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List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces
Summary
This is a list of brigades in the
Israel Defense Forces
.
Current brigades
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Active service
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1st "Golani" Brigade
[1]
- Has been active since 1948 and is part of
Northern Command
, though currently (July 2014) operating under
Southern Command
in the Gaza.
12th "Barak"/"Lightning" Infantry Battalion
13th "Gideon" Infantry Battalion
51st "HaBoki'm HaRishonim"/"First Breachers" Infantry Battalion
631st Reconnaissance Battalion:
Anti-tank Company / PALNAT
Engineer Company / PALCHAN
95th "Flying Tiger" Reconnaissance Company
351st Signal Company / PALCHIK
7th Armoured Brigade
[2]
- Has been active since 1948
72nd Battalion was in the 1948 Latrun Battles
75th "Romach"/"Lance" Armor Battalion (
Merkava
Mk.3)
77th "Oz"/"Courage" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
82nd "Gaash"/"Rage" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.2)
603rd "Lahav"/"Blade" Armored Engineer Battalion
Sayeret
7 Armored Reconnaissance Company
Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Company
35th
Paratroopers Brigade
- Has been active since 1955 and is part of
Central Command
(Paratrooper units are named after snakes.)
101st "Peten"/"
Cobra
" Airborne Battalion
202nd "Tsefa"/"
Viper
" Airborne Battalion
890th "Ef'e"/"
Echis
" Airborne Battalion
5135th "Flying Serpent" Reconnaissance Battalion
"
Naja
" Anti-Tank Company
"
Coluber
" Engineer Company
5173rd "
Taipan
" Reconnaissance Company
"
Eryx
" Signal Company
84th "Givati" Brigade
- Active since the mid-1980s, named after a brigade of that name active in 1948. Is part of
Southern Command
(most Givati units are named after types of plants.)
424th "Shaked"/"Almond" Infantry Battalion
432nd "Tzabar"/"Cactus" Infantry Battalion
435th "Rotem"/"Retama" Infantry Battalion
846th "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Reconnaissance Battalion:
"Dikla"/"Palm" Anti-Tank Company
"Dolev" Engineer Company
"Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Reconnaissance Company
"Maor" Signal Company
89th
Oz Brigade
- Has been active since 2015 and is composed of three special forces units, also known as the "Commando Brigade".
Unit 212 -
Maglan
Unit 217 -
Duvdevan
Unit 621 -
Egoz
188th Barak Armored Brigade
[2]
(45th, 188th Armored Brigade) - Has been active since 1948 and is part of
Northern Command
53rd "Sufa"/"Storm" Armor Battalion (
Merkava
Mk.3)
71st "Reshef"/"Spark" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
74th "Saar"/"Tempest" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
605th "ha-Mahatz"/"The Crush" Armored Engineer Battalion
Sayeret
188 Armored Reconnaissance Company
Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Company
401st Armored Brigade
[2]
- Has been active since 1968
9th "Eshet" Armor Battalion (
Merkava
Mk.4)
46th "Shelah" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
52nd "Ha-Bok'im"/"The Breachers" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
601st "Asaf" Armored Engineer Battalion
Sayeret
401 Armored Reconnaissance Company
Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Company
460th Brigade
(Bnei Or/Sons of Light) - The training formation for Israeli armoured forces and is part of
Southern Command
195th "Adam" Training Battalion with
Merkava
2
198th "Ezuz" Training Battalion with Merkava 3
532nd "Shelah" Training Battalion with Merkava 4
196th "Shahak" Tank Commanders Training Battalion
"Magen"/"Shield" Tank Instructors Training Battalion
900th "Kfir" Brigade
- Has been active since 2005 and is part of
Central Command
90th
Nahshon Battalion
92nd Shimshon Battalion
93rd Haruv Battalion
94th
Duchifat Battalion
96th Lavi Battalion
97th
Netzah Yehuda Battalion
Oketz Unit
K9 special forces unit
933rd
Nahal Brigade
- Has been active since 1982 and is part of
Southern Command
(Nahal units are named after types of rock.)
50 "Baselet" Infantry Battalion
931 "Shacham" Infantry Battalion
932 "Granite" Infantry Battalion
934th "Topaz" Reconnaissance Battalion
:
"Gazit" Anti-Tank Company
"Sapphire" Engineer Company
374th "Flint" Reconnaissance Company
Scouts & Sniper Company
"Agate" Signal Company
HeHarim (Mountain) Brigade
Reserve Infantry
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2nd "Carmeli" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
3rd "Alexandroni" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
5th "Sharon" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
6th "Etzioni" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
9th "Oded" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
11th "Yiftach" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
12th "Negev" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
16th "Jerusalem" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
55th "Hod Ha-Hanit/Tip of the Spear" (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade
226th (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade
228th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
551st "Hetzei Ha-Esh/Arrows of Fire" (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade
646th "Sky Fox" (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade
Reserve Armor
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4th "Kiryati" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
8th (Reserve) Armor Brigade
10th "Harel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
14th "Machatz/Bison" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
37th "Ram" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
205th "Iron Fist" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
263rd "Merkavot ha-Esh/Chariots of Fire" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
679th "Yiftach" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
847th "Chariots of Steel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
Reserve Artillery
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209th "Kidon" (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
213th "Revival" (Reserve)Artillery Brigade
454th "Tabor" (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
7338th (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
Former brigades
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Jewish Brigade
1944-1946
500 Brigade
(Kfir Formation) - Was active between 1972 and 2003
600th Brigade active during the 1973 Yom Kippur War
IDF Brigade Insignia
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1st
Golani Brigade
2nd Carmeli Brigade
later renamed 188th Brigade
3rd
Alexandroni Brigade
4th
Kiryati Brigade
5th
Givati Brigade
in 1948
6th "Jerusalem"
Etzioni Brigade
7th Armored Brigade (Israel)
8th Armored Brigade (Israel)
9th
Oded Brigade
10th "Harel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
11th
Yiftach Brigade
12th
Negev Brigade
14th "Machatz/Bison" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
35th Paratrooper Brigade [Old Tag]
35th Paratrooper Brigade
37th "Ram" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
55th Paratrooper Brigade {Formerly 247th Brigade]
84th
Givati Brigade
89th
Oz Brigade
130th Brigade
188th Armored Brigade
[formerly 2nd Carmeli Brigade]
205th "Iron Fist" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
214th Artillery Brigade
263rd "Merkavot ha-Esh/Chariots of Fire" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
270th Arava Brigade
292th Armor Brigade
401st Brigade
Arava Territorial Brigade 416 (270 today) old tag
421st Brigade
421st Efraim Brigade
426st Etzion Brigade
434th Judea and Samaria Brigade
460st Brigade
474th Golan Brigade
500th Armored Brigade
600th Brigade
646th Paratooper Brigade
828th Bislamach Brigade
847th "Chariots of Steel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
Paran Brigade
Division insignia
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36th " Ga'ash Formation ("Rage") Armor Division
80th "Edom" Division
91st "Gailee Formation" Division
98th "Fire Formation" Paratroop Division
143d "Fire Fox" "Gaza" Division
162d "Steel" Armor Division
210th "Bashan" Division [Formerly 339th Division]
252d "Sinai" Armor" Division
340th "IDan" Armor Division [Formerly 880th Division]
877th Judea and Samaria Division
References
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^
IDF (Israel Defence Force). "Golani Brigade".
IDF (Israel Defence Force)
. Retrieved
29 August
2020
.
^
a
b
c
www.idf.il
https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/ground-forces/armored-corps/armored-corps/
. Retrieved
2024-03-17
.
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External links
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IDF Ground Forces Order of Battle at Globalsecurity.org
[1] at The jpost.com