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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
    • 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
    • 12th "Barak"/"Lightning" Infantry Battalion
    • 13th "Gideon" Infantry Battalion
    • 51st "HaBoki'm HaRishonim"/"First Breachers" Infantry Battalion
    • "Egos"/"Nut Tree" Reconnaissance Battalion (Anti-guerilla Special Forces)
    • Special Troops Battalion
    • Anti-tank Company
    • Engineer Company
    • 95th "Flying Leopard" Reconnaissance Company
    • 351st Signal Company
  • Kfir Brigade - Has been active since 2005 and is part of Central Command
  • 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 "Shaham" 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.)
    • 101st "Cobra" Airborne Battalion
    • 202nd "Viper" Airborne Battalion
    • 890th "Echis" Airborne Battalion
    • "Flying Serpent" Special Troops Battalion
      • "Naja" Anti-Tank Company
      • "Coluber" Engineer Company
      • 5173rd "Taipan" Reconnaissance Company
    • "Eryx" Signal Company
  • 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.2)
    • 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[]

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