Yiftach Brigade

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Emblem of the brigade

The 11th Brigade (also known as the Yiftah Brigade) is a reserve unit in the Israel Defense force, composed mainly of fighters who completed their service in the Unit 621 – 'Egoz'.

History

In the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it was an Israeli infantry brigade. It included two Palmach battalions (the 1st and 7th), and later also the 2nd, which was transferred from the Negev Brigade.

The Palmach memorial website records 274 of its members being killed whilst in the Yiftach Brigade.

Reestablishment

In 2016, it was decided to reestablish the brigade as an elite infantry brigade in the reserves, called the "Reserve Commando Brigade", based on the reserve battalions of the 810th Brigade 'Hermon', which was closed as part of the multi-year Gideon plan. Most of the soldiers off the brigade completed their service in the Egoz unit. In September 2020, the brigade transferred command to the 99th Infantry Division (Reserve), where it serves as a commando reserve force.


  • Moshe Kelman, commander during Operation Yiftach
    Moshe Kelman, commander during Operation Yiftach
  • Mula Cohen, commander during Operation Danny
    Mula Cohen, commander during Operation Danny
  • Gideon Eilat commander during Operation Yoav
    Gideon Eilat commander during Operation Yoav
Yiftach Brigade parading in Haifa. April 1949
Yiftach Brigade Second Battalion on parade marking first anniversary of the occupation of Haifa
Yiftach Brigade Memorial near Beit Kama

Military operations

The Yiftach Brigade participated in the following Israeli military operations:

Memorial

The memorial for the fallen soldiers of the Yiftach Brigade is situated in the northern Negev north of Rahat, near Kibbutz Beit Kama and Kama Junction on Road 40.

See also


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