Home›Weapons Systems›Wars Used In›Six-Day WarWarSix-Day WarContemporaryReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe 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/FactsSix-Day WarConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStart YearWell-attested1967 2End YearWell-attested1967 2CombatantsWell-attestedIsrael against Egypt, Syria and Jordan, with minor Iraqi and Lebanese involvement 2OutcomeWell-attestedIsraeli 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 2ClassificationDeath Toll MinWell-attestedfrom 19,600 1Conflict TypeWell-attestedInterstate War 2Six-Day WarFilter Results33 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAmmunition and Cartridges (1)Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (2)Anti-Tank Weapons and Mines (2)Armored Cars and Reconnaissance Vehicles (2)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (1)General-Purpose and Medium Machine Guns (1)Heavy Machine Guns (1)Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers (5)Rifles and Carbines (5)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (4)Submachine Guns (1)Surface-to-Air and Air Defense Missiles (1)Tank Destroyers and Assault Guns (1)Tanks (9)Towed Howitzers and Field Guns (1)Weapon Type or ClassAllAmphibious armored scout car (1)Amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier (1)Anti-tank rocket launcher (1)Armored fighting vehicle (1)Armored personnel carrier (1)Armoured car with reconnaissance capability (1)Armoured personnel carrier (1)Assault gun (1)Battle rifle (1)Bolt-action rifle (1)Field gun / gun-howitzer (1)General-purpose machine gun (1)Half-track armored personnel carrier (1)Heavy machine gun (1)High-altitude surface-to-air missile system (1)Light tank (1)Main battle tank (Centurion) (1)Main battle tank series (1)Medium tank (5)Recoilless rifle (1)Rifle cartridge (1)Semi-automatic rifle (2)Submachine gun (1)tank (1)Towed 152mm gun-howitzer artillery piece (1)Tracked amphibious armored personnel carrier (1)Wire-guided anti-tank missile (2)CaliberAll.22 Long Rifle (1).280 British (1).30 caliber (1).30 carbine (1).30-06 Springfield (1).41 Action Express (1).45 ACP (1).50 BMG (2)105mm (6)106 x 607 mm R (1)12.7x108mm (2)14.5x114mm (1)152mm (1)40mm (1)60mm (1)7.62x33mm (1)7.62x51mm NATO (4)7.62x54mmR (2)7.92x57mm Mauser (1)75mm (5)76.2mm (3)84mm (2)87.6mm (1)90mm (3)9x19mm (1)9×19 mm Parabellum (1)9×21mm (1)Introduced EraAll1935 (1)1936 (1)1938 (1)1939 (1)1940 (3)1941 (2)1942 (2)1945 (1)1946 (1)1950 (1)1951 (2)1952 (4)1953 (3)1954 (3)1955 (2)1956 (1)1957 (2)1958 (1)1960 (5)1961 (2)1962 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (19)Out of Production (1)Retired (13)OperatorAllArgentine Armed Forces (2)Australian Army (1)Australian Defence Force (2)Brazilian Army (1)British Army (5)Bundeswehr (1)Canadian Armed Forces (2)Canadian Army (2)Egyptian Armed Forces (3)Finnish Defence Forces (1)French Armed Forces (3)Indian Army (1)Israeli Defense Forces (10)Mexican Armed Forces (1)Red Army (4)Russian Ground 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(1)Panhard (1)Pressed Steel Car Company (1)Royal Ordnance (1)Royal Ordnance Factory (1)Sauer & Sohn (1)Springfield Armory (1)Stellantis North America (1)Steyr-Daimler-Puch (2)Tula Arms Plant (1)Uralmash (1)Uralvagonzavod (1)Vickers (1)Volgograd Tractor Factory (2)Watervliet Arsenal (1)White Motor Company (1)Wilhelm-Gustloff-Stiftung (1)Winchester Repeating Arms Company (1)Zavod No. 9 (1)Zbrojovka Brno (1)ZiL (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 33152 mm gun-howitzer D-20Six-Day War25-Pounder GunSix-Day War3M6 ShmelSix-Day War7.62x51mm NATOSix-Day WarAMX-13Six-Day WarBRDM-1Six-Day WarBTR-152Six-Day WarBTR-50Six-Day WarCenturion TankSix-Day WarCharioteer (tank)Six-Day WarDShKSix-Day WarFN FALSix-Day WarFN MAGSix-Day WarKarabiner 98kSix-Day WarM1 carbineSix-Day WarM1 Garand RifleSix-Day WarM113 armored personnel carrierSix-Day WarM3 Half-TrackSix-Day WarM4 Sherman TankSix-Day WarM4 Sherman variantsSix-Day WarM40 recoilless rifleSix-Day WarM47 PattonSix-Day WarM48 PattonSix-Day WarMagachSix-Day WarOT-62 TOPASSix-Day WarPanhard AMLSix-Day WarPanzer IVSix-Day WarRPG-7Six-Day WarS-75 DvinaSix-Day WarSS.11Six-Day WarStuG IIISix-Day WarT-34Six-Day WarUziSix-Day WarConnectionsAssociated WithUzi, Weapons Systems Well-attested ConnectedIsraeli forces carried the locally designed Uzi submachine gun into the 1967 Six-Day WarCommanders and ForcesEgyptian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units Well-attested Egyptian Armed Forces lost the Sinai Peninsula to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day WarIsraeli Defense Forces, Armed Forces and Units Well-attested The Israel Defense Forces defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the June 1967 Six-Day WarUses152 mm gun-howitzer D-20, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-2025-Pounder Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Ordnance QF 25-pounder3M6 Shmel, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 3M6 Shmel7.62x51mm NATO, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 7.62x51mm NATOAMX-13, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AMX-13BRDM-1, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BRDM-1BTR-152, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BTR-152BTR-50, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BTR-50Centurion Tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Centurion (Tank)tier 4Charioteer (tank), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Charioteer (tank)DShK, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: DShKFN FAL, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: FN FALtier 4FN MAG, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: FN MAGKarabiner 98k, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Karabiner 98ktier 2M1 carbine, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M1 carbineM1 Garand Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M1 Garand Rifletier 2M113 armored personnel carrier, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrierM3 Half-Track, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M3 half-tracktier 4M4 Sherman Tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M4 Shermantier 4M4 Sherman variants, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M4 Sherman variantstier 4M40 recoilless rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifleM47 Patton, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M47 PattonM48 Patton, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M48 PattonMagach, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: MagachOT-62 TOPAS, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: OT-62 TOPASPanhard AML, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Panhard AMLPanzer IV, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Panzer IVtier 2RPG-7, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: RPG-7tier 2S-75 Dvina, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: S-75 DvinaSS.11, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: SS.11StuG III, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Sturmgeschütz IIIT-34, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-34tier 2Uzi, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Uzitier 4In the Other AtlasesSame AsSix-Day WarAlso in History Atlas: the same subject.Source Wikipedia: Six-Day Wartier 2Sources1. Correlates of War Project: Correlates of War Inter-State War Data, version 4.0Correlates of War ProjectBatDeath column, rows for this warQuote, BatDeath column, rows for this war169,Six Day War,1,666,Israel,1,6,5,1967,6,10,1967,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,6,1,1,-8,1000,4 169,Six Day War,1,651,Egypt,2,6,5,1967,6,10,1967,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,6,2,2,-8,10000,4 169,Six Day War,1,663,Jordan,2,6,5,1967,6,10,1967,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,6,2,2,-8,6100,4 169,Six Day War,1,652,Syria,2,6,5,1967,6,10,1967,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,6,2,2,-8,2500,4View the Source2. Wikipedia: Six-Day Wartier 2Lead section, para 1The 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.Lead sectionThe 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, in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict.Infobox: BelligerentsIsrael ... Egypt, Syria, Jordan, IraqLead sectionIn the war, Israel captured and occupied the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) from Jordan, the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, and the Golan Heights from Syria. Military hostilities broke out amid poor relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors, who had been observing the 1949 Armistice Agreements signed at the end of the First Arab-Israeli War.Lead textThe 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, in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict.View the SourceWikipedia: T-34tier 2WikipediaUses: T-34, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: M4 Shermantier 4WikipediaUses: M4 Sherman Tank, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: Uzitier 4WikipediaUses: Uzi, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: M1 Garand Rifletier 2WikipediaUses: M1 Garand Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: Centurion (Tank)tier 4WikipediaUses: Centurion Tank, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: Ordnance QF 25-pounderUses: 25-Pounder Gun, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: FN MAGUses: FN MAG, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: DShKUses: DShK, infobox wars field: 'Six Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: M40 recoilless rifleUses: M40 recoilless rifle, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: M1 carbineUses: M1 carbine, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrierUses: M113 armored personnel carrier, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-50Uses: BTR-50, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: M47 PattonUses: M47 Patton, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: M48 PattonUses: M48 Patton, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: Panhard AMLUses: Panhard AML, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20Uses: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: S-75 DvinaUses: S-75 Dvina, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'View the SourceWikipedia: Sturmgeschütz IIIUses: StuG III, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: StuG III, Infobox: warsWorld War II War over Water Six-Day War Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: Panzer IVtier 2WikipediaUses: Panzer IV, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Panzer IV, Infobox: warsWorld War II War over Water Six-Day War Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: M3 half-tracktier 4WikipediaUses: M3 Half-Track, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: M3 Half-Track, Infobox: warsWorld War II Chinese Civil War 1948 Arab-Israeli War Greek Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Costa Rican Civil War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Algerian War Cambodian Civil War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Six-Day War 1973 Arab-Israeli War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Nicaraguan RevolutionView the SourceWikipedia: 7.62x51mm NATOUses: 7.62x51mm NATO, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: 7.62x51mm NATO, Infobox: warsVietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflictsView the SourceWikipedia: AMX-13Uses: AMX-13, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: AMX-13, Infobox: warsSuez Crisis Algerian War Sand War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Dominican Civil War Annexation of Goa (1961) Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 30 September Movement Six-Day War Western Sahara War Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Insurgency in AcehView the SourceWikipedia: RPG-7tier 2WikipediaUses: RPG-7, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: RPG-7, Wikipedia article textRange 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 SourceWikipedia: FN FALtier 4WikipediaUses: FN FAL, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: FN FAL, Wikipedia article textThe 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 SourceWikipedia: Karabiner 98ktier 2WikipediaUses: Karabiner 98k, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Karabiner 98k, Wikipedia article textThe 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 SourceWikipedia: BRDM-1Uses: BRDM-1, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: BRDM-1, Wikipedia article textBoth 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 SourceWikipedia: BTR-152Uses: BTR-152, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: BTR-152, Wikipedia article textThese were deployed against the Israel Defense Forces during the Six-Day War.View the SourceWikipedia: SS.11Uses: SS.11, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: SS.11, Wikipedia article textDuring 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 SourceWikipedia: OT-62 TOPASUses: OT-62 TOPAS, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: OT-62 TOPAS, Wikipedia article textAlong with BTR-50, the OT-62 TOPAS were used by Egypt and Syria in the Six-Day War (1967).View the SourceWikipedia: 3M6 ShmelUses: 3M6 Shmel, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: 3M6 Shmel, Wikipedia article textWhile 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 SourceWikipedia: M4 Sherman variantstier 4WikipediaUses: M4 Sherman variants, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: M4 Sherman variants, Wikipedia article textMany saw action in the 1967 Six-Day War and 1973 October War.View the SourceWikipedia: Charioteer (tank)Uses: Charioteer (tank), Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Charioteer (tank), Wikipedia article textThe 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 SourceWikipedia: MagachUses: Magach, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Magach, Wikipedia article textFollowing 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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