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Title
Golan Heights: Mutzav III
Description
In keeping with the philosophy of static defensive positions, the Israeli high command established a line of defensive fortifications on the Northern Front. This line stretched in the north from under the shadow of Mount Herman to the Jordanian border …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1973-10-06
Scenario#
8
Scenario Description
In keeping with the philosophy of static defensive positions, the Israeli high command established a line of defensive fortifications on the Northern Front. This line stretched in the north from under the shadow of Mount Herman to the Jordanian border in the south. Made up of seventeen Mutzavim (fortifications), it was laid out just west of the Purple Line (the imaginary 1967 ceasefire line) and its parallel anti tank ditch. These Mutzavim were defended by crack infantrymen of the Golani Brigade, and additionally were supported by tank units. The Syrians kicked off their attack simultaneously with the initial Egyptian assaults on the Sinai Front. The Syrians started with a heavy artillery barrage, followed by air force strafing and bombing runs along the entire front. Following the initial barrage, waves of Syrian armor and infantry swarmed toward the Israeli defenders. Wedged between the 7th Infantry Division in the north and the 5th Infantry Division in the south, the Syrian 9th Infantry Division was positioned as the middle prong of the this first wave. Its armored and infantry forces were concentrated in the hopes of achieving a major breakthrough. The Israeli 188th “Barak” Armored Brigade was thinly stretched over the middle and southern sectors, and was forced to meet the Syrian thrusts head-on.
Location
Mount Herman, Lebanon
Battle Narrative
The First Battle of Mount Hermon was fought at the outset of the Yom Kippur War between the Syrian Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On Yom Kippur, October 6, 1973, Syrian commandos attacked and captured the IDF outpost on Mount Hermon. Two days later, the Syrians repelled an Israeli counterattack in the Second Battle of Mount Hermon. It was eventually recaptured by Israel on October 21 in the Third battle.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Israeli
Syrian

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