Infantry Corps (Israel)

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Israeli Infantry Corps
Infantry Corps Insignia
Active	2000 - present
Country	Israel
Allegiance	Israel Defense Forces
Branch	Israeli Ground Forces
Type	Infantry
Part of	Maneuvering Corps GOC Army Headquarters
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The Israeli Infantry Corps is a corps in the Israel Defense Forces. It is a maneuvering corps which primarily relies on infantry troops. It includes several regular and reserve service units and brigades which are operationally commanded by the IDF's regional commands.

Overview

The corps moves to the battlefield either on foot, on

Weapons

The personal weapon of most IDF soldiers is the

The company and platoon weapons are diverse, and include the IMI

The corps uses a variety of vehicles for transport, scouting, troop mobility, security, and command and control. The light scout and mobile vehicles are Sufa jeeps and Humvees. The former are reasonably defended but not heavily armoured as they are expected to provide utmost speed and navigability. The Humvee, on the other hand, exists in a variety of forms, some relatively heavily defended, some entirely "open." It is equipped with either a machine gun, rocket, anti tank missiles, communications equipment, sometimes including a small trailer. For transporting troops through hostile areas, the "Safari" is a converted bus equipped with heavy armor.

• 1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
• 35th Paratroopers Brigade
• 89th Commando Brigade "Oz/Courage"
• 84th Infantry Brigade "Givati"
• 900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir"
• 933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal"

Reserve brigades

• 2nd Infantry Brigade "Carmeli" (Reserve)
• 3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni" (Reserve)
• 5th Infantry Brigade "Sharon" (Reserve)
• 6th Infantry Brigade "Etzioni" (Reserve)
• 9th Infantry Brigade "Oded" (Reserve)
• 11th Commando Brigade "Yiftach" (Reserve)
• 12th Infantry Brigade "Negev" (Reserve)
• 16th Infantry Brigade "Jerusalem"
  (Reserve)
• 55th Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve)
• 261st Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
• 226th Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve)
• 228th Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
• 551st Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve)
• 646th Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve)

Independent battalions

• The Sword Battalion (299th), a Druze battalion (disbanded in 2015)
• The Desert Reconnaissance Battalion (585th), a Bedouin battalion
• The Caracal Battalion (33rd), named after the Caracal cat, this is a mixed battalion that includes both male and female soldiers.

Independent units

• The
  Oketz unit (dog
  handlers).

• Israel Defense Forces
• IDF Code of Ethics

External links

• Official site