A book describing and analyzing the characteristics of Israeli tactics in the Middle East war

On May 15, 1948, the Arab coalition consisting of Egypt, Transjordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries launched an attack on Israel

The First Middle East War Officially broke out

In the early days of the war, the Arab army was progressing smoothly

The Israeli army was retreating steadily, almost to the brink of collapse

Critical moment

The four-week ceasefire gave the Israelis, who are good at creating miracles, a chance to turn around.

During the ceasefire, the military posture of both Arab and Israeli parties has undergone fundamental changes

Egypt, Jordan and other countries have just become independent from British rule, and their weapons supplies mainly rely on Britain, France, etc. In order to suppress the Arab national liberation trend and achieve the purpose of continuing to intervene in the affairs of the Middle East, the United Kingdom, Britain, France and other countries stopped supplying arms during the war

Egypt and other countries have been in the European arms market, and with great difficulty I bought back some Mauser guns made in 1912 and some outdated grenades

If Arab countries really used these weapons to fight a war, they would probably kill more of their own people than their enemies.

At this time, Mrs. Meir, the mother of the founding of Israel, flew to the United States urgently. This politician who has been living in the United States since the age of 8 and has been waving the flag for the Zion has won the sympathy of the United States

Within a few days, a huge sum of US$75 million was turned into weapons and shipped directly to the front line

American bombers, French tanks, and artillery were continuously transported into Israel

Israel’s army, navy and air force have begun to take shape.

Israeli Prime Minister Ben Gurion ordered the troops to drill day and night, greatly enhancing their cooperative combat capabilities

Israel’s military strength has also increased from the original 30,000 to 60,000.

The victory or defeat of wars throughout the ages has been determined by favorable weather conditions, favorable geographical location, and harmonious relations

In Arab countries, favorable weather conditions and unfavorable human relations are even worse. After the Arab-Israeli ceasefire, Israel has strengthened its troops, but the Arab countries are fighting in the nest.

How can there be any reason to be invincible if each has its own agenda?

On July 9, the first ceasefire deadline had expired, and Israel restarted the war after careful preparation. This time, Israel took the initiative in the war. Israeli Prime Minister Ben Gurion determined that the "Arab Legion" was the leader of the coalition, and defeating the "Arab Legion" would guarantee victory. For this reason, the Israeli army set its main attack direction on the most forward strongholds of the "Arab Legion" - Lud and Ramla.

These two cities are strategic thoroughfares that connect Palestine from east to west, north to south, and are located about 20 kilometers southeast of Tel Aviv. In this battle, Israel dispatched two brigades. But before the battle started, the commander of the "Arab Legion" was intimidated by Israel's momentum. Instead of actively organizing troops to counterattack, he ordered the troops to withdraw without a fight and abandoned the cities of Lourdes and Ramla. The Israeli army occupied these two areas on July 11 and 12 and opened the corridor to Jerusalem.

At the same time, the Israeli army also launched offensives on the northern and southern fronts.

Ten days of fighting allowed Israel to capture approximately 1,000 square kilometers of land and improve its strategic position. After the "Ten Days of Fighting", the United Nations arranged a second ceasefire, which lasted for nearly three months and benefited Israel a lot.

Military aid from Western countries is pouring in, and at the same time, various propaganda machines are launched to carry out propaganda sympathetic to the Jews and encourage their own Jews to immigrate to Israel. All kinds of "volunteers" also went to Israel to help in the war. Many volunteers have specialized military skills, including car drivers, sailors, gunners and tankers.

By early October, the Israeli army had grown to more than 90,000 people, with 100 aircraft and 16 ships. At this point, Israel is full of feathers, and guarding the territory assigned to it by the United Nations is no longer its goal. Israeli Prime Minister Ben-Gurion told a reporter from Time magazine in high spirits: “I can totally imagine establishing a Jewish state with a population of 10 million.

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Just when Israel began to show its expansion ambitions, the mediation activities in the United Nations building were also fierce. However, Israel was already impatient with the endless quarrels in the United Nations. August 1 , Israel held a high-level military and political meeting and decided to launch a major war on October 15th, launching a military campaign code-named "Yov" against the Negev.

The Negev was in the Egyptian army at the time. Under control, the Egyptian army deployed troops on the eastern, central and western fronts, but lacked depth and the lines of communication were easily cut off. On the afternoon of October 15, Israel's newly established air force launched an all-out attack, with fighter jets and fighter jets. The bombers roared from the ground and penetrated into the blue sky. The Egyptian army's command structures, communication systems, and military airports were simultaneously attacked by the Israeli air force. The Egyptian army's command failed and its air superiority was completely lost. The Israeli ground forces took advantage of the victory to launch a strong attack. , seizing Ashkelon on the coastal highway on the western front, completely cutting off the retreat of the main force of the Egyptian army. Almost at the same time, Israel also launched a ground offensive on the eastern front. Israeli military transport aircraft dropped a large number of troops in the desert on the eastern front. The paratroopers were airdropped on the communication line that traversed the east and west. The Egyptian army's retreat was cut off, and they fought hand-to-hand with the Israeli army on Hill 113. The battle on the center line became more intense. Israel surrounded an Egyptian brigade of about 2,500 people. The besieged Egyptian army was severely short of food and ammunition, but still fought tenaciously for three months. It was not until the armistice agreement was signed that they withdrew.

When Israel launched its attack, the heads of Arab governments held an emergency meeting in Amman. But the meeting was fruitless. Transjordan used the excuse of insufficient armaments and held back, giving Israel every opportunity to defeat it. During the six-day "Yov" campaign, Israel captured Beersheba, the capital of the Negev, except for Fallujah and the Gaza Strip. In addition, the entire northern part of the Negev region is controlled by the Israeli army

At the end of October, Israel launched the "Hiram" battle on the northern front. This was a typical blitzkrieg, and the battle was insurmountable. By 60 hours

Israel launched this campaign with the intention of attacking the "Arab Liberation Army" that occupied northern Palestine

The Israeli army pursued it all the way to Lebanon and occupied 15 villages

In the Battle of Hiram, the Israeli army achieved its combat objectives with almost no casualties.

Contemporary wars always alternate with fighting, or fighting and talking at the same time.

Arabs and Israel are fighting fiercely, and the war of words in the United Nations Security Council is also quite lively.

However, Israel, which is confident of victory, is no longer interested in United Nations mediation and believes that "it is better to do it on the battlefield than in peace negotiations." "You can win more things on the table" and "The possessor always has the upper hand in litigation"

On December 22, Israel launched the "Khorev" campaign, using 5 brigades, Launched the largest offensive since the Palestinian War against the Egyptian army stationed in the Negev

The main idea of ??the Israeli army is to conduct a feint attack in the western area, try to attract most of the Egyptian army, and conduct an offensive in the eastern area. A decisive assault.

The Israeli campaign plan was established and they immediately launched an attack

Just as the Egyptian army was preparing for a bloody battle with the Israeli army, the development of the war situation on the Eastern Front was beyond the Egyptian army's surprise.

On the eastern front, a road runs south from Beersheba, the capital of the Negev, through Asluj to Oja, and then south to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

The Egyptian army believes that Israel When attacking south, this road must be passed

On December 25, there was still no trace of the Israeli army on this north-south road, but a large number of Israeli tanks appeared in Oja. Troops, the Egyptian defenders rushed to respond

As for the Israeli tanks that fell from the sky, although the defenders tried their best to resist, they could not withstand the rampage of the Israeli armored forces. In the early morning two days later, the Egyptian garrison of Oja had to abandon the city and flee southward toward the desolate desert. The Egyptian army in Asluj was attacked from both sides and was isolated and helpless, and was finally wiped out

Up to this time, the Egyptian army still did not know where the Israeli tank troops came from.

How did the Egyptian commander know that in addition to the existing road from Beersheba to Oja, there is also a straight-line passage, which is an ancient road from the ancient Roman era

The Roman army marched straight into Palestine through this ancient road

Years of sun, rain, flying sand and rocks have long submerged this ancient road

After day and night repairs by the Israeli engineering troops, the miracle Appeared

This ancient Roman road more than 1,000 years ago can actually pass heavy tanks

Israeli tank troops rumbled southward, and the Egyptian army was still on the road in Asluj Silly waiting

It never expected that Israel would find a road directly to Oja in the vast quicksand.

At the end of December, Israeli troops began to cross the border and invade Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

Just as the Israeli army was preparing to carry out a decisive blow to the Egyptian army, the United Kingdom demanded that Israel withdraw from Egyptian territory

On January 7, 1949, Egypt requested an armistice. Israel agreed to Egypt's request, and the two sides stopped fighting.

In the face of military defeat, Egypt signed an armistice agreement in Greece on February 24, 1949

After that, Transjordan, Lebanon, and Syria signed armistice agreements with Israel respectively.

Iraq refused to negotiate with Israel but stated that it would abide by the armistice agreement reached between Israel and Transjordan.

The first Middle East war, which lasted for 15 months intermittently and actually lasted for 61 days, ended through negotiations

This war was originally the first attack launched by Arab countries, but it ended It ended with the defeat of the Arab countries.