162nd Division (Israel) explained
The 162nd Division "Ha-Plada", also known as the Steel Formation (Hebrew: עֻצְבַּת הַפְּלָדָה, Utzbat HaPlada), is a division in the Israel Defense Forces. It is subordinate to Southern Command.
History
The division played a critical role in the 1973 Yom Kippur War in the Sinai, under Abraham Adan.
Although attached to the Central Command at the time, the 162nd Division participated in battles against Hezbollah, from July to August 2006, in the western sector of southern Lebanon and north of Bint Jbail. The division reached the strategic Litani River, that separates Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon from central Lebanon. The division participated in skirmishes with Hezbollah as late as September 27.[1]
Division organization 2024
- 162nd Division "HaPlada/Steel"
- 5th Infantry Brigade "HaSharon" (Reserve)
- 7020th Infantry Battalion "Nachshon"
- 8110th Infantry Battalion "Yoav"
- 8111th Infantry Battalion "Yehonathan"
- (6555th) Reconnaissance Battalion
- 5505th Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- 432nd Infantry Battalion "Tzabar"
- 435th Infantry Battalion "Rotem"
- (846th) Reconnaissance Battalion "Shualey Shimshon/Samson's Foxes"
- 8170th Combat Engineering Battalion (Reserve)
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- 401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot haBarzel/Iron Trails"
- 9th Armored Battalion "Eshet"
- 46th Armored Battalion "Shelah"
- 52nd Armored Battalion "HaBok'im/The Breachers"
- 601st Combat Engineering Battalion "Asaf"
- Logistic Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- 298th Signal Company "Eyal"
- 933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal"
- 50th Infantry Battalion "Bazelet"
- 931st Infantry Battalion "Shaham"
- 932nd Infantry Battalion "Granit"
- (934th) Reconnaissance Battalion "Topaz"
- 7107th Combat Engineering Battalion "Raz" (Reserve)
- Logistic Battalion
- 7354th Signal Company "Bareket"
- 215th Artillery Brigade "Amud HaEsh/Pillar of Fire"
- 55th Artillery Battalion "Dragon" (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
- 402nd Artillery Battalion "Reshef" (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
- 403rd Artillery Battalion "Eyal" (Reserve) (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
- 531st Artillery Battalion (Reserve) (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
- 5353rd Target Acquisition Battalion
- 8194th Artillery Battalion (Reserve) (M270 "Menatetz" MLRS)
- Signal Company
- Division Logistic Brigade
- Maintenance & Technology Battalion
- Maintenance Company A
- Maintenance Company B
- Assistance Company
- Movement Control Company
- Ammunition Company
- Medical Company
- 2x Supply platoons
- 3x Control squads
- Division Signal Battalion "Afik"
Notes and References
- News: Greenberg . Hanan . Lebanon: 2 soldiers moderately injured in exchanges of fire . September 20, 2018 . ynet News . June 30, 2006.
