Operation Gown
Operation Gown (Hebrew: כתונת, Ketonet), was a military operation conducted deep inside Syria by Sayeret Tzanhanim, the reconnaissance platoon of the Israeli Defense Forces' Paratroopers Brigade. It took place on October 12, 1973, during the Yom Kippur War. The paratroopers destroyed a bridge in the tri-border area of Iraq, Syria and Jordan, thereby disrupting the transfer of weapons and military forces between Syria and its allies.
Operation Gown | |||||||
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Part of the Yom Kippur War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Israel | Syria | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Major Shaul Mofaz | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Sayeret Tzanhanim | Syrian infantry forces | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | Bridge destroyed, a number of tank transporters destroyed, several Syrian soldiers killed. |
External links
- My war- Maj. Gen. (Res.) Shaul Mofaz: 300 miles deep inside Syria on nrg
- Zvi Sever, and others, Paratroopers' Regiment: Thirty Years of Yom Kippur War Operations, Tel Aviv, 2005, in The Yom Kippur War Center website (Hebrew)
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