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The 36th Division "Ga'ash", also known as the Ga'ash Formation ("Rage"), is a regular-service division of the
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36th Division "Ga'ash/Rage"
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1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
*** 12th Infantry Battalion "Barak"
*** 13th Infantry Battalion "Gidon"
*** 51st Infantry Battalion "HaBok'im HaRishon"
*** (631st) Reconnaissance Battalion "HaNamer HaMeofef/The Flying Leopard"
*** 7086th Combat Engineering Battalion "Alon" (Reserve)
*** 351st Signal Company
*** 5111st Logistic Battalion (Reserve)
** 
6th Infantry Brigade "Etzioni" (Reserve)
*** 8103rd Infantry Battalion "Moriah"
*** 9219th Infantry Battalion "Beit Horon"
*** 9220th Infantry Battalion "Machmash"
*** (6408th) Reconnaissance Battalion "Yehonathan"
*** 8173rd Combat Engineering Battalion
*** 5474th Signal Company
*** Logistic Battalion
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7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan/Storm from Golan"
*** 75th Armored Battalion "Romah"
*** 77th Armored Battalion "Oz"
*** 82nd Armored Battalion "Ga'ash"
*** 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion "Lahav/Blade"
*** Reconnaissance Company
*** 353rd Signal Company
*** Logistic Battalion
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188th Armored Brigade "Barak/Lightning"
*** 53rd Armored Battalion "Sufa"
*** 71st Armored Battalion "Reshef"
*** 74th Armored Battalion "Sa'ar"
*** 605th Combat Engineering Battalion "HaMahatz"
*** Reconnaissance Company
*** 359th Signal Company
*** Logistic Battalion
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282nd Artillery Brigade "Golan"
*** 334th Artillery Battalion "Ra’am/Thunder" ( M270 "Menatetz" MLRS)
*** 404th Artillery Battalion "Shafifon/
389th Division Signal Battalion "Sion"
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...
(IDF). It is subordinate to Northern Command.
History
The division was established in September 1954. Until 1958 it was led by ''Aluf
( or "first/leader of a group" in Biblical Hebrew) is a senior military rank in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) for officers who in other countries would have the rank of general, air marshal, or admiral. In addition to the ''aluf'' rank, fo ...
'' Avraham Yoffe. At the time, divisional commands were mission-based commands without organic forces, but rather with troops apportioned according to given missions. It was led by ''Aluf'' Zvi Zamir
Zvi Zamir (; born Zvicka Zarzevsky; 3 March 1925 – 2 January 2024) was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and the director of the Mossad from 1968 to 1974.
Early life
Born in Poland on 3 March 1925, Zamir immigrated with his famil ...
from 1958 until he was succeeded by ''Aluf'' Uzi Narkiss in 1962, who led until 1965. From 1965 to 1969, it was led by ''Aluf'' Elad Peled.
During the 1967 Six-Day War
The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states, primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan from 5 to 10June ...
, the division led the battles in the northern West Bank
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
, commanding the Barak Armored Brigade (then the 45th Armored Brigade), the 37th Brigade and forces from the 1st Brigade. Later, it oversaw the occupation of the southern Golan Heights
The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...
. After the war, from 1969 to 1972, the division was led by ''Aluf'' Shmuel Gonen (Gorodish). From 1972 to 1974, it was led by then-''Aluf'' Rafael Eitan
Rafael "Raful" Eitan (; 11 January 1929 – 23 November 2004) was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (Ramatkal) and later a politician, a Knesset member, and government minister.
Early life
Rafael Eitan was ...
.
During the Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states led by Egypt and S ...
of October 1973, the division fought in the defensive battles over the northern Golan, and afterwards broke deeper into Syrian territory. During Operation Litani
The 1978 South Lebanon conflict, also known as the First Israeli invasion of Lebanon and codenamed Operation Litani by Israel, began when Israel invaded southern Lebanon up to the Litani River in March 1978. It was in response to the Coas ...
, Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1978, the division fought on the eastern front. During the 1982 Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon. The invasion followed a series of attacks and counter-attacks between the Palestine Liberation Organization ...
, it fought on the central front, proceeding along the coastal route to Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
.
Division organization 2024
* 36th Division "Ga'ash/Rage"
** 1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
*** 12th Infantry Battalion "Barak"
*** 13th Infantry Battalion "Gidon"
*** 51st Infantry Battalion "HaBok'im HaRishon"
*** (631st) Reconnaissance Battalion "HaNamer HaMeofef/The Flying Leopard"
*** 7086th Combat Engineering Battalion "Alon" (Reserve)
*** 351st Signal Company
*** 5111st Logistic Battalion (Reserve)
** 6th Infantry Brigade "Etzioni" (Reserve)
*** 8103rd Infantry Battalion "Moriah"
*** 9219th Infantry Battalion "Beit Horon"
*** 9220th Infantry Battalion "Machmash"
*** (6408th) Reconnaissance Battalion "Yehonathan"
*** 8173rd Combat Engineering Battalion
*** 5474th Signal Company
*** Logistic Battalion
** 7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan/Storm from Golan"
*** 75th Armored Battalion "Romah"
*** 77th Armored Battalion "Oz"
*** 82nd Armored Battalion "Ga'ash"
*** 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion "Lahav/Blade"
*** Reconnaissance Company
*** 353rd Signal Company
*** Logistic Battalion
** 188th Armored Brigade "Barak/Lightning"
*** 53rd Armored Battalion "Sufa"
*** 71st Armored Battalion "Reshef"
*** 74th Armored Battalion "Sa'ar"
*** 605th Combat Engineering Battalion "HaMahatz"
*** Reconnaissance Company
*** 359th Signal Company
*** Logistic Battalion
** 282nd Artillery Brigade "Golan"
*** 334th Artillery Battalion "Ra’am/Thunder" ( M270 "Menatetz" MLRS)
*** 404th Artillery Battalion "Shafifon/Viper
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" (Reserve) ( M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
*** 405th Artillery Battalion "Namer/Leopard" (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
*** 411th Artillery Battalion "Keren/Ray" (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
*** 611th Target Acquisition Battalion "Eitam/Eagle"
*** 9260th Artillery Battalion "Magan" (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
*** 2× Supply platoons
*** 3× Control squads
** 389th Division Signal Battalion "Sion"
References
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