IDF Historic Military Photo Thread

We wanted to get a thread going looking back at some the history and lineage of the IDF. For a large part of its past and present Israel exists in a complicated political and military environment.

We'll share some of what we've found in the archives, but we'd love to see your contributions too! We want to encourage tech-talk, and while we're happy with a little politics, we won't let this thread go too far off the rails.

This space is for period-specific photographs featuring IDF soldiers or military hardware. We do not want violent imagery, or violent posts, and will take action to remove or edit where necessary. Please remember the CGN is a place with rules.

We're an Israeli company, and we're proud of it. And we're proud to be active on a Canadian forum. You can find the Canadian Historic Military Photo thread here.

June 10, 1967, the Six-Day War. A reserve IDF soldier, Amram Nissan in the Banias compound after the occupation and defeat of the Syrian army. Thanks to Yomeran Nissan and Kadir Aksoy for the picture.

An Israeli tank crosses the Suez Canal during the 1973 Yom Kippur war (Israel Defense Forces Archive)



Israeli bridge over the Suez Canal (From the booklet “President Nixon and the Role of Intelligence in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.” / CIA / Wikipedia)

Hope they keep coming, love Israeli history and Israeli products, super enjoyed “The Spy” on Netflix as well, a lot of actual history in it, just bought myself 2 Israeli Police 941’s as well. Interesting pieces to think where they have been and what they might have done.

Fantastic. Keep ‘em coming. IDF rocks.

2 Israeli M113s enter Beirut, 1982

Tank movements during the disengagement from the Suez Canal

On exercise in the Golan with the Parachute Brigade - 2012

Subscribed!!! Great thread idea. Lots of history for such a 'young' nation.