The Operational Level of War: The Northern Command and the 1967 War

On 9 June 1967, the fifth day of the Six-Day War, the Israeli Defense Forces launched a frontal attack on the Syrian army’s fortified line on the western slopes of the Golan Heights. Tal Tovy analyses the operational-level actions of the Northern Command, under the leadership of Major General David Elazar, in developing operational plans in the years leading up to the 1967 war, and their implementation with the breaching of the Syrian defence line (9 June) and the conquest of the Golan Heights (10 June).