IMAGO International History, Middle East Conflict, Chronicle, Yom Kippur War 1973

May 17, 2021

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Visiting Israeli positions in the Sinai during the 1973 Arab-Israel War: Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir with Ariel Sharon (1928 - 2014), Then a senior Israeli General. Sharon was later Prime Minister of Israel., Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xWorldxHistoryxArchivex WHA_171_0418 EDITORIAL USE ONLY !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!
YOM KIPPUR WAR
Oct 1, 1973 - Suez Canal, Israel - Soldiers at Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War. Also known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, Yom Kippur War was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Egypt and Syria crossed the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War. Many Arab states contributed troops and financial support, and the USSR also provided assistance but ultimately the Arabs buckled under a sustained Israeli counter-attack strengthened by US airlifts. Suez Canal Israel - ZUMAk98_ 19731001_nin_k98_795 Copyright: xKeystonexPressedienstx
1973 - Suez, Eggypt: Israeli tanks during the Yom Kippur War. The Israeli forces just took on a violent offensive in the west on the Suez Canal by penetrating several kilometers of Egyptian territory. On the Northern Front, the battles double in violence. Suez Egypt - ZUMAk09_ 19600115_baf_k09_109 Copyright: xKeystonexPressxAgencyx
1973, Israel: L-R Israeli General AVRAHAM ADAN BRENN, Israeli PRESIDENT KATZIR, Israeli GENERAL URI BEN-ARI during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Israel - ZUMAk09_ 19600112_baf_k09_593 Copyright: xKeystonexPressxAgencyx
1973 - Suez, Egypt - Israeli defense secretary MOSHE DAYAN on the Egyptian side of the Suez Canal, eating dates during the Yom Kippur War 1973. Suez Egypt - ZUMAk09_ 19600104_baf_k09_194 Copyright: xKeystonexPressxAgencyx
1973 - Sinai, Egypt - Israeli defense secretary MOSHE DAYAN (eye patch) at the Sinai front with General AVRAHAM BREN ADAN stand beside a captured SA-2 missile site west of Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War 1973. Sinai Egypt - ZUMAk09_ 19600104_baf_k09_191 Copyright: xKeystonexPressxAgencyx
Israeli soldiers stand and pray, Judaism, Jewish faith, religion, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
an Israeli bride and groom are sitting in a rowing boat, the bride in a wedding dress, the groom in a soldiers uniform, rowing, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Syrian prisoners on the Golan Heights, get water to drink, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Syrian prisoner, soldier of the Syrian army, bound and blindfolded, sitting on the ground, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Captured Egyptian soldiers in a POW camp in Atlit, lined up for roll call, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Israeli soldier standing behind a machine gun shaving with foam, wet shave, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Israeli female soldiers marching with their rifles, during basic training, marching, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
a truck Unimog of the Syrian army, Mercedes, stands shot up, bullet holes, during the Yom Kippur war, the Yom Kippur war between Israel and the Arab states Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973,
Boots and steel helmets lie in the sands of Sinai, in the background a rifle tank, amphibious tank, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Egyptian soldiers, looking out of windows, building on the outskirts of Suez, bullet holes can be seen in the wall of the house, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Egyptian soldiers carry an injured comrade discovered in a bunker during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Egyptian soldiers standing in the sand with their hands raised, surrendered during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,
Egyptian soldiers captured in a prisoner of war camp in Atlit, appealed during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973,
Israeli female soldiers march with their rifles, during basic training, during the march, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973,
Golda MEIR, Israeli Prime Minister, politician, at a press conference, portrait, portrait, cut single image, single motif, standing at a lectern with microphones, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973
Golda MEIR, Israeli Prime Minister, politician, at a press conference, portrait, portrait, cut single image, single motif, standing at a lectern with microphones, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973
Syrian prisoner, a soldier in the Syrian army, bound with blindfolds, is given water to drink during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973,
Egypt s chief of staff, President Sadat and minister of war Egypt s chief of staff Saad el-Shazly (left), President Anwar Sadat (centre) and minister of war Ismail Ali (right) review battlefield developments in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A13445
Disengagement talks to end the Arab Israeli (Yom Kippur War 1973), on October 28, 1973, at Kilometre 101 between Israeli Major General Aharon Yariv and Egyptian Major General Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_059_0818
David Elazar 1925-1976 ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces, serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_059_0124
David Elazar (27 August 1925 – 15 April 1976) Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War. The first concrete result of this was the initial military disengagement agreement, signed by Israel and Egypt on January 18, 1974. Flanked left by General Adan WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_046_0553
1973 - Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, or October War The Israeli forces just took on a violent offensive in the west on the Suez Canal by penetrating several kilometers of Egyptian territory. On the Northern Front, the battles double in violence. - ZUMAk09_
1967 - Israel American radar-automatic Chaparral missile for medium high gloues used in the front lines and moves with the tanks, delivered to Israel after Yom Kippur War used first time successfully against MIG-21 and SACH 0I-7 on Syrian front. - ZUMAk09_
1973 - Yom Kippur War 1973 Moshe Dayan talking to an Israeli General Adnan at the Siuoi front. - ZUMAk09_
Oct 10, 1973 - Sinai Peninsula, Israel - Also known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, Yom Kippur War was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Egypt and Syria crossed the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War. Many Arab states contributed troops and financial support, and the USSR also provided assistance but ultimately the Arabs buckled under a sustained Israeli counter-attack strengthened by US airlifts. PICTURED: Israeli defense secretary MOSHE DAYAN (with an eye patch). Sinai Peninsula Israel - ZUMAk09
Oct 01, 1973 - Golan Heights, Israel - Also known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, Yom Kippur War was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Egypt and Syria crossed the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War. Many Arab states contributed troops and financial support, and the USSR also provided assistance but ultimately the Arabs buckled under a sustained Israeli counter-attack strengthened by US airlifts. PICTURED: Israeli military column on its way to Syria. Golan Heights Israel - ZUMAk09
Oct 01, 1973 - Golan Heights, Israel - Also known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, Yom Kippur War was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Egypt and Syria crossed the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War. Many Arab states contributed troops and financial support, and the USSR also provided assistance but ultimately the Arabs buckled under a sustained Israeli counter-attack strengthened by US airlifts. PICTURED: An Israeli soldier on a tank. Golan Heights Israel - ZUMAk09
Israeli troops mobilise in an armoured car during the Yom Kippur War 1973 UnitedArchives00551392
Egypt Israel 1973 7days war UnitedArchives00431658
Egypt Israel 1973 7days war UnitedArchives00431656
Oct 10, 1973 - Sinai Peninsula, Israel - Also known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, Yom Kippur War was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Egypt and Syria crossed the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War. Many Arab states contributed troops and financial support, and the USSR also provided assistance but ultimately the Arabs buckled under a sustained Israeli counter-attack strengthened by US airlifts. PICTURED: Israeli defense secretary MOSHE DAYAN (with an eye patch). Sinai Peninsula Israel - ZUMAk09
Oct 06, 1973; Cairo, Egypt; The 1973 Yom Kipper War started when Egypt and Syria suprise attacked in Sinai and Golan Heights. Cairo Egypt - ZUMAk09
Oct 06, 1973; Cairo, Egypt; The 1973 Yom Kipper War started when Egypt and Syria suprise attacked in Sinai and Golan Heights. Cairo Egypt - ZUMAk09
Oct 06, 1973; Cairo, Egypt; The 1973 Yom Kipper War started when Egypt and Syria suprise attacked in Sinai and Golan Heights, pictured is the F-4 Phantom II a supersonic, long-range, all-weather fighter bomber, operated by the Iranian Air Force. Cairo Egypt - ZUMAk09
Oct 01, 1973 - Golan Heights, Israel - Also known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, Yom Kippur War was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Egypt and Syria crossed the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War. Many Arab states contributed troops and financial support, and the USSR also provided assistance but ultimately the Arabs buckled under a sustained Israeli counter-attack strengthened by US airlifts. PICTURED: Israeli military column on its way to Syria. Golan Heights Israel - ZUMAk09
Soldaten in Panzern passieren Kameraden im Schützengraben an der Front im Jom Kippur Krieg in Israel
Soldat rasiert sich an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel
Soldaten beten an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel
Soldat an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel
Israelischer Soldat liest Zeitung an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel
Pistole im Halfter eines israelischen Soldaten an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel
Israelische Soldaten in Panzern während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel
Soldaten mit markierten Uniformen in ihrem Zeltlager während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel

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YOM KIPPUR WAR

1973, Israel: L-R Israeli General AVRAHAM ADAN BRENN, Israeli PRESIDENT KATZIR, Israeli GENERAL URI BEN-ARI during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Israel - ZUMAk09_ 19600112_baf_k09_593 Copyright: xKeystonexPressxAgencyx

1973 - Suez, Egypt - Israeli defense secretary MOSHE DAYAN on the Egyptian side of the Suez Canal, eating dates during the Yom Kippur War 1973. Suez Egypt - ZUMAk09_ 19600104_baf_k09_194 Copyright: xKeystonexPressxAgencyx

1973 - Sinai, Egypt - Israeli defense secretary MOSHE DAYAN (eye patch) at the Sinai front with General AVRAHAM BREN ADAN stand beside a captured SA-2 missile site west of Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War 1973. Sinai Egypt - ZUMAk09_ 19600104_baf_k09_191 Copyright: xKeystonexPressxAgencyx

Israeli soldiers stand and pray, Judaism, Jewish faith, religion, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

an Israeli bride and groom are sitting in a rowing boat, the bride in a wedding dress, the groom in a soldiers uniform, rowing, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Syrian prisoners on the Golan Heights, get water to drink, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Syrian prisoner, soldier of the Syrian army, bound and blindfolded, sitting on the ground, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Captured Egyptian soldiers in a POW camp in Atlit, lined up for roll call, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Israeli soldier standing behind a machine gun shaving with foam, wet shave, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Israeli female soldiers marching with their rifles, during basic training, marching, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

a truck Unimog of the Syrian army, Mercedes, stands shot up, bullet holes, during the Yom Kippur war, the Yom Kippur war between Israel and the Arab states Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973,

Boots and steel helmets lie in the sands of Sinai, in the background a rifle tank, amphibious tank, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Egyptian soldiers, looking out of windows, building on the outskirts of Suez, bullet holes can be seen in the wall of the house, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Egyptian soldiers carry an injured comrade discovered in a bunker during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Egyptian soldiers standing in the sand with their hands raised, surrendered during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973,

Egyptian soldiers captured in a prisoner of war camp in Atlit, appealed during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973,

Israeli female soldiers march with their rifles, during basic training, during the march, during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973,

Syrian prisoner, a soldier in the Syrian army, bound with blindfolds, is given water to drink during the Yom Kippur War, the Yom Kippur War between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria lasted from 6 October to 25 October 1973,

Egypt s chief of staff, President Sadat and minister of war Egypt s chief of staff Saad el-Shazly (left), President Anwar Sadat (centre) and minister of war Ismail Ali (right) review battlefield developments in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A13445

Disengagement talks to end the Arab Israeli (Yom Kippur War 1973), on October 28, 1973, at Kilometre 101 between Israeli Major General Aharon Yariv and Egyptian Major General Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_059_0818

David Elazar 1925-1976 ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces, serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_059_0124

1973 - Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, or October War The Israeli forces just took on a violent offensive in the west on the Suez Canal by penetrating several kilometers of Egyptian territory. On the Northern Front, the battles double in violence. - ZUMAk09_

1967 - Israel American radar-automatic Chaparral missile for medium high gloues used in the front lines and moves with the tanks, delivered to Israel after Yom Kippur War used first time successfully against MIG-21 and SACH 0I-7 on Syrian front. - ZUMAk09_

1973 - Yom Kippur War 1973 Moshe Dayan talking to an Israeli General Adnan at the Siuoi front. - ZUMAk09_

Israeli troops mobilise in an armoured car during the Yom Kippur War 1973 UnitedArchives00551392

Egypt Israel 1973 7days war UnitedArchives00431658

Egypt Israel 1973 7days war UnitedArchives00431656

Oct 06, 1973; Cairo, Egypt; The 1973 Yom Kipper War started when Egypt and Syria suprise attacked in Sinai and Golan Heights. Cairo Egypt - ZUMAk09

Oct 06, 1973; Cairo, Egypt; The 1973 Yom Kipper War started when Egypt and Syria suprise attacked in Sinai and Golan Heights. Cairo Egypt - ZUMAk09

Oct 06, 1973; Cairo, Egypt; The 1973 Yom Kipper War started when Egypt and Syria suprise attacked in Sinai and Golan Heights, pictured is the F-4 Phantom II a supersonic, long-range, all-weather fighter bomber, operated by the Iranian Air Force. Cairo Egypt - ZUMAk09

Soldaten in Panzern passieren Kameraden im Schützengraben an der Front im Jom Kippur Krieg in Israel

Soldat rasiert sich an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel

Soldaten beten an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel

Soldat an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel

Israelischer Soldat liest Zeitung an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel

Pistole im Halfter eines israelischen Soldaten an der Front während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel

Israelische Soldaten in Panzern während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel

Soldaten mit markierten Uniformen in ihrem Zeltlager während des Jom-Kippur-Krieges in Israel