Chinese Farm: Episode 17 — The 35th Paratroopers
The 35th Paratroopers were thrown into the Chinese Farm corridor under extreme pressure, tasked with clearing entrenched Egyptian positions in darkness, confusion, and bad information. Their mission was necessary because Israeli tanks and bridges could not keep the countercrossing alive unless the roads east of the canal were opened. This was a tragedy of urgency: elite infantry facing hidden trenches, anti-tank weapons, artillery, and terrain far more difficult than maps suggested. The fight demonstrates why infantry remained indispensable even in a war defined by tanks, missiles, and air defenses. The cost of the paratroopers’ attack shows that armored maneuver often depends on foot soldiers clearing the places machines cannot see. For more military history writing and books, visit MilitaryAuthor.me, and for magazines, galleries, and a massive archive of military photos and video, visit Trackpads.com.
