List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces explained

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"

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"
• 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"
• 828th Infantry Brigade (Bislamach Brigade)
• 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
• 1971 – 2014

External links

• IDF Ground Forces Order of Battle at Globalsecurity.org
• https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/71st-armored-battalion-completes-preparations-for-war-on-northern-front-661208 at The jpost.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: A new reserve brigade is being established in the IDF . Israeli Defense Forces . 13 June 2024.