Israeli forces
Land Forces
1. The driving range operations.
2. Armored brigade.
3. Independent tank battalions.
4. Infantry brigade.
5. Infantry brigade.
6. Paratrooper brigade.
7. Nahal Brigade.
8. Field artillery battalion, medium and mortar.
9. Artillery battalion anti-tank missiles.
10. Battalion anti-tank missiles.
The total major parts to this volume of the troops: about 2350 Medium battle tank, 1593 field gun and mortar, 906 pieces of anti-tank missiles.
Air Force
887 variety of aircraft, including 457 combat aircraft, fighter-bomber.
Air Defense Forces (under the leadership of Air Force)
(1) 13 position surface / Joe Hawk.
(2) 15 20 battalion anti-aircraft artillery, a variety of calibers.
This is unlike the battalions and units of ground forces by a battalion of each brigade and each division's headquarters which is equivalent to 36 battalions. The Air Force Commander Major-General Subhi fractions of mourning.
Navy
77 assorted pieces, including 3 of landing vessels offshore, 3 submarines, 14 surface-boat / surface, 9 torpedo boat. O; o
Egyptian forces
(1) the Army Field the second component of the
3 infantry.
1 mechanized infantry task force.
1 armored division.
6 infantry brigade, for a regional defense brigade.
7 of the mechanized infantry brigade (including the infantry brigade of the band number 3 mechanized infantry reserve GC).
4 armored brigade (including the independent armored brigade).
1 Group of lightning.
2 independent infantry battalion (including an infantry battalion Kuwait)
(2) the third field army
2 infantry division (7, 19).
1 mechanized infantry task force (6).
1 armored division (4).
4 infantry brigade, for a regional defense brigade (32).
Group lightning, lightning brigade Palestinians.
(3) 8 command of the military (including the leadership of the Red Sea military).
1 lead the military (the military sector of Port Said).
5 Infantry Division (Figures 2, 7, 16, 18, 19).
3 mechanized infantry task force (3, 6, 23).
2 armored division (4, 21).
10 armored brigade (including 3 independent brigades).
14 mechanized infantry brigade (including the banner of an independent).
14 Infantry Brigade (including 3 independent infantry brigade, infantry brigade fleet amphibious).
3 of the paratrooper brigade, 6 set by lightning.
B. Air Force
522 variety of aircraft, including 398 combat aircraft, fighter-bomber, bomber.
C. Air Defense Forces
(1) 5 air defense task force (22 brigade headquarters missiles, 135 fire Battalion, 17 Regiment, anti-aircraft artillery, 28 artillery battalion, anti-aircraft, 5 battalion shoulder-fired missiles model / SAM - 7 / and / / 7 radar Regiment, 20 Battalion radar, and control units given).
C. The Red Sea area military
(1) 2 independent infantry brigade.
(2) 2 group stun them a support group.
(3) 1 Tank Battalion independent.
(4) in addition to the infantry brigade of the division number 6 after a batch of bridge capital of the Third Army on the ground in the direction of South Sinai.
D. Port Said, the military sector
2 infantry brigade and independent sector to follow the leadership of the Second Army in the field.
3. Reserves the Egyptian General Command: (strategic reserve)
A. 1 mechanized infantry task force (minus the infantry brigade to the band number 3).
B. 3 armored brigade (including 2 independent armored brigade 35, 27 Republican Guards).
C. 3 of the paratrooper brigade and the storming of air (170, 182, 128 minus a battalion).
D. 1 Group of lightning (145).
Syrian forces
Land Forces
Formed by the General Command and the leaders of field operations as well as hosting of several brigades, mechanized infantry and armored brigades and a number of infantry battalions and field artillery battalions and artillery anti-tank battalions and anti-tank missiles, and missile units, portable tanks, troops and battalions and brigades Alamadliyn troops and special units, reconnaissance units, engineering and other support units and support.
Air Force
Fighter planes, bombers and helicopters air defense brigades anti-aircraft artillery battalions and included anti-aircraft missiles, including SAM missiles, and types of units, reconnaissance and surveillance and radar battalions.
Syrian Navy
Included missile boats and motor torpedo boats and reconnaissance unit.
Egyptian Air Force, Syrian
Aircraft MiG-21s participated in the 1973 war on display in the museum open Egyptian military.
- Syrian aircraft and types before October 6, 1973, which were as follows:
- Fighters and fighter-bombers:
- MiG-21
- MiG-17
- Sukhoi-7
- Sukhoi 20
- Sukhoi 17
- Mirage 5
- Hawker Hunter
- Launchers:
- Tupolev Tu--16
- Ilyushin Il -28
- Helicopters:
- Aircraft-mile 8 and mile -6
- Transportation:
Antonov 12
The number of Syrian aircraft before the war:
-260 MiG-21
-200 MiG-17 (including 50 in the reform)
-120 Sukhoi-7
- 50 Sukhoi-20
-16 Su-17
-28 Tupolev Tu-16
-10 Ilyushin 28
-140 Helicopter mile 4, mile 6, a tendency -8
This is unlike the training aircraft of the type rallying 29 and of which there were 90 aircraft, and Arab support, which was as follows:
-54 Mirage 5
-25 Hawker Hunter
-25 MiG-21
-25 MiG-17
-25 Su-7
It was on top of this support Iraqi air support where you might put 24 Iraqi aircraft in Egypt to serve the Egyptian air force
End of the war
United States stepped in and the Member States of the Security Council of the United Nations has been issued Resolution No. 338 which requires the cessation of all hostilities starting on October 22, 1973.
And Egypt accepted the decision and implemented as of the evening the same day, but the Israeli forces violated the cease-fire, the Security Council adopted a resolution last on October 23, requiring all parties to the ceasefire.
But Syria did not accept the cease-fire, and started a new war, called the «war of attrition» aim is to affirm the steadfastness of the Syrian front and increase pressure on Israel to return the rest of the Golan Heights, after the victories achieved by the Syrian army and the Exodus from Egypt after the battle and this war continues for 82 days. At the end of May 1974 after the cessation of hostilities agreement was reached for the separation of forces between Israel and Syria, which Israel evacuated civilian Kenitra and parts of the territories occupied in 1967.
Arab States and the size of its participation
Joined several Arab countries in war and military contributions following is a list of each country and according to importance, as stated in the notes of the Working Saad El Shazly:
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Posted Iraq [1] two armored divisions, 3 infantry brigades and squadrons of aircraft to the Syrian front and hit the participation of Iraq's military as follows:
30,000
250-500 tank
500 armored
73 aircraft are:
Egyptian front:
Two squadrons of the Hawker Hunter
The Syrian front:
Two squadrons of MiG-21
3 squadrons of Sukhoi-17 aircraft
Algerian participation
Algeria participated war in October 1973 on the Egyptian front of the Eighth Infantry Regiment mechanical, Algerian President Houari Boumedienne had asked the Soviet Union to buy aircraft and weapons to be sent to the Egyptians after the arrival of information from the spy Algeria in Europe before the war that Israel plans to attack Egypt and resumed his contacts with the Soviets But the Soviets demanded large sums of money, what was the Algerian President that gave them a blank check and said to them, Write the amount you want to be, and so were the planes and the necessary equipment and then sent to Egypt, and some of these statistics as submitted by Algeria for the war which was the second country in terms of support for the war.
A few species:
2115 troops
812 non-commissioned officer
192 officer
Materiel: Bari:
96 tanks
32 vehicles tracked
12 field gun
16 anti-aircraft gun
Air:
A squadron of MiG-21
Serban of the MiG-17
A squadron of Sukhoi-7
Total Aircraft: approximately 50 aircraft
Libyan involvement
Libya sent an armored brigade to Egypt in addition to two squadrons of aircraft the 54 Mirage as follows:
20 Mirage
20 Mirage
Mirage 2
12 Mirage
To be Serbian and one manned by Egyptian and another manned Libyans.
Jordanian participation
Jordanian troops took part in the war on the Syrian front by sending an armored brigade to the