# List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces

This is a list of brigades in the Israel Defense Forces.

## Active brigades
### Active infantry brigades

* 1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
* 35th Paratroopers Brigade
* 89th Commando Brigade "Oz"
* 84th Infantry Brigade "Givati"
* 900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir"
* 933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal"
* 828th Infantry Brigade "Bislamach" (Infantry Training)

### Active armored brigades

* 7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan"
* 188th Armored Brigade "Barak"
* 401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot ha-Barzel"
* 460th Armored Brigade "Bnei Or" (Armored Training)

### Active artillery brigades

* 214th Artillery Brigade "David's Sling"
* 215th Artillery Brigade "Amud HaEsh"
* 282nd Artillery Brigade "Golan"
* 425th Artillery Brigade (Field Artillery School)

### Active territorial brigades

* 300th Territorial Brigade "Bar'am" – Western section of the Israel Lebanon border
* 406th Territorial Brigade "Yoav" – Western section of the Egypt–Israel barrier
* 417th Territorial Brigade – Jordan Valley sector
* 421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim" – Qalqilya sector
* 426th Territorial Brigade "Etzion" – Bethlehem sector
* 431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe" – Jenin and Tulkarm sectors
* 434th Territorial Brigade "Yehuda" – Hebron sector
* 442nd Territorial Brigade "Samaria" – Nablus sector
* 443rd Territorial Brigade "Benjamin" – Ramallah sector and Road 443
* 474th Territorial Brigade "Golan" – Golan Heights sector
* 512th Territorial Brigade "Paran" – Eastern section of the Egypt–Israel barrier
* 769th Territorial Brigade "Hiram" – Eastern section of the Israel Lebanon border
* 810th Mountain Brigade – Mount Hermon sector
* 6643rd Territorial Brigade "Katif" – Southern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier
* 7643rd Territorial Brigade "Gefen" – Northern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier

## Reserve brigades
### Reserve infantry brigades

* 2nd Infantry Brigade "Carmeli"
* 3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni"
* 5th Infantry Brigade "HaSharon"Sharon Brigade
* 6th Infantry Brigade "Etzioni"
* 9th Infantry Brigade "Oded"
* 11th Infantry Brigade "Yiftach"
* 12th Infantry Brigade "Negev"
* 16th Infantry Brigade "Jerusalem"
* 55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit"
* 261st Infantry Brigade (IDF Officers' School Brigade)
* 226th Paratroopers Brigade "Nesher"
* 228th Infantry Brigade "Alon"
* 551st Paratroopers Brigade "Hetzei HaEsch"
* 646th Paratroopers Brigade "Schualey Marom"
* 855th Guard Brigade "Hashomer" (formed December 2023)
* 5692th Infantry Brigade "Ari"
* 6050th Infantry Brigade "Daniel"

### Reserve armored brigades

* 4th Armored Brigade "Kiryati"
* 8th Armored Brigade "HaZaken"
* 10th Armored Brigade "Harel"
* 14th Armored Brigade "Machatz"
* 179th Armored Brigade "Re'em"
* 205th Armored Brigade "Egrof HaBarzel"
* 679th Armored Brigade "Yiftach"

### Reserve artillery brigades

* 209th Artillery Brigade "Kidon"
* 213th Artillery Brigade "HaTkuma"
* 454th Artillery Brigade "Tabor"
* 7338th Artillery Brigade "Adirim"

## Former brigades

* Jewish Brigade 1944 – 1946
* 500th Brigade "Kfir Formation" 1972 – 2003
* 600th Brigade 1971 – 2014

## IDF Brigade Insignia

* 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 Brigade
* 460st Brigade
* 474th Golan Brigade
* 500th Armored Brigade
* 600th Brigade
* 646th Paratrooper Brigade
* 828th Bislamach Brigade
* 847th "Chariots of Steel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
* Paran Brigade

## Division insignia

* 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