Photos Yom Kippur War

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A wrecked Israeli tank during the early days of the Yom Kippur War

 

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IDF Self Propelled Artillery in action in the Yom Kippur War of 1973
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An Israeli cannon artillery cannon opens fire from the Sinai Peninsula during the Yom Kippur War, on October 6, 1973.

 

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Damaged tanks at the Battle of the Chinese Farm.

Destruction in the al-Qunaytra village in the Golan Heights, after the Israeli withdrawal in 1974

 

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Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, left, and Maj. Gen. Ariel Sharon, second from right, who suffered a slight head wound, visit Israeli bridgehead on the West Bank of the Suez Canal with other staff officers, Oct. 18, 1973.

 

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IDF Chief of Staff David Elazar (R) during the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

 

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Division 143 (The Crossing Division) in the Yom Kippur War

 

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Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is flanked by Chief of Staff Sadedin Shazli, right, and War Minister General Ahmed Ismail.

 

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Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is seen as he peers through a telescope during a visit at the frontlines to Israel, at Sinai Peninsula, on June 4, 1973.

 

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Egyptian troops crossing the Suez Canal on October 7, 1973

 

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First Sgt. Jonathan Shuali, far right, now of East Brunswick, with members of his unit on patrol in the Golan Heights shortly after the end of the Yom Kippur War.

 

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Haim Bar-Lev (Center L) consults with Ariel Sharon (with bandage) and Moshe Dayan (cap) during the Yom Kippur War.

 

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IDF chief of staff David Elazar during the Yom Kippur War in October 1973

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Israeli armored vehicles take positions during the start of the Yom Kippur War on October 10, 1973.