List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces
This is a list of brigades in the Israel Defense Forces.
Current brigades
Active service
- 1st "Golani" Brigade - 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 - Has been active since 1948
- 72nd Battalion was in the 1948 Latrun Battles
- 75th "Romach"/"Lance" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.2)
- 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.)
- 84th Nahal Brigade - Has been active since 1982 and is part of Central 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
- 89th Oz Brigade - Has been active since 2015 and is composed of three special forces units, also known as the "Commando Brigade".
- 188th Barak Armored Brigade (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.3)
- 74th "Saar"/"Tempest" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.3)
- 605th "ha-Mahatz"/"The Crush" Armored Engineer Battalion
- Sayeret 188 Armored Reconnaissance Company
- Anti-Tank Guided Missile Company
- 401st Armored Brigade - 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 "Givati" Brigade - Has been active since 1948 and 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
Reserve Infantry
- 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 "Yiftah" (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
- 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 "Yiftah" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
- 847th "Chariots of Steel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
Former brigades
- Kiryati Brigade formed in 1948
- Negev Brigade formed in 1948
- Yiftach Brigade formed in 1948 {Consisted of three Palmach battalions and the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion (Samson's Foxes).}
- 500 Brigade (Kfir Formation) - Was active between 1972 and 2003
IDF Brigade Insignia
1st Golani Brigade
2nd Carmeli Brigade later renamed 188th Brigade
4th Kiryati Brigade
Emblem of the 5th Givati Brigade in 1948
6th "Jerusalem" Etzioni Brigade
9th Oded Brigade
10th Harel Brigade
11th Yiftach Brigade
12th Negev Brigade
14th Armored Brigade
35th Paratrooper Brigade memorial
84th Givati Brigade
89th Oz Brigade
188th Armored Brigade [formerly 2nd Carmeli Brigade]
421st Brigade
500th Armored Brigade Brigade
References
External links
- IDF Ground Forces Order of Battle at Globalsecurity.org
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