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

Active brigades

Active infantry brigades

  • 25px 1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
  • 25px 35th Paratroopers Brigade "Shfifon"
  • 25px 89th Commando Brigade "Oz"
  • 25px 84th Infantry Brigade "Givati"
  • 25px 613rd Infantry Brigade "Hasmonean"
  • 25px 900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir"
  • 25px 933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal"
  • 25px 828th Infantry Brigade "Bislamach" (In peacetime functions as Infantry School)

Active armored brigades

  • 25px 7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan"
  • 25px 188th Armored Brigade "Barak"
  • 25px 401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot ha-Barzel"
  • 25px 460th Armored Brigade "Bnei Or" (In peacetime functions as Armor School)

Active artillery brigades

  • 25px 214th Artillery Brigade "David's Sling"
  • 25px 215th Artillery Brigade "Amud HaEsh"
  • 25px 282nd Artillery Brigade "Golan"
  • 25px 425th Artillery Brigade (In peacetime functions as Field Artillery School)

Active territorial brigades

  • 25px 300th Territorial Brigade "Bar'am" – Western section of the Israel Lebanon border
  • 25px 406th Territorial Brigade "Yoav" – Western section of the Egypt–Israel barrier
  • 25px 417th Territorial Brigade – Jordan Valley sector
  • 25px 421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim" – Qalqilya sector
  • 25px 426th Territorial Brigade "Etzion" – Bethlehem sector
  • 25px 431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe" – Jenin and Tulkarm sectors
  • 25px 434th Territorial Brigade "Yehuda" – Hebron sector
  • 25px 442nd Territorial Brigade "Samaria" – Nablus sector
  • 25px 443rd Territorial Brigade "Benjamin" – Ramallah sector and Road 443
  • 25px 474th Territorial Brigade "Golan" – Golan Heights sector
  • 25px 512th Territorial Brigade "Paran" – Eastern section of the Egypt–Israel barrier
  • 25px 769th Territorial Brigade "Hiram" – Eastern section of the Israel Lebanon border
  • 25px 810th Mountain Brigade – Mount Hermon sector
  • 25px 6643rd Territorial Brigade "Katif" – Southern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier
  • 25px 7643rd Territorial Brigade "Gefen" – Northern section of the Gaza–Israel barrier

Reserve brigades

Reserve infantry brigades

  • 25px 2nd Infantry Brigade "Carmeli"
  • 25px 3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni"
  • 25px 5th Infantry Brigade "HaSharon"
  • 25px 6th Infantry Brigade "Etzioni"
  • 25px 9th Infantry Brigade "Oded"
  • 25px 11th Infantry Brigade "Yiftach"
  • 25px 12th Infantry Brigade "Negev"
  • 25px 16th Infantry Brigade "Jerusalem"
  • 25px 55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit"
  • 25px 182nd Infantry Brigade "Uri"
  • 25px 185th Infantry Brigade "Tel Hai"
  • 25px 186th Infantry Brigade "Jezreel"
  • 25px 187th Infantry Brigade "Jonathan"
  • 25px 189th Infantry Brigade "Negba"
  • 25px 226th Paratroopers Brigade "Nesher"
  • 25px 228th Infantry Brigade "Alon"
  • 25px 261st Infantry Brigade (IDF Officers' School Brigade)
  • 25px 551st Paratroopers Brigade "Hetzei HaEsch"
  • 25px 646th Paratroopers Brigade "Schualey Marom"

5692th Infantry Brigade "Ari"

  • 25px 6050th Infantry Brigade "Daniel"
  • 6070th Infantry Brigade "Shiloh"

Reserve armored brigades

  • 25px 4th Armored Brigade "Kiryati"
  • 25px 8th Armored Brigade "HaZaken"
  • 25px 10th Armored Brigade "Harel"
  • 25px 14th Armored Brigade "Machatz"
  • 25px 179th Armored Brigade "Re'em"
  • 25px 205th Armored Brigade "Egrof HaBarzel"
  • 25px 679th Armored Brigade "Yiftach"

Reserve artillery brigades

  • 25px 209th Artillery Brigade "Kidon"
  • 25px 213th Artillery Brigade "HaTkuma"
  • 25px 454th Artillery Brigade "Tabor"
  • 990th Artillery Brigade (Reserve artillery command without permanently attached battalions)
  • 25px 7338th Artillery Brigade "Adirim"

Former brigades

  • 25px Jewish Brigade 1944 – 1946
  • 25px 500th Brigade "Kfir Formation" 1972 – 2003
  • 25px 1971 – 2014

IDF Brigade Insignia

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File:Golani tree color.svg|1st Golani Brigade

File:Carmeli.svg|2nd Carmeli Brigade later renamed 188th Brigade

File:Alexandroni.svg|3rd Alexandroni Brigade

File:Kiryati.svg|4th Kiryati Brigade

File:GivatiBrigade.svg|5th Givati Brigade in 1948

File:Etzioni.svg|6th "Jerusalem" Etzioni Brigade

File:7thArmoredBrigade.svg|7th Armored Brigade (Israel)

File:8thArmoredBrigade.svg|8th Armored Brigade (Israel)

File:OdedBrigade.svg|9th Oded Brigade

File:HarelBrigade.svg|10th "Harel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade

File:YiftachBrigade.svg|11th Yiftach Brigade

File:NegevBrigade.svg|12th Negev Brigade

File:Brigade 14 sign.jpg|14th "Machatz/Bison" (Reserve) Armor Brigade

File:35th Brigade Old Tag.svg|35th Paratrooper Brigade [Old Tag]

File:35th Brigade IDF.svg|35th Paratrooper Brigade

File:No image.svg|37th "Ram" (Reserve) Armor Brigade

File:IDF Brigade 55 Tag.svg|55th Paratrooper Brigade {Formerly 247th Brigade]

File:תג חטיבת גבעתי.svg|84th Givati Brigade

File:89th Oz Brigade.png|89th Oz Brigade

File:Brigade130.png|130th Brigade

File:Barak Brigade insignia.svg|188th Armored Brigade [formerly 2nd Carmeli Brigade]

File:No image.svg|205th "Iron Fist" (Reserve) Armor Brigade

File:Kela david.png|214th Artillery Brigade

File:No image.svg|263rd "Merkavot ha-Esh/Chariots of Fire" (Reserve) Armor Brigade

File:AravaBrigade.png|270th Arava Brigade

File:IDF 292th Armored Brigade.svg|292th Armor Brigade

File:תג יחידה 401.svg|401st Brigade

File:Arava Territorial Brigade 416 (270 today) old tag.png|Arava Territorial Brigade 416 (270 today) old tag

File:תג חטיבה 421.svg|421st Brigade

File:421px-YoSH h-Efraim 2.png|421st Efraim Brigade

File:426px-YoSH h-Etzion.png|426st Etzion Brigade

File:434px-YoSH h-Yehuda.png|434th Judea Brigade

File:תג חטיבה 460.svg|460st Brigade

File:Logo-hativat-474- aGolan.png|474th Golan Brigade

File:תג חטיבה 500.svg|500th Armored Brigade

File:No image.svg|600th Brigade

File:Hativa-646 New Logo.svg|646th Paratrooper Brigade

File:Bislamah newest.png|828th Bislamach Brigade

File:847ugda.png|847th "Chariots of Steel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade

File:Logo hativa Faran.svg|Paran Brigade

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Division insignia

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File:Logo-ugda-36.png|36th " Ga'ash Formation ("Rage") Armor Division

File:Edom 80th Division.svg|80th "Edom" Division

File:Logo-ugda-91.png|91st "Gailee Formation" Division

File:Utsbat ha'Esh - Ugda 98.png|98th "Fire Formation" Paratroop Division

File:Logo-ugdat-gaza_new.png|143d "Fire Fox" "Gaza" Division

File:Logo-ugda-162.png|162d "Steel" Armor Division

File:תג עוצבת הבשן.png|210th "Bashan" Division [Formerly 339th Division]

File:Sinai 252nd Division.svg|252d "Sinai" Armor" Division

File:Logo-ugda-340.png|340th "IDan" Armor Division [Formerly 880th Division]

File:Logo ugdat eyosh.png|877th Judea and Samaria Division

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References

  • 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