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 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
- * 77th "Oz"/"Courage" Armor Battalion
- * 82nd "Gaash"/"Rage" Armor Battalion
- * 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
- * 101st "Cobra" Airborne Battalion
- * 202nd "Viper" Airborne Battalion
- * 890th "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
- * 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 - Has been active since 1948 and is part of Northern Command
- * 53rd "Sufa"/"Storm" Armor Battalion
- * 71st "Reshef"/"Spark" Armor Battalion
- * 74th "Saar"/"Tempest" Armor Battalion
- * 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
- * 46th "Shelah" Armor Battalion
- * 52nd "Ha-Bok'im"/"The Breachers" Armor Battalion
- * 601st "Asaf" Armored Engineer Battalion
- ** Sayeret 401 Armored Reconnaissance Company
- ** Anti-Tank Guided Missile Company
- 460th Brigade - 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 - Has been active since 1948 and is part of Southern Command
- * 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" Infantry Brigade
- 3rd "Alexandroni" Infantry Brigade
- 5th "Sharon" Infantry Brigade
- 6th "Etzioni" Infantry Brigade
- 9th "Oded" Infantry Brigade
- 11th "Yiftah" Infantry Brigade
- 12th "Negev" Infantry Brigade
- 16th "Jerusalem" Infantry Brigade
- 55th "Hod Ha-Hanit/Tip of the Spear" Paratroopers Brigade
- 226th Paratroopers Brigade
- 228th Infantry Brigade
- 551st "Hetzei Ha-Esh/Arrows of Fire" Paratroopers Brigade
- 646th "Sky Fox" Paratroopers Brigade
Reserve Armor
- 4th "Kiryati" Armor Brigade
- 8th Armor Brigade
- 10th "Harel" Armor Brigade
- 14th "Machatz/Bison" Armor Brigade
- 37th "Ram" Armor Brigade
- 205th "Iron Fist" Armor Brigade
- 263rd "Merkavot ha-Esh/Chariots of Fire" Armor Brigade
- 679th "Yiftah" Armor Brigade
- 847th "Chariots of Steel" Armor Brigade
Former brigades
- Kiryati Brigade formed in 1948
- Negev Brigade formed in 1948
- Yiftach Brigade formed in 1948
- 500 Brigade - Was active between 1972 and 2003
IDF Brigade Insignia