98th Division (IDF)
The 98th "HaEsh" Paratroopers Division (military), Division, also known as the Fire Formation (military), Formation ( he, עֻצְבַּת הָאֵשׁ, ''Utzbat HaEsh''), is a reserve-service infantry division in the Israel Defense Forces. It is subordinate to the Central Command (Israel) , Central Regional Command. Units *Paratroopers Brigade, 35th Paratroopers Brigade (Regular) "Flying Serpent" *Oz Brigade, 89th Commando Brigade (Regular) "Oz"/"Courage" *214th Artillery Regiment (Regular) "David's Sling" (:he:עוצבת קלע דוד, In Hebrew) *55th Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve) "Hod Ha-Hanit"/"Tip of The Spear" *551st Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve) "Hetzei Ha-Esh"/"Arrows of Fire" **Unit 8219 *492nd Division Signal Battalion "Lapid" *Saknay (Pelican) Unit *Mobili ...
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Paratrooper
A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during World War II for troop distribution and transportation. Paratroopers are often used in surprise attacks, to seize strategic objectives such as airfields or bridges. Overview Paratroopers jump out of airplanes and use parachutes to land safely on the ground. This is one of the three types of "forced entry" strategic techniques for entering a theater of war; the other two being by land and by water. Their tactical advantage of entering the battlefield from the air is that they can attack areas not directly accessible by other transport. The ability of air assault to enter the battlefield from any location allows paratroopers to evade emplaced fortifications that guard from attack from a specific direction. The possible use of paratrooper ...
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