To the Soldiers of Battalion 68 Who Bravely Withstood the Onslaught Against Massive Waves, Suez Canal, Yom Kippur 1973. A statuette made of wood with engraved aluminum plates. These plates recount the heroism of the battalion during the battles at the Suez Canal, detailing the battles, the soldiers’ courage, and diagrams illustrating the positions of the forces in the fateful Yom Kippur War (1973).
The statuette consists of four aluminum plates, each depicting an event from the battlefield:
The Heroism of the Soldiers: “They fought like demons… Even after their tanks were hit three, four times, they didn’t stop fighting… Every soldier fulfilled his role, each with his story, like the one who was wounded and continued fighting until he was killed…”.
The Battalion’s Positions: Describes the placement of the battalion’s forces around the Suez Canal and the locations of the bunkers.
The Events of the Battle: Details the face-to-face combat, attack and retreat routes, and key battle sites.
The Army’s Positions: Shows the positions of the forces during the battles.
Battalion 68 was a reserve battalion sent to man the fortifications on the eve of the Yom Kippur War. The battalion’s soldiers were stationed in the northern and central sectors, while Nahal soldiers manned the four outposts in the southern sector. The war struck unexpectedly. Within three days, all the outposts fell to the Egyptians except for the northern outpost, Budapest. 76 soldiers of the battalion were killed, with the rest either captured or managing to retreat and regroup with IDF forces.
Dimensions: 11x11x11 cm. Very good condition.
