Valley of Tears
The Valley of Tears (Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, Emek HaBakha) is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, which was fought from 6 October to 9 October. Although massively outnumbered, the Israeli forces managed to hold their positions and on the fourth day of the battle the Syrians withdrew, just as the Israeli defenses were almost at the point of collapse.
| Valley of Tears | |||||||
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| Part of the Yom Kippur War | |||||||
Map of the Golan campaign. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel | Syria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Maj. Gen. Avigdor Ben-Gal |
Brig. Gen. Omar Abrash † Lt. Col. Mustafa Sharba | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 armored brigade (~100 tanks) |
3rd Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 9th Infantry Division (~500 tanks and vehicles) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 60-80 Sho't Kal tanks and vehicles | 500+ vehicles (260–300 T-55 and T-62 tanks) | ||||||
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