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Israeli Operational Art: The Six Day War -- How the Israeli Defense Forces Achieved Overwhelming Success Against Overwhelming Odds.

ADA564040

Publication Date	2012
Personal Author	Obadal, M.
Page Count	22
Abstract	Outnumbered almost 3 to 1, fighting on three fronts, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) handed its Arab adversaries a significant defeat from 5 to 11 June, 1967. The resulting destruction of Arab militaries and Israeli control of significant terrain provided Israel valuable strategic depth in the following years. In the course of the one-sided war, the IDF demonstrated superior tactics while Arab forces suffered for lack of competent leadership. However, the main reason for such a quick victory was the development of superior operational plans. The IDF expertly balanced the operational factors of time, space, and force to attack the Arab center of gravity and achieve specific operational objectives, all of which contributed to the national goal: to ensure the survival of Israel.
Keywords	Arabs Attack Center of gravity Israel Military planning Operational readiness Warfare Air strikes Egypt Jordan Leadership Military doctrine Military forces(Foreign) Military history Military modernization Military tactics Military training Syria United nations Ussr Six-day war Israeli defense forces Operational art Surprise attack Operational planning Preemptive strikes Territorial gains Sinai peninsula Golan heights West bank Gaza strip East jerusalem Strait of tiran
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
Corporate Authors	Naval War Coll., Newport, RI. Joint Military Operations Dept.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Research paper.
NTIS Issue Number	201302

Israeli Operational Art: The Six Day War -- How the Israeli Defense Forces Achieved Overwhelming Success Against Overwhelming Odds.

Israeli Operational Art: The Six Day War -- How the Israeli Defense Forces Achieved Overwhelming Success Against Overwhelming Odds.
ADA564040

Publication Date	2012
Personal Author	Obadal, M.
Page Count	22
Abstract	Outnumbered almost 3 to 1, fighting on three fronts, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) handed its Arab adversaries a significant defeat from 5 to 11 June, 1967. The resulting destruction of Arab militaries and Israeli control of significant terrain provided Israel valuable strategic depth in the following years. In the course of the one-sided war, the IDF demonstrated superior tactics while Arab forces suffered for lack of competent leadership. However, the main reason for such a quick victory was the development of superior operational plans. The IDF expertly balanced the operational factors of time, space, and force to attack the Arab center of gravity and achieve specific operational objectives, all of which contributed to the national goal: to ensure the survival of Israel.
Keywords	Arabs Attack Center of gravity Israel Military planning Operational readiness Warfare Air strikes Egypt Jordan Leadership Military doctrine Military forces(Foreign) Military history Military modernization Military tactics Military training Syria United nations Ussr Six-day war Israeli defense forces Operational art Surprise attack Operational planning Preemptive strikes Territorial gains Sinai peninsula Golan heights West bank Gaza strip East jerusalem Strait of tiran
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
Corporate Authors	Naval War Coll., Newport, RI. Joint Military Operations Dept.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Research paper.
NTIS Issue Number	201302