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Title
Golan Heights: Zaoura
Description
The Syrians have long been held as the real responsible party behind the Six Day War. Yet, when the war started, the Syrians were content to leave the fighting to their Egyptian and Jordanian allies. Their only contribution was an …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1967-06-09
Scenario#
4
Scenario Description
The Syrians have long been held as the real responsible party behind the Six Day War. Yet, when the war started, the Syrians were content to leave the fighting to their Egyptian and Jordanian allies. Their only contribution was an abortive battalion level attack on the second day of the war directed towards the Tel Dan Kibbutz. It was enigmatically repulsed by the civilian defenders supported by IAF air strikes. The Syrians were then content to sit out the next few days; their followon attacks were limited to artílle1y and verbal barrages. In spite of promises and prodding from the United Nations and Soviet Union, the Israelis had no intention of allowing the Syrians to retain in their position on the Golan Heights. By the fifth day of the war, the Israelis had positioned nine brigades on the northern front; but the limited frontage and difficult terrain restricted the initial attack to only three brigades. When the 8th Armored Brigade's lead battalion became embroiled in a head-on attack against the Qala redoubt, Colonel Mendler, the brigade commander, personally lead the remaining units against Zaoura to the rear. The encirclement developed quickly, and the Syrians called it quits after only 27 hours.
Location
Tel Dan Kibbutz, Isreal
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
Syrian

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