Five greatest tank battles in military history as posted on 19FortyFive.com. 4 out of 5 battles were from World War 2 & one was from the Yom Kippur War between 1400 Syrian armored tanks and only 100 Israelis' Tanks. The author notes that the battle was "Fought between October 6 and 9, 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, the Battle of the Valley of Tears may not have been the largest tank battle, but it ranks as one of the greatest as it was a true David vs. Goliath in terms of the size of the forces."