ARAB ISRAELI WAR OR YOM KIPPUR WAR OF 1973

1. YOM KIPPUR WAR 1973

2. AIM
TO AQUAINT THE CLASS WITH YOM
KIPPUR WAR.

3. YOM KIPPUR WAR 1973
SCOPE
– BACKGROUND.
– OVERALL PLAN.
– OP GAZELLE.
– BATTLE OF CHINESE FARM.
– LESSONS LEARNT.

4. BACKGRND
OP BADR.
SYRIAN FRONT.
EGYPTIAN ATTK ON 14 OCT.

5.  PHASE
1 : EST BRH BY THE TWO CORPS/ARMIES.
KHATMIA
PASS
PHASE 2 : SECURING KHATMIA, GIDDI AND MITLA PASSES.
GIDDI
PASS
PHASE 3 : CAPTURE OF SINAI.
MITLA
PASS

7. OP GAZELLE
BACKGROUND:
SIMULTANEOUS OFFN ON SUEZ AND GOLAN
HTS.
 EGYPTS SUCCESS ON SUEZ FRONT.
 STAB OF SYRIAN FRONT BY ISRAEL.
 WELL REH PLAN EXISTING.
 ISRAELI SUCCESS ON 14TH OCT.

MILITARY AND POLITICAL GAINS.

8. FORCE LEVEL
EGYPT
EAST BANK
SEC ARMY’S FLK EXTENDED BETWEEN LAKE TIMASH AND
GREAT BITTER LAKE – MANNED BY A BDE EX 16 DIV
THIRD ARMY’S FLK EXTENDED UP TO GREAT BITTER LAKE
- HELD BY 7 DIV
25 KM GAP BETWEEN ARMIES PTL BY ARMD COLNS
WEST BANK
HOME BANK DEF BY KUWAITI BDE AND PALESTINIAN
NATIONAL GD
ADEQUATE ARMR RES NA

9. FORCE LEVEL
ISRAEL
COUNTER OFFENSIVE FORCE FOR CNL XG
AND BR H EST- 3XDIVS
TASKS
SHARON’S DIV TO SECURE A CORRIDOR ON
EASTERN BANK AND EST INITIAL FT HOLD ON
WEST BANK
MAGEN’S DIV WITH AN ARTY BDE TO UNDER TAKE
CONSOLIDATION AND ENLARGEMENT OF BR H

10. ISRAELI PLAN
 PART-1 - SECURE A CORRIDOR ON THE
EASTERN BANK (MAJ GEN ARIEL SHARON'S
143 ARMD DIV)

PHASE-1
ONE ARMD BDE TO LAUNCH
FEINT ATTACK FROM NORTH OF EL TASA
TOWARDS SEC EGYPTIAN ARMY.
 PHASE-2 ANOTHER ARMD BDE GP TO MAKE
A
WIDE SOUTHERLY SWEEP SWINGING
WEST THROUGH GAP IN EN DEF AND HIT CNL
RD

11. ISRAELI PLAN
PHASE-3
AFTER HITTING CNL RD-BDE TO
DIVIDE INTO THREE GPS
 GP’A’–CAPTURE ISRAELI FORT
MATZMED AND
SECURE XG SITE
AT
 GP’B’–MOV NE AND CLEAR AKAVISH RD
TO ENABLE MOV FWD OF XG FORCE
 GP’C’–PUSH
NORTHWARDS
CONTAIN THE CORRIDOR
IN
DIR
CHINESE FARM
TO
OF

12. ISRAELI PLAN
 PART TWO (MAJ GEN ADAN’S 162 ARMD
DIV)
XG OF CNL AND EST OF INITIAL BR H BY 2300 H
ON 16 OCT
 MAGEN’S DIV TO CONSOLIDATE AND
ENLARGE THE BR H

13. EL SALAAM

14. PROGRESS OF OPS
 RD JN CLEARED BY PARATROOPERS.
 MOV OF RESHEF’S BDE AS PLANNED.
 MATT DPLY HIS TANK COY AT LEXICON-TIRTUR JN.
 AMBUSHED BY EGYPTIAN.
 XG 05 HRS BEHIND SCH.
 DIVERSIONARY ATTK SUCCESSFUL.
 RESHEF INFO CORRIDOR CLOSED AGAIN BY
EGYPTIANS.
 01 ARMD BN TO CLEAR THE ROAD AND 3 ARMD
AND 3 MECH BNS TO PUSH NORTHWARDS AND
SECURE TIRTUR AND CHINESE FARM.

15. PROGRESS OF OPS
INF BN EX 16 BDE DEF THE LEXICON-TIRTUR
XROADS.
 EGYPTIAN ANTI-TK FIRE DESTR 27 ISRAELI TKS.
 AT NI ISRAELI MOV NORTH ALONG THE CANAL
BANK. BYPASSED 16TH BDE'S POSNS.
 STUMBLED INTO THE COMD AND SUP BASES.
 COUNTERATTACK BY UNITS OF 21 ARMD DIV.
 1X MECH BDE TOOK DEF NORTH OF CHINESE
FARM AND 1X ARMD BDE TOWARDS SOUTH.
 EGYPTIAN AF AND ARTY DESTR ISRAELI TKS.

16. PROGRESS OF OPS
 RESHEF SENT ONE MECH BN REINF WITH TK COY
TO SECURE THE RD JN.
 TK COY DESTR.
 ANOTHER TK COY SENT TO EXTRICATE INF, BUT
FAILED.
 WITHDRAWING ISRAELI COLN INTERCEPTED BY
EGYPTIAN ARMR AND DESTR.
 RECCE BN TASKED TO SIEZE RD JN. BN CDR
KILLED,ATTK FAILED.
 BY OCT 16 ISRAELI BDE LOST 56 TANKS OUT OF 97
TANKS IN JUST 12 HRS.

17. PROGRESS OF OPS
 TWO TK BN AS REINF GIVEN TO RESHEF.
 CHANGE OF TAC. ATTK PERS LED BY RESHEF.
 ONE ARMD BN FROM WEST AND A TK COY
ALONG WITH INF COY FROM SOUTH.
 EGYPTIAN INF WITHDREW.
 RESHEF NOW CONC ON CLEARING TIRTUR RD
DEF BY INF BN OF 16 BDE.
 ATTK LAUNCHED FROM NE AND WEST.
 ANTI TK FIRE HALTED THE ATTK, ATTK BROKEN
OFF.
 RESHEF’S BDE IN DESPERATE SIT. ASLS WDL
PERMISSION.

18. PROGRESS OF OPS
 ISRAELI COMD CHANGED PLAN. SHARON TO
CAPTURE CHINESE FARM AND ADAN TO CLEAR
CORRIDORR.
 ADAN PLACED ARMR BN UNDER SHARONS
COMD. RESHEF TOLD TO WITHDRAW.
 ADAN’S EFFORTS THWARTED.
 35TH PARA BDE PLACED UNDER COMD ADAN.
 PARATROOPER WENT IN WITHOUT RECCE , INT
ARTY AND ARMR SP.
 PARATROOPERS CAME UNDER HY FIRE AND
SUFFERED HY CAS.

19. PROGRESS OF OPS
 BR MOV TO XG SITE.
 PARA BDE ASKED FOR WDL. ARMD BN TASKED TO
EXTRICATE. COULDN’T LOC THEM.
 RED SMK, BACKFIRED . ACCURATE ARTY SHELLING.
 APCs AND HALF TR FINALLY EXTRICATED UNDER
FIRE.
 21 DIV TASKEDD TO EVICT ISRAELIS FROM FOR
MATZMED.

20. PROGRESS OF OPS
1ST ARMR BDE LAUNCHED ATTK. HY FIGHTING IN HY
RESIS.
 3 DAYS COMBAT SAPPED 16TH INF BDE.
 EGYPTIANS FINALLY PULLEDD OUT OF CHINESE
FARM.

21. XX
AL TASA

22. 2 ARMY
X
Lake
Timsah
Tasa
XX
KHATMIA PASS
X
Deversoir
Uri
Great Bitter
Lake
3 ARMY
Genifa
Hills
PARA+BR
Kabrit Fort
Litte Bitter
Lake
GIDDI
PASS
MITLA
PASS

23. 17 OCT: OPS
 EGYPTIAN COUNTER MEASURES
ISRAELI XG- HY SHELLING ON ISRAELI BR H
CA AGAINST ISRAELI CORRIDOR-TWO PROLONGED ATTACK
FROM N AND S BY 2ND AND 3RD ARMY
NORTHERN PRONG –16 INF DIV AND 21 ARMD DIV IN AREA
TIRTURAKAVISH-FAILED
SOUTHERN PRONG- 25 ARMD BDE LAUNCHED FROM SOUTH –
AMBUSHED IN AREA OF GREAT BITTER LAKE
 ISRAELI ACTION
 RD XG SITE OPENED BY 0200 H BY BREN’S DIV
 ASLT BR RDY AT 1600 H
 XG COMMENCMENT AT 2100 H

25. LESSONS LEARNT
 INF TANK COOP.
 OFFENSIVE ACTION.
 PLG.
 SURPRISE.
 INTER FMN BDY BY EGYPTIANS.
 PASSAGE OF INFO.
 INT