October 8–11, 1973 · Golan Heights Theater
October 8–11, 1973
With the Syrian breakthrough halted in the Valley of Tears, Israeli reserves streamed onto the Golan. Freshly mobilized armored brigades — many crews still wearing civilian clothes under their uniforms — slammed into Syrian formations. Bitter fighting erupted across the basalt plateau. By October 11, Israel had not only cleared all Syrian forces from the Golan but had pushed back to the 1967 ceasefire line. Hundreds of Syrian tanks, many intact and abandoned by fleeing crews, littered the plateau.
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