List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces

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.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 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".
Unit 212 - Maglan
Unit 217 - Duvdevan
Unit 621 - Egoz
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.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 - 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 - 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
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
Jewish Brigade 1944-1946
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
600th Brigade active during the 1973 Yom Kippur War
IDF Brigade Insignia
Division insignia
References
External links
IDF Ground Forces Order of Battle at Globalsecurity.org
at The jpost.com
Brigades
Israel