List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces

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

Active brigades

Active infantry brigades

• File:Golani tree color.svg 1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
• File:35th Brigade IDF.svg 35th Paratroopers Brigade "Shfifon"
• File:Komando.png 89th Commando Brigade "Oz"
• File:תג חטיבת גבעתי.svg 84th Infantry Brigade "Givati"
• File:Logo hativa 900.png 900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir"
• File:Nahal Brigade.svg 933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal"
• File:Bislamah newest.png 828th Infantry Brigade "Bislamach" (In peacetime functions as Infantry School)

Active armored brigades

• File:7thArmoredBrigade.svg 7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan"
• File:Hativa188.PNG 188th Armored Brigade "Barak"
• File:תג יחידה 401.svg 401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot ha-Barzel"
• File:תג חטיבה 460.svg 460th Armored Brigade "Bnei Or" (In peacetime functions as Armor School)

Active artillery brigades

• File:Kela david.png 214th Artillery Brigade "David's Sling"
• File:Utzbat Amud Haesh Eged 215 Tag.svg 215th Artillery Brigade "Amud HaEsh"
• File:Hativat Haesh 282.svg 282nd Artillery Brigade "Golan"
• File:Hatamnew.svg 425th Artillery Brigade (In peacetime functions as Field Artillery School)

Active territorial brigades

• File:Logo-hativat-300.png 300th Territorial Brigade "Bar'am" – Western section of the Israel Lebanon border
• File:HativatYoavFrom2016.svg 406th Territorial Brigade "Yoav" – Western section of the Egypt–Israel barrier
• File:Logo-hativat-417.png 417th Territorial Brigade – Jordan Valley sector
• File:421px-YoSH h-Efraim 2.png 421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim" – Qalqilya sector
• File:426px-YoSH h-Etzion.png 426th Territorial Brigade "Etzion" – Bethlehem sector
• File:431px-YoSH h-Menashe.png 431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe" – Jenin and Tulkarm sectors
• File:434px-YoSH h-Yehuda.png 434th Territorial Brigade "Yehuda" – Hebron sector
• File:442px-YoSH h-Shomron.png 442nd Territorial Brigade "Samaria" – Nablus sector
• File:443px-YoSH h-Beniamin.png 443rd Territorial Brigade "Benjamin" – Ramallah sector and Road 443
• File:Logo-hativat-474- aGolan.png 474th Territorial Brigade "Golan" – Golan Heights sector
• File:Logo hativa Faran.svg 512th Territorial Brigade "Paran" – Eastern section of the Egypt–Israel barrier
• File:Logo-hativa-769.png 769th Territorial Brigade "Hiram" – Eastern section of the Israel Lebanon border
• File:HermonBrigade.png 810th Mountain Brigade – Mount Hermon sector
• File:Logo-hativat-katif.png 6643rd Territorial Brigade "Katif" – Southern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier
• File:Logo-hativat-gefen.png 7643rd Territorial Brigade "Gefen" – Northern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier

Reserve brigades

Reserve infantry brigades

• File:Brigade carmeli.png 2nd Infantry Brigade "Carmeli"
• File:Alexandroni.svg 3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni"
• File:Hativa 5.png 5th Infantry Brigade "HaSharon"
• File:Etzioni-hativa-6 -NewBrigada.png 6th Infantry Brigade "Etzioni"
• File:OdedBrigade.svg 9th Infantry Brigade "Oded"
• File:YiftachBrigade.svg 11th Infantry Brigade "Yiftach"
• File:NegevBrigade.svg 12th Infantry Brigade "Negev"
• File:JerusalemBrigade.png 16th Infantry Brigade "Jerusalem"
• File:IDF Brigade 55 Tag.svg 55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit"
• File:תג החטיבה המרחבית במילואים אורי (182).png 182nd Infantry Brigade "Uri"
• File:סמל חטיבת תל-חי (185).png 185th Infantry Brigade "Tel Hai"
• File:סמל חטיבת יזרעאלי 186.png 186th Infantry Brigade "Jezreel"
• File:תג החטיבה המרחבית במילואים יהונתן (187).png 187th Infantry Brigade "Jonathan"
• File:תג החטיבה המרחבית במילואים נגבה (189).png 189th Infantry Brigade "Negba"
• File:Hativa nesher.png 226th Paratroopers Brigade "Nesher"
• File:Logo hativa 228.png 228th Infantry Brigade "Alon"
• File:Bahad 1 Symbol.SVG 261st Infantry Brigade (IDF Officers' School Brigade)
• File:Logo hativa 551.png 551st Paratroopers Brigade "Hetzei HaEsch"
• File:Hativa-646 New Logo.png 646th Paratroopers Brigade "Schualey Marom"
• 855th Guard Brigade "Hashomer"
• 5692th Infantry Brigade "Ari"
• File:לוגו חטיבת דניאל שקוף.png 6050th Infantry Brigade "Daniel"
• 6070th Infantry Brigade "Shiloh"

Reserve armored brigades

• File:Kiryati.svg 4th Armored Brigade "Kiryati"
• File:Logo hativa 8.png 8th Armored Brigade "HaZaken"
• File:HarelBrigade.svg 10th Armored Brigade "Harel"
• File:Brigade 14 sign.svg 14th Armored Brigade "Machatz"
• File:Logo-hativa-37.png 179th Armored Brigade "Re'em"
• File:Logo hativa 514.png 205th Armored Brigade "Egrof HaBarzel"
• File:Logo-hativa-434.png 679th Armored Brigade "Yiftach"

Reserve artillery brigades

• File:Kidon209.png 209th Artillery Brigade "Kidon"
• File:Logo-otvat-hatkuma.png 213th Artillery Brigade "HaTkuma"
• File:Tavor.png 454th Artillery Brigade "Tabor"
• 990th Artillery Brigade (Reserve artillery command without permanently attached battalions)
• File:Adirimlogo.png 7338th Artillery Brigade "Adirim"

Former brigades

• File:Jewish Brigade insignia.svg Jewish Brigade 1944 – 1946
• File:תג חטיבה 500.svg 500th Brigade "Kfir Formation" 1972 – 2003
• File:Logo hativa 600.png Template:Ill 1971 – 2014

IDF Brigade Insignia

• 1st Golani Brigade
  1st Golani Brigade
• 2nd Carmeli Brigade later renamed 188th Brigade
  2nd Carmeli Brigade later renamed 188th Brigade
• 3rd Alexandroni Brigade
  3rd Alexandroni Brigade
• 4th Kiryati Brigade
  4th Kiryati Brigade
• 5th Givati Brigade in 1948
  5th Givati Brigade in 1948
• 6th "Jerusalem" Etzioni Brigade
  6th "Jerusalem" Etzioni Brigade
• 7th Armored Brigade (Israel)
  7th Armored Brigade (Israel)
• 8th Armored Brigade (Israel)
  8th Armored Brigade (Israel)
• 9th Oded Brigade
  9th Oded Brigade
• 10th "Harel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
  10th "Harel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
• 11th Yiftach Brigade
  11th Yiftach Brigade
• 12th Negev Brigade
  12th Negev Brigade
• 14th "Machatz/Bison" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
  14th "Machatz/Bison" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
• 35th Paratrooper Brigade [Old Tag]
  35th Paratrooper Brigade [Old Tag]
• 35th Paratrooper Brigade
  35th Paratrooper Brigade
• 37th "Ram" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
  37th "Ram" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
• 55th Paratrooper Brigade {Formerly 247th Brigade]
  55th Paratrooper Brigade {Formerly 247th Brigade]
• 84th Givati Brigade
  84th Givati Brigade
• 89th Oz Brigade
  89th Oz Brigade
• 130th Brigade
  130th Brigade
• 188th Armored Brigade [formerly 2nd Carmeli Brigade]
  188th Armored Brigade [formerly 2nd Carmeli Brigade]
• 205th "Iron Fist" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
  205th "Iron Fist" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
• 214th Artillery Brigade
  214th Artillery Brigade
• 263rd "Merkavot ha-Esh/Chariots of Fire" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
  263rd "Merkavot ha-Esh/Chariots of Fire" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
• 270th Arava Brigade
  270th Arava Brigade
• 292th Armor Brigade
  292th Armor Brigade
• 401st Brigade
  401st Brigade
• Arava Territorial Brigade 416 (270 today) old tag
  Arava Territorial Brigade 416 (270 today) old tag
• 421st Brigade
  421st Brigade
• 421st Efraim Brigade
  421st Efraim Brigade
• 426st Etzion Brigade
  426st Etzion Brigade
• 434th Judea Brigade
  434th Judea Brigade
• 460st Brigade
  460st Brigade
• 474th Golan Brigade
  474th Golan Brigade
• 500th Armored Brigade
  500th Armored Brigade
• 600th Brigade
  600th Brigade
• 646th Paratrooper Brigade
  646th Paratrooper Brigade
• 828th Bislamach Brigade
  828th Bislamach Brigade
• 847th "Chariots of Steel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
  847th "Chariots of Steel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade
• Paran Brigade
  Paran Brigade

Division insignia

• 36th " Ga'ash Formation ("Rage") Armor Division
  36th " Ga'ash Formation ("Rage") Armor Division
• 80th "Edom" Division
  80th "Edom" Division
• 91st "Gailee Formation" Division
  91st "Gailee Formation" Division
• 98th "Fire Formation" Paratroop Division
  98th "Fire Formation" Paratroop Division
• 143d "Fire Fox" "Gaza" Division
  143d "Fire Fox" "Gaza" Division
• 162d "Steel" Armor Division
  162d "Steel" Armor Division
• 210th "Bashan" Division [Formerly 339th Division]
  210th "Bashan" Division [Formerly 339th Division]
• 252d "Sinai" Armor" Division
  252d "Sinai" Armor" Division
• 340th "IDan" Armor Division [Formerly 880th Division]
  340th "IDan" Armor Division [Formerly 880th Division]
• 877th Judea and Samaria Division
  877th Judea and Samaria Division

External links

• IDF Ground Forces Order of Battle at Globalsecurity.org
• [1] at The jpost.com