Golani Brigade

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1st "Golani Defense " Brigade
Golani Tree, the Brigade's symbol "My Golani"
Active1948–present
Country Israel
Branch Israeli Ground Forces
TypeInfantry
Size5 battalions
Part of36th Division, Northern Command
Garrison/HQCamp Shraga
Motto(s)"The No. 1 Brigade"
ColorsBrown beret, yellow and green flag
March"Golani Sheli" ("My Golani")
Mascot(s)Olive Tree
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Yair Palai

The 1st "Golani" Brigade (

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

Operation Entebbe, the 1978 South Lebanon conflict, the 1982 and 2006 Lebanon Wars, and various operations during the Palestinian intifadas
.

Three of its commanders (

Chiefs of Staff, with many more reaching the rank of aluf (major general
).

History

Founding and initial organization

As the end of the

Shfela, and Etzioni in the Jerusalem area. On February 28, 1948, the Levanoni Brigade was split into two—Carmeli in the northwest, and Golani in the northeast.[1]

Golani's area of operations included much of the

Jordan Valley and the Hula Valley.[2] It extended to al-Jalama and Bat Shlomo in the west.[3] Major population centers included Safed, Tiberias, Beit She'an and Nazareth.[1] The new brigade had five battalions, with its headquarters in Yavne'el:[2]

Number Name Meaning Theater Comments
11 Alon Oak Upper Galilee ("Tel Hai") Transferred to Oded in May 1948
12 Barak Lightning
Jordan Valley
("Benjamin")
13 Gideon Gideon East Jezreel Valley ("Simeon")
14 Dror Named after commander, Ya'akov Dror Jezreel Valley ("Levi")
15 Goren Named after commander, Moshe Goren
Jordan Valley
 Created to assist Barak Battalion in the Jordan Valley battles
Sources: Baltheim (1982), pp. 30–31; Etzioni (1951), p. 5

War of Independence

A Golani brigade roll call prior to Operation Uvda, 1949

During the

al-Shajara on May 6, 1948, and the 13th captured Beit She'an on May 12.[1][4] After these operations, responsibility over the northeastern part of the brigade's sector (the Tel Hai area, 11th Battalion), was handed over to the Oded Brigade and other forces.[3] In December 1948, the 14th and 15th battalions were merged into the Mechanized Attack Battalion.[5]

The first Golani action following the Arab intervention in the 1948 war was the defense of the kibbutzim

Iraqi Army shortly after.[6]

During the Battles of the Ten Days between the first and second truces of the war (July 8–18, 1948), Golani managed to repel the Arab Liberation Army attack on Sejera from Lubya,[7] and helped capture Nazareth and eventually Lubya in Operation Dekel.[6] Golani participated in Operation Hiram in October 1948, where at first it staged diversionary attacks from the south. Afterwards captured Eilabun, Mughar, Rameh and other villages in the ALA First Yarmouk Battalion's zone.[8]

In December 1948, the brigade was largely transferred to the south in preparation for Operation Horev. Golani fought the Egyptians in the Gaza Strip, in Operation Assaf, the Battle of Hill 86 and later battles around Rafah.[9][10] In March 1949, the brigade was tasked with capturing Umm Rashrash, today Eilat, with the 7th Armored Brigade. Golani advanced through the Arabah region in the east and arrived at the location two hours after the 7th. This was the last operation of the war.[11]

Border Raids and Suez Crisis

After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Golani Brigade participated in a number of reprisal raids in the first part of the 1950s. In 1951, a Syrian patrol entered the demilitarized zone near Tel Mutilla, and was attacked by reservist IDF troops. Golani reinforced a reserve battalion and entered a battle that lasted five days, costing the brigade 40 dead and 72 wounded.[12] The battle caused a number of changes in the IDF doctrine and was a catalyst for the creation of Unit 101.[13] On October 28, 1955, after a border incident with Egypt around the Auja al-Hafir demilitarized zone, Golani was tasked with leading Operation Volcano, an attack on the Egyptian army in the area and the largest military operation at the time since the 1948 war.[14]

In the Suez Crisis of 1956, the brigade's task was to capture the area around the city Rafah. The 51st Battalion, formerly of Givati, led the assault on the Rafah Junction. They were ordered to abandon their vehicles after reaching a minefield and coming under fire from Egyptian artillery, although the battalion's sappers slowly created a way forward for a line of vehicles and the battalion captured the intended Egyptian positions. The 12th Battalion captured positions on the Rafah – Khan Yunis road, and the 13th—positions south of Rafah.[15]

In early 1960, after a border incident on the backdrop of the Israeli–Syrian water dispute, Golani destroyed the abandoned village

Shunat Nimrin in Jordan.[18]

Six-Day War

On June 7, 1967, Golani units joined Israeli armored units in its assault on Nablus, capturing the city by 15:00.[19][20] The remainder of the brigade was kept in the north for the planned thrust against the Syrian army on the Golan Heights. Planning called for the 12th Battalion to capture Tel Faher and Burj Babil, Banias, Tel Hamra and Ayn Fit. The 51st took Bahriat, Tel Azaziat and Khirbet as-Suda. The 13th Battalion was left as an operational reserve in the northeastern tip of Israel.[21]

On June 9, the 51st Battalion crossed the border and advanced north along the Syrian patrol road. Its 3rd Company turned west to find Bahriat abandoned, while 2nd Company turned west and flanked Tel Azaziyat. The soldiers drove into a minefield and were forced to abandon their half-tracks, advancing to the trenches of Tel Azaziyat on foot. The battle continued from 16:21 to 17:06, ending in a Syrian surrender. At 16:46, 3rd Company captured Khirbet as-Suda, along with a T-54 tank. Meanwhile, the 12th Battalion split up to assault Burj Babil and Tel Faher. The forces at Tel Faher met stiff resistance and the 2nd Company now in Burj Babil was called to assist them. By 16:20, the southern position at Tel Faher had been taken. At 17:30, the Golani reconnaissance company came from the southeast to reinforce the 12th. By 18:20, Tel Faher was in Israeli hands.[22]

The 13th Battalion was called to help the 8th Brigade which was operating in the same area. They helped capture a position north of Za'ura, and the village Jbab al-Mis to the south. Just before dawn, the 51st assaulted Banias and captured it. Reinforcements from the 45th Brigade captured Tel Hamra slightly to the north.[22] During the course of the war, the Golani Brigade suffered 59 dead and 160 wounded, of them 23 in the Battle of Tel Faher.[23][24][25]

Counter-terror activities

After the Six-Day War, the activity in northern Israel where Golani was based was mostly limited to raids against

Ghor canal and defensive line.[26]

The raid on Wadi al-Yabis, code-named Operation Asuta 12, was carried out by the Golani reconnaissance unit and the 12th Battalion on May 4, 1969. The forces did not meet any resistance and returned after completing the mission of destroying a number of structures. The Cone Position, named after a

cone-shaped building on the premises, was attacked by the reconnaissance unit in July 1969. The guerrillas fled, but alerted the Jordanians who opened artillery fire on the Israelis. After blowing up two bunkers, the Israelis returned.[26]

The destruction of the Ghor canal was a punitive measure against the Jordanian farmers of the area, from where numerous guerrilla attacks against Israeli farmers were initiated. The three positions defending it did not notice the Israeli forces. While the attack did not go as planned when the bombs laid near the canal were detonated prematurely, it was destroyed and the water drained into the

Yarmouk River.[27]

On the Lebanese front, Golani participated in numerous raids into

Yatar, a major guerrilla base.[29]

A major attack was carried out in response to the

Juwaya just south of the river. Most of the guerrilla forces did not engage the Israelis and chose to retreat, with over 40 of them killed.[30][31]

In the

Qantara East area.[33]

On the 4th of July 1976, a detachment of Golani took part in

Operation Entebbe, to rescue hostages held in Uganda held by at least six Palestinians and two German terrorists supported by regular Ugandan soldiers.[34] The mission was a resounding success, although there were three hostages killed as well as Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, the commander of Sayeret Matkal
who spearheaded the attack.

Yom Kippur War

Like the rest of the IDF, the Golani Brigade was caught by surprise with the first Arab attack of the

Mas'ada. The 13th Battalion's position on Mount Hermon was overrun on October 6–7, 1973.[35] The brigade was assigned defence of the northern Golan, in preparation for a push to retake the Hermon.[36]

After helping fend off two major Syrian offensives, armored forces joined the battle in the area and gave Golani time to reorganize. A northern and southern force were created, with the southern force taking and defending major positions in the heart of the Golan, including Nafakh, a military base and junction on the

Mount Varda.[37]

The Israelis went to the offensive in the northern Golan on October 11. The 12th Battalion captured Jubata al-Khashab and Tel al-Ahmad, and later took positions and fended off Syrian attacks in Mazra'at Beit Jan. The 51st took Tel ad-Dahur, and after a failed attack on Beit Jann, took the village Hadar.[38]

After the events of October 6, Israel was determined to recapture Mount Hermon, nicknamed the "eyes of the country". The Second Battle of Mount Hermon began on October 8, when the 17th Battalion took tanks and half-tracks up the slopes of the Hermon, but its attack failed and the battalion suffered 25 dead and 57 wounded. During the next 13 days, the Israelis exchanged artillery fire with the Syrians on the Hermon. The next attack came on October 21.[39] Operation Dessert saw a joint force of Paratroopers and Golani retake the mountain. Golani staged a three-pronged attack by the 51st Battalion, the reconnaissance unit, the 17th Battalion and a motorized battalion. The reconnaissance unit captured the cable car position at dawn with support from elements of the 17th Battalion that were seconded to the Recce Unit. The battle ended at 11:00, when the 51st Battalion reported that it had captured the Israeli Golan position.[40]

After the Yom Kippur War, Golani forces were involved in a

Sinai to rebuild and train. They were brought back to the Golan Heights in early 1975.[42]

Operations in Southern Lebanon and First Lebanon War

During the 1970s, Golani conducted frequent raids in

al-Hiyam. The 12th Battalion captured Marjayoun and Rashaya al-Fukhar.[43][44] After clearing these villages, Golani units returned to Israel and advanced west along the Litani River, capturing a number of villages and stopping at Abbasiya just east of Tyre.[45]

In Operation Peace for Galilee, which later became known as the

Barak Armored Brigade, with a planned thrust along the Lebanese coastal strip to Tyre.[47] This force captured the villages of Doha and Kafr Sil on June 9–10, 1982, on the outskirts of Beirut.[48] The brigade took part in the Siege of Beirut, where its units were present until the end of the war in September 1982.[49]

Second Intifada

Two years after the start of the Second Intifada in 2000, Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield in response to growing Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians. Golani participated in a number of battles against Palestinian militants, including the siege of the Ramallah Mukataa, capture of Tulkarm, and the Battle of Jenin.[50]

Second Lebanon War

In the

Second Lebanon War in July 2006, Golani participated in the Battle of Maroun al-Ras[50] and the 12th and 51st battalions fought in the Battle of Bint Jbeil.[51] During the Battle, a hand grenade was thrown over the wall, Major Roi Klein jumped on the live grenade and muffled the explosion with his body.[52]
Eight soldiers and commanders from the 51st battalion were killed.

2007–2022

Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz at a military drill conducted by the Barak Battalion in northern Israel, 2011

The Golani Brigade participated in

northern Gaza in a friendly fire incident when a tank accidentally fired a live round at an abandoned building in Jabalya in which Golani forces were taking cover.[53] Three other soldiers were severely wounded and twenty more had minor injuries.[54]

Following the deployment of Golani soldiers in Hebron in December 2011, the Left wing press has reported that city residents have sensed a 'manifest worsening of soldiers behavior', as a result of 'detention, intimidation, provocation and arrest of children and teenagers; arbitrary detention of Palestinians or blocking access to roads; beating or threatened beating of detained residents; religion-based provocation and insults; forcible entry into homes and violation of Palestinian property' and 'reprisals against local and international human rights activists.'[55][56]

At 1:05 a.m. on July 20, 2014, during

M113 armoured personnel carrier they were being transported in caught fire after an explosive device was set off under it. Reportedly, the APC was not fitted with armor that can withstand this type of blast. At 1:30 a.m., a soldier was killed when two soldiers got into a firefight with terrorists. At 5:45 a.m., another Golani force got into a firefight with terrorists. Two soldiers were killed. At 8:50 a.m., three soldiers were killed when a Golani squad was caught inside a burning building, for a total of thirteen Golani soldiers killed in action that morning.[57][58]

The commander of the Golani Brigade, Colonel Ghassan Alian, the first non-Jewish commander of the brigade and the highest ranking Druze in the IDF, was lightly injured in his eye in an exchange of fire, and later returned to his soldiers after being treated.[59]

2023 Israel–Hamas War

The Golani Brigade's 13th and 51st Battalions suffered heavy casualties during the

Nahal Oz and Re'im. The Hamas fighters outnumbered them were able to defeat these Iron Wall bases with infantry tactics while using RPGs and Toyota pickup trucks and motorcycles for ground vehicles.[60][61][62][63]

The 13th Battalion suffered 41 killed, which was more fatalities than it suffered in the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War combined, and 91 wounded. Its headquarters were at the military base at Nahal Oz, and that was where many of the Golani soldiers were killed.[64][65]

On December 12, 2023, seven Golani Brigade soldiers were killed in a booby-trapped building and subsequent ambush during the Siege of Gaza City. Most of the fatalities were high-ranking officers like Colonel Yitzhak Ben-Bashat, commander of the Golani Brigade's forward command team, and Lieutenant Colonel Tomer Grinberg, the commander of the 13th Battalion who had fought in the battles around Nahal Oz in Israel two months earlier. Ben-Basat was the highest-ranking IDF soldier killed during the Israeli invasion of Gaza.[66][67]

Insignia

A Golani Brigade soldier, in service dress. An S.F.C, medic, with the Second Lebanon war ribbon & citation
Unofficial version of the Golan Brigade flag
Flag of the Brigade

The symbol of the brigade is a green

olive tree with its roots on a yellow background. It was drawn by the 12th Battalion's intelligence officer, who came from kibbutz Beit Keshet, home to numerous olive trees.[68] However, other sources claim it's an oak located in Yavne'el.[69] The colors green and yellow symbolize the green hills of the Galilee, where the brigade was stationed at the time of its creation while the olive tree is known for its strong roots that penetrate and firmly hold the land, reflecting the brigade's connection with the State of Israel's heritage. The yellow background on which the tree stands reflects the brigade's role in the south of the country in the war of 1948, when it captured Umm-Rashrash, now Eilat, Israel's southernmost city.[citation needed
]

Early Golani soldiers were farmers and new immigrants, so the strong connection to the land (earth) was important to honor. For this reason, Golani's soldiers are designated by brown berets; the brown color symbolizing the brigade's connection with the soil of the Land of Israel.[68]

The Golani Brigade's official song was written by Amos Ettinger, composed by Efi Netzer and popularly performed by Yehoram Gaon. The song mentions the brigade's many battles, including references to Rafah in the Sinai War, Tel Faher in the Six-Day War, and Mount Hermon in the Yom Kippur War.[70]

During the

Swords of Iron war and the special mission of IDF in Gaza strip, another flag of the Golani Brigade has also been witnessed.[71]
The flag consists of an Israeli flag with a Golan olive tree at its center, however this is not an official flag.

Namesakes

At the Golani Interchange in the upper Galilee east of Haifa stands the Golani Brigade Museum commemorating the brigade and its fallen troops. The site is also used for battalion ceremonies.

Equipment

Golani Brigade's standard

MATADOR, TOW and Spike
family.

The Golani Brigade's equipment includes a number of heavy

T-55 tank chassis with a new 850 hp (630 kW) engine. The Achzarit is a very heavily armored vehicle designed for the requirements of urban fighting, after Israeli M-113 APCs
proved insufficiently armored against car bombs, mines, and rocket-propelled grenades.

Today they are replaced by the

M113
was still seeing combat service as an APC in the brigade. During the Swords of Iron War in 2023, Golani brigade used some Namer APCs.

Brigade organization 2023

  • 1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
    • 12th Infantry Battalion "Barak"
    • 13th Infantry Battalion "Gideon"
    • 51st Infantry Battalion "HaBok'im HaRishon/First Breachers"
    • (631st) Patrol Battalion "Golani"
    • 7086th Combat Engineer Battalion "Alon" (Reserve)
    • Logistics Battalion "Golani"
    • 351st Signals Company "Golani"

Commanders of the Golani Brigade

Moshe Mann, the first commander
Amir Drori
Ghassan Alian, Druze commander
Years Name Events during tenure Rank released
February–May 1948 Moshe Mann Battles of the Kinarot Valley Lieutenant Colonel
May–July 1948 Mishael Shaham [he] Battle of Jenin (1948) Colonel
1948–1950 Nahum Golan [he] (Spiegel) Operation Hiram, Operation Uvda Brigadier General
1950 Dan Laner Major General
1950–1951 Avraham Yoffe Major General
1951–1952 Meir Amit (Slutzky) Major General
1952–1954 Asaf Simhoni Major General
1954–1955 Issachar Shadmi [he] Brigadier General
1955–1956
Haim Ben David
 Major General
1956–1957 Binyamin Gibli Suez Crisis Colonel
1957–1958 Aharon Doron Major General
1958–1960 Elad Peled Major General
1960–1961 Aharon Yariv (Rabinovich) Major General
1961–1963 Mordechai Gur Lieutenant General
1963–1965 Uri Bar Ratzon [he] Colonel
1965–1966 Shlomo Alton [he] Colonel (KIA)
1966–1968 Yona Efrat [he] Six-Day War Major General
1968–1970 Yekutiel Adam Major General (KIA)
1970–1972 Yehuda Golan [he] Brigadier General
1972–1974 Amir Drori Yom Kippur War Major General
1974–1975 Uri Simhoni [he] War of attrition with Syria Major General
1975–1976 Haim Binyamini [he] Brigadier General
1976–1977 Uri Sagi (Eisenberg) Major General
1977–1978 Amir Reuveni [he]
Operation Litani
 Brigadier General
1978–1980 David Katz [he] Brigadier General
1980–1981 Ilan Biran [he] Major General
1981–1982 Erwin Lavi [he]
First Lebanon War
 Brigadier General
1982–1984 Immanuel Hert [he] Brigadier General
1984–1986 Zvi Poleg [he] (Farkash) Brigadier General
1986–1987 Gabi Ofir [he] Major General
1987–1988 Gabi Ashkenazi Lieutenant General
1988–1990 Baruch Spiegel [he] Brigadier General
1990–1991 Moshe Tzin [he] Brigadier General
1991–1993 Yair Naveh Major General
1993–1995 Moshe Kaplinsky Major General
1995–1997 Erez Gerstein Brigadier General (KIA)
1997–1999
Gadi Eizenkot
 Lieutenant General
1999–2001 Shmuel Zakai Brigadier General
2001–2003
Moshe Tamir (Brigadier General)
 Operation Defensive Shield Brigadier General
2003–2005 Erez Tzukerman [he] Brigadier General
2005–2008 Tamir Yadai
Second Lebanon War
 Brigadier General *
2008–2010 Avi Peled [he]
Operation Cast Lead
 Brigadier General
2010–2012 Ofek Bukhris [he] Brigadier General
2012–2014 Yaniv Asor Colonel *
2014–2016 Ghassan Alian
Operation Protective Edge
 Colonel *
2016–2018 Shlomi Binder Colonel *
2018–2020 Shai Klapper Colonel *
2020–2022 Barak Hiram Colonel *
2022– Yair Palai Colonel *
* – on active duty

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See also

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