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.

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

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Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem precededBy Battle for Ammunition Hill