May 14, 1967 The Six-Day War

May 14, 1967 The Six-Day War

Radio Cairo, alert issued by Egyptian Field Marshal Amer:

“1.  The state of preparedness of the Egyptian Armed Forces will increase to the full level of preparedness for war, beginning 14.30 hours last Sunday.

“2.  Formations and units allocated in accordance with the operational plans will advance from their present locations to the designated positions.

“3.  THE ARMED FORCES ARE TO BE IN FULL PREPAREDNESS TO CARRY OUT ANY COMBAT TASKS ON THE ISRAEL FRONT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEVELOPMENTS.”