The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, was fought from 5 to 10 June 1967 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria and Jordan, in the context of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict. In six days of fighting, Israel captured and occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, from Jordan, the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, and the Golan Heights from Syria, in a decisive Israeli victory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CombatantsIsrael against Egypt, Syria and Jordan, with minor Iraqi and Lebanese involvement 1 OutcomeIsraeli victory; Israel occupied the Golan Heights from Syria, the West Bank including East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt 1 Classification
Conflict Type Six-Day War
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Uzi, Weapons Systems Israeli forces carried the locally designed Uzi submachine gun into the 1967 Six-Day War
Commanders and Forces
Egyptian Armed Forces lost the Sinai Peninsula to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War
The Israel Defense Forces defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the June 1967 Six-Day War
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Source Wikipedia: M1 Garand Rifle
Source Wikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrier
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Source Wikipedia: M4 Sherman
Source Wikipedia: M4 Sherman variants
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Source Wikipedia: M47 Patton
Source Wikipedia: M48 Patton
Source Wikipedia: OT-62 TOPAS
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The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab-Israeli war (5-10 June 1967), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.
Infobox: Date
5-10 June 1967 (6 days)
Infobox: Belligerents
Israel ... Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq
Infobox: Result
Israeli victory. Israel occupied the Golan Heights (from Syria), West Bank including East Jerusalem (from Jordan), Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula (from Egypt)
Conflict-type attribute (six-day-war)
The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, was fought from 5 to 10 June 1967 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria and Jordan, in the context of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Wikipedia: M4 Sherman
WikipediaUses: M4 Sherman Tank, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the Source Wikipedia: Uzi
Wikipedia: M1 Garand Rifle
WikipediaUses: M1 Garand Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the Source Wikipedia: Centurion (Tank)
WikipediaUses: Centurion Tank, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the Source Wikipedia: Ordnance QF 25-pounder
Wikipedia: FN MAG
Wikipedia: DShK
Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Uses: M40 recoilless rifle, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the Source Wikipedia: M1 carbine
Wikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrier
Uses: M113 armored personnel carrier, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the Source Wikipedia: BTR-50
Wikipedia: M47 Patton
Wikipedia: M48 Patton
Wikipedia: Panhard AML
Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20
Uses: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the Source Wikipedia: S-75 Dvina
Wikipedia: Sturmgeschütz III
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Infobox wars field lists: Six-Day War
View the Source Wikipedia: Panzer IV
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Infobox wars field lists: Six-Day War
View the Source Wikipedia: M3 half-track
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Infobox wars field lists: Six-Day War
View the Source Wikipedia: 7.62x51mm NATO
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Infobox wars field lists: Six-Day War
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Infobox wars field lists: Six-Day War
View the Source Wikipedia: RPG-7
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Range m (ft) || Percent |- | || 100 |- | || 96 |- | || 51 |- | || 22 |- | || 9 |- | || 4 |} == History of use == The RPG-7 was first used in 1967 by Egypt during the Six-Day War, and by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, but it did not see widespread usage in Vietnam until the following year.
View the Source Wikipedia: FN FAL
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The Israeli FAL first saw action in relatively small quantities during the Suez Crisis of 1956, being the standard-issue rifle in the Six-Day War in June 1967, the War of Attrition of 1967-1970.
View the Source Wikipedia: Karabiner 98k
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The Karabiner 98k rifle was used by the reserve branches of the IDF well into the 1960s and 1970s and saw action in the hands of various support and line-of-communications troops during the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.
View the Source Wikipedia: BRDM-1
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Both Egypt and Syria deployed BRDM-1s during the Six-Day War; a number of these vehicles were captured by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during that conflict and subsequently reused in unconventional operations.
View the Source Wikipedia: BTR-152
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These were deployed against the Israel Defense Forces during the Six-Day War.
View the Source Wikipedia: SS.11
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During the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War in 1967, the Israeli Army was equipped with a large number of SS.11s supplied by France.
View the Source Wikipedia: OT-62 TOPAS
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Along with BTR-50, the OT-62 TOPAS were used by Egypt and Syria in the Six-Day War (1967).
View the Source Wikipedia: 3M6 Shmel
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While a few were used by Egyptian forces during the 1967 Six-Day War and from 1969 in the War of Attrition, only one tank loss was attributed to the system.
View the Source Wikipedia: M4 Sherman variants
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Many saw action in the 1967 Six-Day War and 1973 October War.
View the Source Wikipedia: Charioteer (tank)
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The tanks were used by a number of forces in the Middle East through instability in the region, such as the Six-Day War and the Lebanese Civil War.
View the Source Wikipedia: Magach
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Following the 1967 war, several dozen Jordanian M48 tanks, captured intact during the 1967 Six-Day War, were also commissioned into the IDF, adding to the 150 already in service at that time.
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