A Syrian Arab Army T-62 tank, without standard Syrian camouflage, newly supplied by the Soviet Union, during the October War in the Bashan Salient.
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A Syrian Arab Army T-62 tank, without standard Syrian camouflage, newly supplied by the Soviet Union, during the October War in the Bashan Salient.
#YomKippur #YomKippurWar #Syria #USSR #SovietUnion #Tank #T62
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1973, an Israeli counterattack during the #YomKippurWar was repulsed by #Egyptian troops at their #Sinai bridgeheads. The #SAM batteries downed numerous #IDF jets and a series of battles cost Israel more than 150 #tanks, with dozens destroyed in minutes.
The Yom Kippur War Begins On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israeli positions in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights, beginning the Yom Kippur War. #TodayInHistory #MabelQuill #YomKippurWar #MiddleEastHistory #DiplomaticHistory #HistoryTok #HistoryFacts #LearnHistory #fyp
6 October 1973: Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated attack against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War. #History #YomKippurWar
The #1973War/#YomKippurWar began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1973, as #Egypt & #Syria attempted to recover lands seized by #Israel in 1967 and colonized/settled (the #SinaiPeninsula and the #GolanHeights). The conflict brought on a major oil crisis and the real threat of nuclear war.
October 6, 1973: the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War
On October 6, 1973, at the dawn of Yom Kippur, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise offensive against…
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