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The 146th Division "Ha-Mapatz" (), literally "Bang" Division, is a
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Division of the
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. It is subordinate to Northern Command.


History

Formed in 1954, it fought in the
Suez Crisis The Suez Crisis, also known as the Second Arab–Israeli War, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Israel invaded on 29 October, having done so w ...
and
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 ...
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, ; 26 February 192811 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. Born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestin ...
. 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 ...
, the division fought in the battles of the northern
Golan Golan (; ) 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 city of Golan at Sahm el-Jaulān, a Syrian village eas ...
under Major General Moshe Peled. It was known as 319th division from after the Yom Kipur War to September 2020 when it received its old number.


Division organization 2024

 146th Division "Ha-Mapatz/Bang" ** 2nd Infantry Brigade "Carmeli" (Reserve) *** 221st Infantry Battalion *** 222nd Infantry Battalion *** 223rd Infantry Battalion *** (224th) Reconnaissance Battalion *** Logistic Battalion **
4th Armored Brigade "Kiryati" Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama ...
(Reserve) *** 7016th Armored Battalion *** 7421st Armored Battalion *** 9218th Armored Battalion *** 7071st Combat Engineer Battalion *** Reconnaissance Company *** Logistic Battalion ** 205th Armored Brigade "Egrof HaBarzel/Iron Fist" (Reserve) *** 9206th Armored Battalion *** 9212th Armored Battalion *** 9215th Armored Battalion *** Combat Engineer Battalion *** Reconnaissance Company *** Logistic Battalion ** 226th Paratroopers Brigade "Nesher/Eagle" (Reserve) *** 7056th Paratroopers Battalion *** 9255th Paratroopers Battalion *** 9263rd Paratroopers Battalion *** (6226th) Reconnaissance Battalion *** Logistic Battalion ** 228th Infantry Brigade "Alon/Oak" (Reserve) *** 5030th Infantry Battalion *** 8207th Infantry Battalion *** 9308th Infantry Battalion *** (6228th) Reconnaissance Battalion *** Logistic Battalion ** 213th Artillery Brigade "HaTkuma/The Revival" (Reserve) *** 412th Artillery Battalion ( M270 "Menatetz" MLRS) *** 7042nd Artillery Battalion ( M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers) *** 9238th Artillery Battalion (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers) *** 9242nd Artillery Battalion (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers) ** Division Logistic Brigade ** Division Signals Battalion


See also

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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 eve ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:319th Division (Idf) Northern Command (Israel) Divisions of Israel Military units and formations established in 1954 Military reserve units and formations