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Title
Sinai Front: Ismailia Pass
Description
Israel Tal”s 7th and 60th Armored Brigades, having swung southwest after overrunning the Egyptian forces at Rafa and Bit Lahfan, turned west along the so-called “central route” in a race for the key mountain passes and, ultimately, the Suez Canal …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1967-06-08
Scenario#
1
Scenario Description
Israel Tal”s 7th and 60th Armored Brigades, having swung southwest after overrunning the Egyptian forces at Rafa and Bit Lahfan, turned west along the so-called “central route” in a race for the key mountain passes and, ultimately, the Suez Canal to the west. As dawn broke over Bit Gafgafa, they ran headlong into Egyptian armored units. During the night of June 7th, the Egyptian 4th Tank Division, pride of the Egyptian Army, was ordered to advance north in order to secure and maintain this vital escape route for the retreating Egyptian frontline forces. General Tal swung the 7th Armored Brigade south while he maneuvered the 60th Armored Brigade to the west, this “hammer & anvil” caught the Egyptians at its center. As with all battles that day, the Egyptians were unable to stem the Israeli tide, and fell back indisorder.
Location
Bir Gafgafa, Sinai
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between 5 and 10 June 1967 between Israel and Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. Relations between Israel and its neighbours were not normalised after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In 1956 Israel invaded the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, with one of its objectives being the reopening of the Straits of Tiran that Egypt had blocked to Israeli shipping since 1950. Israel was eventually forced to withdraw but was guaranteed that the Straits of Tiran would remain open. A United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) was deployed along the border, but there was no demilitarisation agreement.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Six Day War
Combatants
Israeli
Egyptain

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