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 Israel - 45th Brigade (Armored) - Barak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
During the Sinai Campaign, the brigade was deployed on the Jordanian border, and therefore did not have an active role in the combat.
The Barak brigade was responsible for the Southern Golan Heights sector.
The brigade participated in all subsequent redeployments stabilizing the lines in the Lebanese sector, and was among the last forces to leave Lebanon.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/israel/45th_brigade_barak.htm   (547 words)

  
 Golani Brigade - Independence to Galilee.htm
Prior to the Declaration of Independence, the soldiers of the brigade fought in the areas of Mishmar Ha'emek, Tiberias, Migdal, Zemach and Rosh Pinna.
The Golani brigade was deployed to face this threat, although it had severely depleted ranks and was short of arms.
The Golani brigade took part along with the Seventh armored infantry brigade, and the Carmeli brigade in Operation Dekel (in the Galilee).
www.warchronicle.com /units/Israel/golani.htm   (1195 words)

  
 Barak Brigade
The Barak brigade was responsible for responding to the Syrians, with an infiltration in the southern sector of the Heights.
The mission of the brigade was to destroy the terrorists bases in Lebanon, thereby removing the constant threat on the Israel's northern villages.
Once the reconnaissance company of the brigade found a bypass channel to reach the brigade, this respite was used by the ordnance and logistics personnel to repair and rearm and fuel the equipment.
www.tanksim.com /topic11.htm   (3925 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Operation Hiram
The Seventh and Oded brigades advanced in a pincer movement toward the village of Sasa, the former coming from the town of Safed and the latter from Nahariyya, passing by the village of Tarshiha.
Simultaneously, the Golani Brigade engaged in diversionary tactics in the direction of the village of Illaboun.
The Carmeli Brigade, which was assigned to counter a possible Syrian offensive, crossed the border into Lebanon, captured 41 villages, and reached the Litani River.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Operation-Hiram   (520 words)

  
 Barak Armored Brigade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The symbol of the Barak Armored Brigade is a shield with a red border, blue and white background and a sword on it.
In recent years the brigade has changed from the Centurion tank to the Merkava 3 main battle tank.
During the Yom Kippur War it played an important role defending Israels borders against the Syrian attack in the southern Golan Heights.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barak_Armored_Brigade   (350 words)

  
 Barak Armored Brigade -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The brigade has a long history and was even a part of Israel's army before the state of (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine) Israel was declared.
It was an (An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot) infantry brigade which fought in the northern part of (A British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948) Palestine.
After (The ground and air and naval forces of Israel) IDF was created the Carmeli Brigade became the 18th Brigade.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/barak_armored_brigade.htm   (494 words)

  
 4Reference || Barak Armored Brigade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The symbol of the Barak Armored Brigade is a shield with a red border, blue and white background and a sword on it as show here http://www.idf.il/Images/hativa.gif.
In recent years the brigade has changed from the Centurion tank (picture: http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/vehicles/tanks/shot/centurion1.jpg) to the Merkava Main 3 battle tank (picture: http://merkava.defense-update.com/merkava-top.jpg).
After Israel Defence Forces was created the Carmeli Brigade became the 18th Brigade.
www.4reference.net /encyclopedias/wikipedia/Barak_Armored_Brigade.html   (324 words)

  
 Carmeli Brigade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The brigade has a long history and was even a part ofIsrael's army before the state of Israel was declared.
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war the brigade was knownas the Carmeli Brigade because it was led by Moshe Carmel.
During the Sinai Campaign in 1956 the brigade was stationed alongthe Jordanian border, in case the Jordanians decided to open a second front, and was thus not involved in combat.
www.therfcc.org /carmeli-brigade-307046.html   (318 words)

  
 Barak Armored Brigade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The brigade has a long history was even a part of Israel's army the state of Israel was declared.
It was an infantry brigade which fought in the northern of Palestine.
During the Sinai Campaign in 1956 the brigade was stationed the Jordanian border in case the Jordanians to open a second front and was not involved in combat.
www.freeglossary.com /Barak_Armored_Brigade   (612 words)

  
 Israel - 2nd Brigade - Carmeli
The Carmeli Brigade was formed by David Ben-Gurion in February 1948 to be one of nine elite fighting units, known as the Palmach.
Two months later, the Carmeli Brigade engaged in fierce fighting with several waves of Arab Druze forces, but succeeded in repelling the assault on the city of Haifa and then moved on to capture Arab positions in Acre.
Throughout the Israeli war for independence, the Carmeli Brigade served as one of the primary units in the Israeli army.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/israel/2nd_brigade_carmeli.htm   (146 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Barak Armored Brigade
Operation Hiram was a military operation conducted by the Israel Defence Force (IDF) during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War It was led by Moshe Carmel and aimed at capturing the entire Galilee region for Israel.
The Suez Crisis, also known as the Suez War, Suez Campaign or Kadesh Operation was a war fought on Egyptian territory in 1956.
Operation Dekel (palm tree) was the largest offensive in the north of Palestine during the first and second truce of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Barak-Armored-Brigade   (1006 words)

  
 Barak Armored Brigade -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Barak Armored Brigade is today an Israeli tank brigade and one of the regular armored brigades of the (Click link for more info and facts about Northern Command) Northern Command.
In recent years the brigade has changed from the (Click link for more info and facts about Centurion tank) Centurion tank (picture:) to the Merkava Main 3 battle tank (picture:).
During the (Click link for more info and facts about 1948 Arab-Israeli war) 1948 Arab-Israeli war the brigade was known as the Carmeli Brigade because it was led by (Click link for more info and facts about Moshe Carmel) Moshe Carmel.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Ba/Barak_Armored_Brigade.htm   (494 words)

  
 Golani Brigade
However, the Golani Brigade succeeded in bringing the Syrian columns of armor and infantry to a halt, sometimes through the use of Molotov cocktails and face­to­face combat.
The guerilla, improvisational tactics that prevailed in the pre­State era were grafted with the Brigade commander's experience in the British Army to set the tone of Golani combat doctrine.
The Golani brigade fought on the Nabatiye Heights and in Kfar Sil, but the battle for which Golani became famous in Lebanon was the capture of the Beaufort outpost ­ a military fort dating back to the crusader period (12th century), that was used as a terrorist base.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Society_&_Culture/golani_brigade.html   (1655 words)

  
 Hula massacre - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was captured on October 24 by the Carmeli Brigade without any resistance at all.
At the time of Lahis' nomination to head the Jewish Agency, Lahis's immediate superior in the Carmeli Brigade, Dov Yirmiya, wrote to Jewish Agency Chairman Arie Dulzin about Lahis' role in the 1948 massacre.
After Lahis' appointment in the role, the controversy was reported in the Israeli media and caused debate in the Knesset.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Hula_massacre   (454 words)

  
 World Affairs Board - View Single Post - My Pics. See if they show.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As a regular infantry brigade, the Givati Brigade undertakes ongoing security operations including, serving in the Territories, patrolling the borders, and manning positions in Lebanon.
Although there is much dispute regarding the need for this third course of service and the relevance of the Nahal's original goals in present-day Israel, in the past year there has been a marked increase in candidates volunteering for service in the nuclei and the Nahal Infantry Unit.
As of 1997, the regular Nahal Infantry Brigade came under the command of the Central Command, while the Nahal Command, which continues to serve as a special cadre for combining military and nation-building civilian service was integrated into the framework of the Education and Youth Corps.
www.worldaffairsboard.com /showpost.php?p=3984&postcount=15   (645 words)

  
 The Golani Brigade
The Golani brigade fought on the Nabatiye Heights and in Kfar Sil, but the battle for which Golani became famous in Lebanon was the capture of the Beaufort outpost - a military fort dating back to the crusader period (12th century), that was used as a terrorist base.
Six hours after crossing the border, a mechanized force in tracked vehicles arrived at the southern side of the outpost, and a reconnaissance group under the command of the brigade commander arrived at the northern side along with the group assigned to capture Bourj-Babil.
Since its creation, the members of the Golani's brigade reconnaisance element have proven themselves to be a effective force with many capabilities beyond the simple reconnaissance role.
www.eze33.com /brigade/golani.htm   (2116 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - The capture of Haifa in 1948
It was captured by the Carmeli Brigade and Irgun April 20-21, 1948.
The city of Haifa at the northern edge of the Sharon Plain resided well within the part of Palestine that the 1947 UN Partition plan had alloted to a Jewish state.
5,000 troops from the Lehi (group) and the Carmeli Brigade participated in the offensive that started from the Jewish neighbourhood Hadara Ha Carmel.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/The_capture_of_Haifa_in_1948   (810 words)

  
 Operation Dekel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The greatest offensive in the north during the ten days of fighting [in between the first and second truce] was "Operation Dekel," whose objective was to capture of Nazareth.
This effort was carried out by the 7th Brigade and a battalion from the Carmeli Brigade, along with some elements from Golani Brigade.
When the force was less than a mile away from the city of Nazareth, the commander of Nazareth sent out an armored car unit to block its advance.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/History/Dekel.html   (186 words)

  
 Israeli TO&E   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The 7th Brigade fought the first two battles of Latrun (24 May and 30 May) against the Arab Legion.
The Brigade was issued 6 flame throwers but only two became operational by the second Battle of Latrun.
Two experimental 6 inch mortars were also issued to the Brigade, but field tests showed them to be flawed, and they never became operational.
www.balagan.org.uk /war/arab-israeli/1948/org_israeli.htm   (885 words)

  
 Israel and the Arab Coalition in 1948
The Arab Legion was in a position to intervene to help the Egyptian brigade trapped in the Faluja pocket but it was directed instead to take Bethlehem and Hebron, which had previously been occupied by the Egyptians.
Four brigades were concentrated in the north for Operation Hiram.
In hot pursuit of the retreating forces, the Carmeli Brigade crossed into Lebanon and captured 14 villages which were later relinquished when the armistice agreement was signed.
www.fathom.com /course/72810001/session5.html   (864 words)

  
 CHRONOLOGY - INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER, PALESTINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
IDF Operation Dekel: Carmeli and Sheva' brigades push east and south from Acre, capture Nazareth from ALA under Qawuqji and occupy Lower Galilee.
IDF Carmeli Brigade fails to recapture the Zionist settlement of Mishmar ha-Yarden, south of Lake Tiberias, that had been occupied by Syrian troops.
Negev and Yiftach brigades attack and expel Bedouins and inhabitants of villages in Negev.
www.ipc.gov.ps /alnakba/English/important-documents/chrono_1948.html   (1770 words)

  
 Crossfire Scenarios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Facing the Druze were units of the Haganah's "Carmeli" Brigade.
Around 26 April elements of the Harel Brigade (4th and 5th Battalions) and Etzioni Brigade (4th Battalion) attacked the Katamon district of south Jerusalem.
It became known as the "Radar" and upon the British evacuation in 1948 the facility was occupied by 80-90 Israelis of the Etzioni Brigade (the territorial Brigade of the Haganah assigned to Jerusalem).
www.balagan.org.uk /war/arab-israeli/1948/scenarios.htm   (1380 words)

  
 Haifa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As the major industrial and oil-refinary port in the British mandate of Palestine, Jewish forces deemed control of Haifa a critical objective in the ensuing 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
It was captured on April 23rd, 1948 by a force of 5,000 Israeli soldiers led by the Carmeli Brigade whose attack was met by a defending force of 350-500[2].
The campaign resulted in Israeli control over the area and the flight of about 60,000 Palestinian Arabs from Haifa District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haifa   (1252 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I am basing the number of brigades in each sector upon Yigal Allon's account of the war.
For example, the 9th "Yaftach" Brigade fought along side the 1st "Golani" brigade at Safed upper Galilee.
Elihu King's account put the 72nd Battalion of the 7th Brigade in Haifa but not in action.
www.command-decision.com /Command_Decision_TOandE/post-WWII/zahal   (154 words)

  
 TIME LINE OF THE ISRAELI AGGRESSION AGAINST THE PALESTINIANS IN THE 1948 WAR. : LA IMC
The Palmach's Eighth Armored Brigade and the Third Infantry Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade.
Third Battalion of the Giv'ati Brigade and the Ninth Commando Battalion of the Armored Brigade.
Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade (commanded by the Ethnic Cleansing champion, Yigal Allon).
la.indymedia.org /news/2003/05/56146_comment.php   (2732 words)

  
 Operation Hiram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The operation was launched in response to an attack on the Jewish settlement of Manara by the
The Carmeli Brigade, which was assigned to counter a possible
Syrian offensive, crossed the border into Lebanon, captured 41 villages, and reached the Litani River.
en.efactory.pl /Operation_Hiram   (451 words)

  
 Amqa
Amqa was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Seventh Brigade and the First Batallion of the Carmeli Brigade
List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/a/am/amqa.html   (47 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Carmeli Brigade
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In recent years the brigade has changed from the Centurion tank (picture: [2] (http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/vehicles/tanks/shot/centurion1.jpg)) to the Merkava Main 3 battle tank (picture: [3] (http://merkava.defense-update.com/merkava-top.jpg)).
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Carmeli-Brigade   (376 words)

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