Battle for Ammunition Hill
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The Battle for Ammunition Hill was a key engagement during the Six-Day War in 1967, in which Israeli forces captured a heavily fortified Jordanian position in East Jerusalem, paving the way for the later capture of the Old City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle for Ammunition Hill canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Hebrew song "Givat Hatachmoshet" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesIsrael | approximately 36 killed ⓘ |
| casualtiesJordan | dozens killed ⓘ |
| city | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Israel Defense Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordanian Arab Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderIsrael | Mordechai Gur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Ammunition Hill memorial museum
NERFINISHED
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annual remembrance ceremonies in Israel ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Israel
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ |
| date | 1967-06-06 ⓘ |
| defensiveWorks |
barbed wire
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bunkers ⓘ minefields ⓘ trenches ⓘ |
| endDate | 1967-06-06 ⓘ |
| front | Jordanian front of the Six-Day War ⓘ |
| HebrewName | קרב גבעת התחמושת NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | central place in Israeli collective memory of the Six-Day War ⓘ |
| location |
Ammunition Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialAt | Ammunition Hill National Memorial Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ammunition Hill (former British ammunition depot) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense close-quarters combat in trenches
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symbol of Israeli paratroopers’ sacrifice in the Six-Day War ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Jordanian fortified position on Ammunition Hill
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opening route to Mount Scopus and the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| opponent |
Israel
NERFINISHED
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Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarControlOfPosition | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preWarControlOfPosition | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Jerusalem (1967)
NERFINISHED
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Capture of the Old City of Jerusalem (1967) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Israeli victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967-06-06 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | paved the way for the capture of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
dawn fighting
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night battle ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | infantry assault ⓘ |
| unitIsrael |
3rd Paratroopers Battalion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
55th Paratroopers Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unitJordan | Jordanian 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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