List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces
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This is a list of brigades in the Israel Defense Forces.
Current brigades
- 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
- 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"/"Furze" Infantry Battalion
- 846th "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Special Troops Battalion:
- "Dikla"/"Palm" Anti-Tank Company
- "Dolev" Engineer Company
- "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Reconnaissance Company
- "Maor" Signal Company
- 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
- "Egoz"/"Nut Tree" Reconnaissance Battalion (Anti-guerilla Special Forces)
- Special Troops Battalion:
- Anti-tank Company / PALNAT
- Engineer Company / PALCHAN
- 95th "Flying Tiger" Reconnaissance Company
- 351st Signal Company / PALCHIK
- 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
- Nahal Brigade - Has been active since 1982 and is part of Central Command (Nahal units are named after types of rock.)
- 50 "Baselet" Airborne Battalion
- 931 "Shachar" Infantry Battalion
- 932 "Granite" Infantry Battalion
- 934 "Topaz" Special Troops Battalion:
- "Gazit" Anti-Tank Company
- "Sapphire" Engineer Company
- 374th "Flint" Reconnaissance Company
- Scouts & Sniper Company
- "Agate" Signal Company
- Paratroopers Brigade - Has been active since 1955 and is part of Central Command (Paratrooper units are named after snakes.)
- 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
- 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
- Bislamach Brigade - The training formation for all the Infantry Corps squad commanders and platoon sergeants.
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
References
External links
- IDF Ground Forces Order of Battle at Globalsecurity.org
