List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces

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

Active brigades

Active infantry brigades

• 1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
• 35th Paratroopers Brigade
• 89th Commando Brigade "Oz"
• 84th Infantry Brigade "Givati"
• 900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir"
• 933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal"
• 828th Infantry Brigade "Bislamach" (Infantry Training)

Active armored brigades

• 7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan"
• 188th Armored Brigade "Barak"
• 401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot ha-Barzel"
• 460th Armored Brigade "Bnei Or" (Armored Training)

Active artillery brigades

• 214th Artillery Brigade "David's Sling"
• 215th Artillery Brigade "Amud HaEsh"
• 282nd Artillery Brigade "Golan"
• 425th Artillery Brigade (Field Artillery School)

Active territorial brigades

• 300th Territorial Brigade "Bar'am" – Western section of the Israel Lebanon border
• 406th Territorial Brigade "Yoav" – Western section of the Egypt–Israel barrier
• 417th Territorial Brigade – Jordan Valley sector
• 421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim" – Qalqilya sector
• 426th Territorial Brigade "Etzion" – Bethlehem sector
• 431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe" – Jenin and Tulkarm sectors
• 434th Territorial Brigade "Yehuda" – Hebron sector
• 442nd Territorial Brigade "Samaria" – Nablus sector
• 443rd Territorial Brigade "Benjamin" – Ramallah sector and Road 443
• 474th Territorial Brigade "Golan" – Golan Heights sector
• 512th Territorial Brigade "Paran" – Eastern section of the Egypt–Israel barrier
• 769th Territorial Brigade "Hiram" – Eastern section of the Israel Lebanon border
• 810th Mountain Brigade – Mount Hermon sector
• 6643rd Territorial Brigade "Katif" – Southern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier
• 7643rd Territorial Brigade "Gefen" – Northern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier

Reserve brigades

Reserve infantry brigades

• 2nd Infantry Brigade "Carmeli"
• 3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni"
• 5th Infantry Brigade "HaSharon" Sharon Brigade  ^{[ he ]}
• 6th Infantry Brigade "Etzioni"
• 9th Infantry Brigade "Oded"
• 11th Infantry Brigade "Yiftach"
• 12th Infantry Brigade "Negev"
• 16th Infantry Brigade "Jerusalem"
• 55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit"
• 261st Infantry Brigade (IDF Officers' School Brigade)
• 226th Paratroopers Brigade "Nesher"
• 228th Infantry Brigade "Alon"
• 551st Paratroopers Brigade "Hetzei HaEsch"
• 646th Paratroopers Brigade "Schualey Marom"
• 855th Guard Brigade "Hashomer" ^[1] (formed December 2023)
• 5692th Infantry Brigade "Ari"
• 6050th Infantry Brigade "Daniel"

Reserve armored brigades

• 4th Armored Brigade "Kiryati"
• 8th Armored Brigade "HaZaken"
• 10th Armored Brigade "Harel"
• 14th Armored Brigade "Machatz"
• 179th Armored Brigade "Re'em"
• 205th Armored Brigade "Egrof HaBarzel"
• 679th Armored Brigade "Yiftach"

Reserve artillery brigades

• 209th Artillery Brigade "Kidon"
• 213th Artillery Brigade "HaTkuma"
• 454th Artillery Brigade "Tabor"
• 7338th Artillery Brigade "Adirim"

Former brigades

• Jewish Brigade 1944 – 1946
• 500th Brigade "Kfir Formation" 1972 – 2003
• 600th Brigade  ^{[ he ]} 1971 – 2014

IDF Brigade Insignia

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

Division insignia

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

References

1. "A new reserve brigade is being established in the IDF". Israeli Defense Forces. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

External links

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