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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/IDF-Merkava-Mk-4M-2016-Zachi-Evenor.jpg/500px-IDF-Merkava-Mk-4M-2016-Zachi-Evenor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2285" data-file-height="1745" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Merkava" title="Merkava">Merkava</a> Mk 4M <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tank" title="Main battle tank">main battle tank</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day,_March_2008-cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day%2C_March_2008-cropped.jpg/250px-Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day%2C_March_2008-cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day%2C_March_2008-cropped.jpg/375px-Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day%2C_March_2008-cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day%2C_March_2008-cropped.jpg/500px-Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day%2C_March_2008-cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2789" data-file-height="1898" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Merkava" title="Merkava">Merkava</a> Mk 3D Baz tank fires</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> <b>Armored Corps</b> (<a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">חֵיל הַשִּׁרְיוֹן</span>, <i>Heil HaShiryon</i>) is a corps of the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" title="Israel Defense Forces">Israel Defense Forces</a> that, since 1998, has been subordinate to <a href="/wiki/GOC_Army_Headquarters" title="GOC Army Headquarters">GOC Army Headquarters</a>. The Armored Corps is the principal maneuvering corps, and primarily bases its strength on <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tank" title="Main battle tank">main battle tanks</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Armored_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored Corps">Armored Corps</a> is the decisive corps in GOC Army Headquarters, and bases its power on a combination of mobility, armor, and firepower. During wars, its primary role is to lead the first line of the attacking forces and to clear the area of the enemy. Secondarily, it blocks the armor forces of the enemy and seeks to destroy its tanks and armor. During peacetime, it reinforces the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Infantry_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli Infantry Corps">Infantry Corps</a> while it performs security tasks, with the tanks serving as mobile <a href="/wiki/Bunker" title="Bunker">bunkers</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Armored_Corps'_role"><span id="Armored_Corps.27_role"></span>Armored Corps' role</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Armored Corps' role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Armored Corps are the decisive part of <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces" title="Israeli Ground Forces">Israel's Ground Forces</a>. The main elements it uses to make crucial blows are <a href="/wiki/Mobility_(military)" title="Mobility (military)">Mobility</a>, <a href="/wiki/Durability" title="Durability">Durability</a> and <a href="/wiki/Firepower" title="Firepower">Fire Power</a>. The corps mostly operate <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tank" title="Main battle tank">Main battle tanks</a> but also <a href="/wiki/Mobile_infantry" title="Mobile infantry">Mobile Infantry</a> and Mobile Armor support. </p><p>In wars there are two objectives that the armored corps are designated to accomplish. </p> <ol><li>Lead the way for the infantry in the front line, and help clear the area of enemy troops.</li> <li>Block the enemy's armored forces and destroy it.</li></ol> <p>In times of peace, the armored corps provide support for the infantry corps in the continuous-Security tasks such as prevention of underground activity or <a href="/wiki/Military_intelligence" title="Military intelligence">intelligence</a> gathering. The Tanks are used as Mobile <a href="/wiki/Outpost_(military)" title="Outpost (military)">outposts</a> for the infantry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Assembly">Assembly</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Israeli Armored Corps were assembled during the <a href="/wiki/1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War" title="1948 Arab–Israeli War">War of Independence.</a> The corps started from the Armored Service, the <a href="/wiki/Palmach" title="Palmach">Palmach</a>'s armored unit, that was established on February 24, 1948. <a href="/wiki/Yitzhak_Sadeh" title="Yitzhak Sadeh">Yitzhak Sade</a> was appointed as the head of the unit. On May 24, 1948, the first armored brigade of the IDF was announced, The <a href="/wiki/8th_Brigade_(Israel)" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Brigade (Israel)">8th Brigade</a>. The personnel were recruited from various places such as the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British army</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">allied countries</a>' militaries, members of the <a href="/wiki/Haganah" title="Haganah">Haganah</a>, the Palmach, and other resistance movements. </p><p>The corps consisted of ten obsolete <a href="/wiki/Hotchkiss_H35" title="Hotchkiss H35">Hotchkiss</a> tanks from France, two <a href="/wiki/Cromwell_tank" title="Cromwell tank">Cromwell</a> tanks stolen from the British Army, and a single <a href="/wiki/Sherman_(tank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sherman (tank)">Sherman</a> tank stolen from the British Army. Later in the war, additional Sherman tanks were purchased from <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>. Two of them participated in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Horev" title="Operation Horev">Operation Horev</a> in December 1948. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Active_armored_brigades">Active armored brigades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Active armored brigades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following list contains the currently active armored brigades: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:7thArmoredBrigade.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/7thArmoredBrigade.svg/25px-7thArmoredBrigade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/7thArmoredBrigade.svg/38px-7thArmoredBrigade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/7thArmoredBrigade.svg/50px-7thArmoredBrigade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="394" data-file-height="555" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/7th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)" title="7th Armored Brigade (Israel)">7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hativa188.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Hativa188.PNG/25px-Hativa188.PNG" decoding="async" width="25" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Hativa188.PNG/38px-Hativa188.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Hativa188.PNG/50px-Hativa188.PNG 2x" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="845" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/188th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)" title="188th Armored Brigade (Israel)">188th Armored Brigade "Barak"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94_401.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94_401.svg/25px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94_401.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94_401.svg/38px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94_401.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94_401.svg/50px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94_401.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="369" data-file-height="491" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/401st_Brigade_(Israel)" title="401st Brigade (Israel)">401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot ha-Barzel"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_460.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_460.svg/25px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_460.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_460.svg/38px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_460.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_460.svg/50px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_460.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="565" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/460th_Brigade_(Israel)" title="460th Brigade (Israel)">460th Armored Brigade "Bnei Or"</a> (Training)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unit_histories">Unit histories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Unit histories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/36th_Division_(Israel)" title="36th Division (Israel)">36th Division "Ga'ash"</a></b>: the division is stationed on the <a href="/wiki/Golan_Heights" title="Golan Heights">Golan Heights</a> under <a href="/wiki/Northern_Command_(Israel)" title="Northern Command (Israel)">Northern Command</a>. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)" title="7th Armored Brigade (Israel)">7th Armored Brigade "Saar me-Golan"</a>: the brigade was he first IDF armored brigade and has participated in all of Israel's wars. The brigade's fighting during the <a href="/wiki/Suez_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Suez War">Suez War</a> resulted in a breakthrough in how the army approached the character of armored warfare. As of 2014<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the brigade is transitioning from <a href="/wiki/Merkava#Merkava_Mark_I" title="Merkava">Merkava 2</a> tanks to Merkava 4 tanks.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/188th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)" title="188th Armored Brigade (Israel)">188th Armored Brigade "Barak"</a>: beginning with the <a href="/wiki/Six-Day_War" title="Six-Day War">Six-Day War</a>, the brigade participated in all of Israel's wars. During the <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">Yom Kippur War</a>, the brigade was the first line of defense in the first days of the war in the Southern <a href="/wiki/Golan" title="Golan">Golan</a>, and saw almost all of its officers killed in action. It was the last armored brigade to use the <a href="/wiki/Centurion_tank" class="mw-redirect" title="Centurion tank">Centurion tank</a>, converting to Merkava 3 tanks in 1992, later completing their conversion to Merkava Mark 4M-400 in July 2019.</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/162nd_Division_(Israel)" title="162nd Division (Israel)">162nd Division "Ha-Plada"</a></b>: the division is assigned to <a href="/wiki/Southern_Command_(Israel)" title="Southern Command (Israel)">Southern Command</a>. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/401st_Brigade_(Israel)" title="401st Brigade (Israel)">401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot ha-Barzel"</a>: the brigade was formed in 1968 in order to control the <a href="/wiki/Suez_Canal" title="Suez Canal">Suez Canal</a> line. During the Yom Kippur War, it faced the first line of attack in the canal and suffered heavy losses. During the <a href="/wiki/1982_Lebanon_War" title="1982 Lebanon War">1982 Lebanon War</a>, it fought in the Southern force—one of its battalions participated in the Sultan Yaakov battle. During 2004–05, the brigade's <a href="/wiki/Magach" title="Magach">Magach</a> tanks were replaced by <a href="/wiki/Merkava#Merkava_Mark_I" title="Merkava">Merkava 4</a> tanks.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/460th_Brigade_(Israel)" title="460th Brigade (Israel)">460th Armored Brigade "Bnei Or"</a>: the brigade is the training brigade of the Armored Corps. It maintains two bases: the <i>Shizafon</i> training base—the school for the corps' commanders, where the officers and tank commanders are instructed, as well as basic training for all brigades, and advanced training for the 401st and 7th brigades — and Camp <i>Magen-Sayarim</i>, which is shared with the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps and Border Defense Corp as grounds for the advanced training for soldiers of the 188th Brigade.</li></ul> <p>As an added footnote - Sayarim used to be the Armored Corp base for basic training for Armored Corpsmen. Advanced training was received in specific designated companies in active battalions under the operational brigades. Around 2004, advanced training was moved to Shizafon, whereafter basic training was also gradually moved to Shizafon. After the creation and later disbanding of in 2021 of the Mesaya'at fire support and reconnaissance training battalion and operational companies in active battalions, the advanced training of the 188th brigade was moved to Sayarim, where it remains, per 2022. Plans are discussed for the re-integration of the 188th advanced training to Shizafon, and of all advanced training returning to active battalions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reserve_armored_brigades">Reserve armored brigades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reserve armored brigades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tanks_of_the_Israeli_8th_Armoured_Brigade_(1948).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Tanks_of_the_Israeli_8th_Armoured_Brigade_%281948%29.jpg/300px-Tanks_of_the_Israeli_8th_Armoured_Brigade_%281948%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Tanks_of_the_Israeli_8th_Armoured_Brigade_%281948%29.jpg/450px-Tanks_of_the_Israeli_8th_Armoured_Brigade_%281948%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Tanks_of_the_Israeli_8th_Armoured_Brigade_%281948%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="470" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Sherman tanks of the Israeli forces in 1948</figcaption></figure> <p>The following list contains the reserve armored brigades as of 2024: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kiryati.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Kiryati.svg/25px-Kiryati.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Kiryati.svg/38px-Kiryati.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Kiryati.svg/50px-Kiryati.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="157" data-file-height="215" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kiryati_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="Kiryati Brigade">4th Armored Brigade "Kiryati"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_hativa_8.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Logo_hativa_8.png/25px-Logo_hativa_8.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Logo_hativa_8.png/38px-Logo_hativa_8.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Logo_hativa_8.png/50px-Logo_hativa_8.png 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/8th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)" title="8th Armored Brigade (Israel)">8th Armored Brigade "HaZaken"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HarelBrigade.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/HarelBrigade.svg/25px-HarelBrigade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/HarelBrigade.svg/38px-HarelBrigade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/HarelBrigade.svg/50px-HarelBrigade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/10th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Armored Brigade (Israel)">10th Armored Brigade "Harel"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brigade_14_sign.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Brigade_14_sign.svg/25px-Brigade_14_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Brigade_14_sign.svg/38px-Brigade_14_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Brigade_14_sign.svg/50px-Brigade_14_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="650" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Armored Brigade (Israel) (page does not exist)">14th Armored Brigade "Machatz"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-hativa-37.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Logo-hativa-37.png/25px-Logo-hativa-37.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Logo-hativa-37.png/38px-Logo-hativa-37.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Logo-hativa-37.png/50px-Logo-hativa-37.png 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=179th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="179th Armored Brigade (Israel) (page does not exist)">179th Armored Brigade "Re'em"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_hativa_514.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Logo_hativa_514.png/25px-Logo_hativa_514.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Logo_hativa_514.png/38px-Logo_hativa_514.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Logo_hativa_514.png/50px-Logo_hativa_514.png 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=205th_Armored_Brigade_(Israel)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="205th Armored Brigade (Israel) (page does not exist)">205th Armored Brigade "Egrof HaBarzel"</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo-hativa-434.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Logo-hativa-434.png/25px-Logo-hativa-434.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="34" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Southern_Command_(Israel)" title="Southern Command (Israel)">Southern Command</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harel_Brigade" title="Harel Brigade">10th Armored Brigade "Harel"</a>: the brigade was established as a division of the Palmach on 16 April 1948, immediately after Operation Nachshon. <a href="/wiki/Yitzhak_Rabin" title="Yitzhak Rabin">Yitzhak Rabin</a> was appointed as its first commander. During the Suez Crisis (Kadesh Operation) in 1956, the brigade fought as an infantry brigade commanded by Shmuel Gudar. In 1959, the brigade was made into a reserve unit of the Armored Corps. In the <a href="/wiki/Six-Day_War" title="Six-Day War">Six-Day War</a>, the brigade fought in the battles for <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a> under the command of <a href="/wiki/Uri_Ben_Ari" class="mw-redirect" title="Uri Ben Ari">Uri Ben Ari</a>. Today, the brigade is part of Uzvat Amud ha-Esh ("Pillar of Fire").</li> <li>14th Armored Brigade "Machatz"': the brigade was active during the <a href="/wiki/War_of_Attrition" title="War of Attrition">War of Attrition</a> when it split to provide the basis for the 401st Armoured Brigade. During the <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">Yom Kippur War</a>, it was initially an armored reserve supporting the infantry brigades holding the Bar-Lev Line. It suffered terrible casualties during the war but was rebuilt afterwards.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selection_and_training">Selection and training</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Selection and training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All recruits must have a minimum <a href="/wiki/Medical_Profile" class="mw-redirect" title="Medical Profile">Medical Profile</a> of 72. Cadets first undergo eight weeks of basic training, which is classed as Rifleman 04 level in the <a href="/wiki/Tironut" class="mw-redirect" title="Tironut">Tironut</a> system. They train in light weapons, field training, first aid, and physical fitness. </p><p>Following the end of basic training, the cadets train for six weeks in one of three specialties: gunner, loader, and driver. They engage in theoretical and practical exercises during this period. After completing this training, the cadets are granted their beret and move on to complete 10 weeks of exercises, during which they practice engaging in combat and functioning as tank crews. </p><p>At the end of the course, some soldiers are selected to attend the tank commander's course. The tank commander's course lasts about three and a half months. Cadets train in the two other specialties that they did not train in earlier, and in the principles of command, control, navigation, and assessment of situations. At the end of the course, exceptional soldiers are offered the opportunity to attend the officer's course, which lasts 7 months, where they learn to command an armored platoon in close cooperation with other field units. </p><p>After Armored Corps soldiers complete their active service, they are moved into reserve units. Active reservists in the Armor Corps attend training exercises once a year.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Disbanded_units">Disbanded units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Disbanded units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hativa211.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Hativa211.png/25px-Hativa211.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Hativa211.png/38px-Hativa211.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Hativa211.png/50px-Hativa211.png 2x" data-file-width="2475" data-file-height="3521" /></a></span> <b>211th Brigade</b></li></ul> <p>Also known as the <i>Yishai</i> (acronym for "Guardians of Jerusalem Unit"), during the Lebanon War of 1982, it was famously led by Colonel <a href="/wiki/Eli_Geva" title="Eli Geva">Eli Geva</a>, who, during the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Beirut" title="Siege of Beirut">Siege of Beirut</a>, refused to lead his soldiers into the city for moral reasons. He was dismissed from the army. The brigade was dissolved in the early 1990s. </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_500.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_500.svg/25px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_500.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_500.svg/38px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_500.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_500.svg/50px-%D7%AA%D7%92_%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94_500.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="432" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/500th_Brigade" title="500th Brigade">500th Brigade</a></b></li></ul> <p>Also known as the <i>Kfir</i> ("Young Lion") Formation, this was a regular armor brigade that operated from 1972 until 2003. During the Yom Kippur War, it participated in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Suez" title="Battle of Suez">Battle of Suez</a>. During the Lebanon War of 1982, it fought in the framework of the Eastern force and participated in the Eyn Zhalata battle. In 2003, due to changes in the IDF structure, and the lessening of the threat from the eastern front, due to the US war in Iraq, the brigade was dissolved. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yad_La-Shiryon" title="Yad La-Shiryon">Yad La-Shiryon</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armored_Corps_(Israel)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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