Iraqi divisions fought in the 1973 October War against Israel.

Each war knows many ironies, however, and the October War was no exception.

Russian planners saw the coming October War as a splendid chance to test their newest tactical weapons and doctrine.

Think, Commander: The bomb fell into the old man's garden on the first day of the October War.

He was Egypt's chief of staff during the October War.

"The October War became a symbol of Egypt's ability to overcome its own shortcomings," he said.

Those which survived the October War with Israel were retired in the mid-1980s.

Many saw action in the 1973 October War.

Of all the Arab soldiers in the October War, only these men would achieve their pre-war objectives.

They were part of the peacekeeping force that helped keep the truce after the October War.