Sinai Front: Um Katif

Ariel Sharon's Ugdat was tasked to clear the “central route” of the enemy. In the middle of this objective was the Abu Ageila road junction. On the night of June 5th, preliminary clashes had already taken place at the village …

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Ariel Sharon's Ugdat was tasked to clear the “central route” of the enemy. In the middle of this objective was the Abu Ageila road junction. On the night of June 5th, preliminary clashes had already taken place at the village of Um Katif. The morning of June 6th saw the Israeli 14th Armored Brigade's continuing assault on the Egyptian 12th Infantry Brigadeºs (2nd Infantry Division) positions. The Egyptian armored units were deployed in the rear as a mobile response force, so elements of the their 4th Tank Division were called upon to relieve the beleaguered defenders. Although their arrival was timely, they were not able to stop the Israeli onslaught. The 12th Infantry Brigade's positions were overrun, and Abu Ageila was captured.

Um Katif, Egypt

The Battle of Abu-Ageila (also known as the Battle of Umm-Qatef) was a military confrontation between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in the Six-Day War of June 1967. The decisive defeat of the Egyptians was critical to the eventual loss of the entire Sinai Peninsula to Israel. Leading Israeli forces was Major General Ariel Sharon, later a prominent politician and prime minister of Israel.

Wikipedia: Battle of Abu-Ageila (1967)

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