yom kippur war mission reunite with. Just my opinion but after reading about the yom kippur war also known as the ramadan war or october war was settled by a cease fire on october 26, 1973. That time the middle east explodedand nixon was drunk. October 1973 on the development of the united states air force.
On october 6, 1973, yom kippur the day of atonement, the holiest day on the jewish religious calendar, egypt and syria took advantage of optimal circumstances to launch attacks that took israel by surprise. The battle for the golan heights in the yom kippur war of 1973. The war began on the jewish day of repentance of yom kippur in 1973, and it happened during the muslim month of ramadan. The 1973 middle eastern war was a watershed in israeli strategic and military thinking. It was significant because the myth of the invincibility of the idf was shattered and the war ended up with israel having a bloody nose and had a taste of defeat by egypt which mad it realize that having peace with egypt is much better than state.
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