The Six-Day War

The reasons for Israeli’s fast victory MM ilitary Organization SS trategies OO pposition weaknesses

Military Organization II sraeli had planned military strategies for 11 years before the Six-Day War TT roops practiced and prepared so that they would remember everything off by heart II sraeli government understood the importance of hydration

U.S.A UU.S.A provided help to Israel with military strategies UU.S.A also provided financial help to Israel TT he Jews in the U.S.A had a powerful say over the government and they were the main reason why Israeli gained U.S.A’s support

Strategies AA ir force discipline DD eception HH ydration II ntelligence

Intelligence II sraeli send spies like Eli Cohen to Syria DD uring his undercover he suggested to Syria that trees would be planted, so that soldiers wouldn’t get heat strokes AA ctually trees were to help the Israeli air force locate the opposition soldiers

Air-Force TT he pilot’s remembered their routine off by heart TT he Israelis had good air-force strategies, they flew near the ocean level, so that the Egyptians wouldn’t know that they were coming II srael destroyed most of the enemies air forces on the ground

Deception NN asser closed the Gulf of Aqauba on May 22 th, this meant that Israeli couldn’t send any ships to the Red Sea NN asser informed the Israelis that they were ready for war, the Israelis therefore made Nasser think that the Israeli troops weren’t ready AA few days before the war the Israeli troops were sent home to have a holiday TT his made Nasser think that Israeli wasn’t going to attack

Hydration II sraeli government was familiar with the conditions in the desert and experimented how much water would a soldier need in these dry and hot conditions TT hey finally decided that 1 liter of water/hour/day is sufficient amount for the soldiers TT his prevented heat strokes and casualties II f the Egyptian forces would have done the same they wouldn’t have lost as many casualties

Opposition Weaknesses EE gyptians didn’t expect Israelis to be so powerful JJ ordan and Lebanon were unaware that Egyptian air force was wiped during the first days of the war MM any Egyptians casualties were lost due to heat strokes

Six-Day War Map

Quiz WW hy did the U.S.A help Israel? BB ecause of the wealthy Jews in America WW hy did the Syrians plant trees in the Golan Heights? TT o prevent heat strokes GG ive three of the Israeli’s strategies. AA ir force discipline, deception, hydration and intelligence

Quiz WW hat was one of the opposition weaknesses? HH eat strokes WW hy didn’t the Egyptians see that the Israelis were coming? TT hey flew near the sea level, so that Egyptians couldn’t detect them