An unfortunate ally of the United Arab Republic.The People’s National Army of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war

This paper discusses the combat potential of People’s National Army Democratic Republic Algeria in 1960s, with a particular focus on its operations during 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict and consequences that war for further development Algerian armed forces. In view language barrier impossibility conducting queries archives, author relied briefing notes prepared by military attaché office at Embassy Poland Algiers 1964–1967. Although did not engage any intelligence activities against host country was confined to gathering information legal means, he nevertheless able obtain valuable data PNA. That adds knowledge forces coincides relevant literature English, offering supplement latter. The analysis source material demonstrates although PNA presented itself asone three strongest armies African continent paper, seriously undermined country’s backwardness internal instability, which adversely affected organizational structure deprived them sufficiently numerous, trained reserves. became acutely apparent June 1967.