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Battle of Ammunition Hill
Battle of Ammunition Hill was a battle fought on 6 June 1967 at Ammunition Hill, in what is now Israel. It was part of the Six-Day War. The recorded result: Israeli victory. Recorded strength: Reinforced company against About 150 soldiers.
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Where it sits in the Six-Day War
Record
| Date | 6 June 1967 | |
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| Place | Ammunition Hill, Israel 31.799N, 35.228E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | Reinforced company; About 150 soldiers | |
| Casualties and losses | 36 killed; 71 killed | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Mandelbaum Gate 1948, 1.3 km S
- Atarot convoy 1948, 1.7 km N
- Siege of Jerusalem 1244, 2.1 km SW
- Siege of Jerusalem 63 BC, 2.1 km SW
- Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem AD 614, 2.1 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 21 times between 1010 BC and 1967.
In the same war
- Before: Commissioner Palace in the Six Day War 1967
- After: Battle of Abu-Ageila 6 June 1967
- All 7 engagements of Six-Day War
Elsewhere in 1967
- Operation Junction City Vietnam
- Battle of Dak To Vietnam
- Operation Cedar Falls Vietnam
- Battle of Hill 881 Vietnam
- Battle of Tra Binh Dong Vietnam
Battle of Ammunition Hill is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2336243, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ammunition Hill, revision 1370431893, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.