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First Battle of Mount Hermon

October 6–7, 1973 · First Battle of Mount Hermon

Result Syrian victory

Syrian commandos took the Israeli outpost on Mount Hermon.

On the map Contemporaries

Arab states

Israel

Syria

Israel

Amir Drori military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 12,500
Casualties: 500
Killed: 15
Wounded: 3
Tanks: 318
Tanks lost: 69
Guns: 71

Strength: 55
Casualties: 250
Killed: 16
Wounded: 12
Captured: 31
Tanks: 110
Tanks lost: 10
Guns: 36

Units

Syrian army on the Golan (1973)