The
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...
146th
Armor Division, also known as the Ha-Mapatz
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("Bang"), is a
reserve-service armored infantry division in the IDF. It is subordinate to the
Northern Regional Command.
Formed in 1954, it fought in the
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression ( ar, العدوان الثلاثي, Al-ʿUdwān aṯ-Ṯulāṯiyy) in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel,Also known as the Suez War or 1956 Wa ...
and
Six-Day War as the 38th Division. In the latter conflict, the division was led by Major General
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon (; ; ; also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
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. During the
Yom Kippur War, the division fought in the battles of the northern
Golan
Golan ( he, גּוֹלָן ''Gōlān''; ar, جولان ' or ') is the name of a biblical town later known from the works of Josephus (first century CE) and Eusebius (''Onomasticon'', early 4th century CE). Archaeologists localize the biblical ci ...
under Major General
Moshe Peled Moshe Peled may refer to:
*Moshe Peled (politician), Israeli politician, Knesset member between 1992 and 1999
*Moshe Peled (soldier)
Moshe "Musa" Peled (July 31, 1925 - April 16, 2000) was an Israeli military commander, '' tat aluf'' (Brigadier G ...
. It was known as 319th division from after the Yom Kipur War to September 2020 when it received its old number.
יום כיפורים עד יום כיפורים: אוגדה 319 חוזרת לעצמה
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Units
* 319th "Ha-Mapatz" Division
** 2nd "Carmeli" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
** 4th "Kiryati" (Reserve) Armored Brigade
** 205th "Iron Fist" (Reserve) Armored Brigade
** 226th (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade
** 228th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
** 213th "Revival" (Reserve) Artillery Regiment
** Divisional Signal Battalion
See also
* Battle of Abu-Ageila (1967)
The Battle of Abu-Ageila (also known as the Battle of Umm-Qatef; ) was a military confrontation between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in the Six-Day War of June 1967. The decisive defeat of the Egyptians was critical to the ev ...
References
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Northern Command (Israel)
Divisions of Israel
Military units and formations established in 1954