The war began when the Arab coalition launched a joint surprise attack on Israeli positions in the Israeli-occupied territories on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, which occurred that year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights respectively, which had been captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. Both the United States and the Soviet Union initiated massive resupply efforts to their respective allies during the war, and this led to a near-confrontation between the two nuclear superpowers.
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| - The war began when the Arab coalition launched a joint surprise attack on Israeli positions in the Israeli-occupied territories on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, which occurred that year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights respectively, which had been captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. Both the United States and the Soviet Union initiated massive resupply efforts to their respective allies during the war, and this led to a near-confrontation between the two nuclear superpowers.
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Strength
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- 140(xsd:integer)
- 150(xsd:integer)
- 400(xsd:integer)
- 440(xsd:integer)
- 500(xsd:integer)
- 600(xsd:integer)
- 700(xsd:integer)
- 800(xsd:integer)
- 945(xsd:integer)
- 1120(xsd:integer)
- 1200(xsd:integer)
- 1500(xsd:integer)
- 1700(xsd:integer)
- 2400(xsd:integer)
- 3000(xsd:integer)
- 100000(xsd:integer)
- 150000(xsd:integer)
- 375000(xsd:integer)
- 650000(xsd:integer)
- Cuba:
- Egypt:
- Syria:
- Expeditionary Forces*:
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Casus
| - Israel's retention of territory taken from Egypt and Syria in Six-Day War
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Partof
| - the Cold War and Arab–Israeli conflict
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Date
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Commander
| - Ahmad Ismail Ali
- Haim Bar-Lev
- Saad El Shazly
- Anwar Sadat
- Hafez al-Assad
- Yitzhak Hofi
- Moshe Dayan
- Israel Tal
- Mustafa Tlass
- Golda Meir
- David Elazar
- Omar Abrash
- Abdel Ghani el-Gammasy
- Albert Mandler
- Ali Aslan
- Binyamin Peled
- Shmuel Gonen
- Yusuf Shakkour
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combatant1a
| - Supported by:
* Soviet Union
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Caption
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Casualties
| - 19(xsd:integer)
- 102(xsd:integer)
- 293(xsd:integer)
- 341(xsd:integer)
- 407(xsd:integer)
- 1063(xsd:integer)
- 2250(xsd:integer)
- 2521(xsd:integer)
- 7250(xsd:integer)
- 8000(xsd:integer)
- 8783(xsd:integer)
- 18000(xsd:integer)
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Result
| - Israeli tactical victoryref|See
- UN cease-fire after UNSCR 338, 339 and 340.
* Geneva Conference
* Sinai Interim Agreement
* Political and strategic gains for Egypt and Israel.
* See long-term effects
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Notes
| - * Not all participated in combat operations
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combatant2a
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*22px|border United States
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Place
| - Both banks of the Suez Canal, Golan Heights, and surrounding regions
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Conflict
| - Yom Kippur War/October War
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