This article is about the Israeli military brigade. For the Syrian paramilitary unit, see Golan Regiment.
1st "Golani Defense " Brigade
Golani Tree, the Brigade's symbol
"My Golani"
Active
1948–present
Country
Israel
Branch
Israeli Ground Forces
Type
Infantry
Size
5 battalions
Part of
36th Division, Northern Command
Garrison/HQ
Camp Shraga
Motto(s)
"The No. 1 Brigade"
Colors
Brown beret, yellow and green flag
March
"Golani Sheli" ("My Golani")
Mascot(s)
Olive Tree
Engagements
War of Independence
Reprisal operations
Suez Crisis
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Operation Entebbe
1982 Lebanon War
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
Second Intifada
2006 Lebanon War
Gaza War (2008–09)
2014 Israel–Gaza conflict
2023 Israel–Hamas war
Commanders
Current commander
Colonel Yair Palai
Military unit
The 1st "Golani" Brigade (Hebrew: חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי, Htybat Givlany) is an Israeli military infantry brigade. It is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigades of the regular Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the others being the Paratroopers Brigade, the Nahal Brigade, the Givati Brigade and the Kfir Brigade. Its symbol is a green olive tree against a yellow background, with its soldiers wearing a brown beret. It is one of the most highly decorated infantry units in the IDF. The brigade consists of five battalions, including two which it kept from its inception (12th and 13th), one transferred from the Givati Brigade (51st).
The brigade was formed on February 22, 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, when the Levanoni Brigade in the Galilee split into the 1st Golani Brigade and the 2nd Carmeli Brigade. It has since participated in all of Israel's major wars and nearly all major operations, including the Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War, Operation Entebbe, the 1978 South Lebanon conflict, the 1982 and 2006 Lebanon Wars, and various operations during the Palestinian intifadas.
Three of its commanders (Mordechai Gur, Gabi Ashkenazi and Gadi Eizenkot) have become IDF Chiefs of Staff, with many more reaching the rank of aluf (major general).
The 1st "Golani" Brigade (Hebrew: חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי, Htybat Givlany) is an Israeli military infantry brigade. It is subordinated to the 36th Division...
of the GolaniBrigade.[citation needed] The brigade was formed on February 22, 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, when the Levanoni Brigade in the...
of the Bar'am Brigade, commander of the Unit 621 - 'Egoz', commander of the Hadar Battalion and commander of the 1st 'Golani' Brigade. He was killed...
Baruch. Promoted to Commander of the GolaniBrigade in 1987, Ashkenazi was reportedly popular with his brigade's combat soldiers during his nearly two-year...
coastline, and had been manned by soldiers of the 51st Battalion of the GolaniBrigade in the months prior to the war. Zikim beach, the southernmost beach...
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GolaniBrigade. He is the first non-Jewish commander of the brigade and the second Druze officer to command an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade;...
year, and did his military service in the GolaniBrigade. He served as a soldier, a squad leader in the brigade's reconnaissance company. In 1981 he became...
converted into a reserve brigade in 1956 and its 51st "HaBokim HaRishonim" infantry battalion transferred to the GolaniBrigade. Givati was reestablished...
Operations Directorate, commander of the Bashan Division, commander of the GolaniBrigade, deputy commander of the Ga'ash Formation, and commander of the Hirum...
This is a list of brigades in the Israel Defense Forces. 1st "Golani" Brigade - Has been active since 1948 and is part of Northern Command, though currently...
joined the IDF in 1988, and was deployed in the 51st Battalion of the GolaniBrigade. He graduated the officer training course as a combat officer and infantry...
planned as a pincer movement with the GolaniBrigade approaching the town from the east and the Paratroopers Brigade from the west. The paratroopers however...
the IDF during the invasion. IDF announced that GolaniBrigade's 13th Battalion and 188th Armored Brigade captured the Palestine Square in Gaza City's Shejaiya...
of the GolaniBrigade, the commander of the live-fire training center in the IDF, the commander of the GolaniBrigade, the commander of Golani's training...
up in Eilat, pursued maritime studies and later served in the IDF's GolaniBrigade. He holds a B.A. in History from Tel Aviv University and a post-graduate...
complete systems. The move is in part a response to the death of 7 GolaniBrigade soldiers who were killed by an RPG in Gaza while riding an elderly M113...
of biblical Elath, and captured it without a battle. The Negev Brigade and GolaniBrigade took part in the operation. A makeshift flag created from a white...
general who held several prominent posts including commander of the GolaniBrigade and chief of the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate. In 2000–2003...
[ʁoˈʕi klain]; (July 10, 1975—July 26, 2006) was an Israeli major in the GolaniBrigade of the Israeli Defense Forces (and one of its most highly decorated...
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) when he was 19. He served with the IDF's GolaniBrigade from 2005 until 2008. Most of his active duty was spent along the border...
tunnel systems while the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the National Resistance Brigades and the al-Quds Brigades fought the IDF in different areas of the...
brigade command, though they are not restricted to it. 93rd Reconnaissance Battalion – Kfir Brigade 631st Reconnaissance Battalion – GolaniBrigade 846th...
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