List of brigades in the Israeli Defence Forces

This is a navigation page for brigades in the Israeli Defence Forces.

Current brigades

"incomplete"

* 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
**Netzah Yehuda Battalion
* 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)
**603th "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
**532th "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

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/army-orbat.htm IDF Ground Forces Order of Battle]