Golani (team)

The brigade includes:

• 12th Barak Infantry Battalion;
• 13th Gideon Infantry Battalion;
• 51st Infantry Battalion "Ha-Bok'im ha-rishon";
• 621st Special Forces Battalion Egoz ;
• 631th reconnaissance battalion ( Hebrew גדס"ר gadsar ), including a reconnaissance company ( Hebrew פלס"ר palsar ) (Sayeret Golani), anti-tank company ( Hebrew פלנ"ט palette ) and an engineering company ( Heb. פלחה"ן palkháhan );
• Training base of the brigade ( Hebrew בא"ח גולני bach Golani );
• Company communications brigade submission ( Heb. פלחי"ק palkih ).

The brigade participated in the fighting during the War of Independence . Upon its completion, in the 1950s it was involved in raids on Syrian ( 1951 ) and Egyptian ( 1955 ) territories. During the 1956 Sinai Campaign , she carried out the task of capturing the area of ​​the city of Rafa in the Sinai Desert . The brigade participated in the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973 . During the 1982 Lebanon war , she conducted one of her most famous operations, storming the Crusader castle of Beaufort , held by PLO units.

Since 2004, the Golani has been carrying out tasks within the northern border of Israel and in Samaria (the northern part, mainly Jenin ). In 2002, the 13th battalion of the Golani brigade was aimed at strengthening the Givati ​​brigade in the Gaza Strip .

During the Second Lebanon War of 2006, one of the brigade’s units (the 51st battalion, consisting of conscripts) suffered serious losses during the assault and combing of the village of Bint Jbail in southern Lebanon, which was turned by Hezbollah militants into a fortified area.

The team took part in Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 - January 2009 in the Gaza Strip .

The emblem of the brigade is a green olive tree with roots on a yellow background. Green and yellow are the colors of the meadows of the Golan Heights , where the team was originally deployed. The olive tree is known for its strong roots that penetrate deep and cling tenaciously to the soil. It is a symbol of the brigade’s strong connection with the historical heritage of Israel. The yellow background is a reminder of the role that the brigade played in the 1948 war in the south of the country, where it stormed the country's southernmost city - Eilat . The brigade's first soldiers were Jewish peasants and recent immigrants. The brown berets of the military personnel symbolize the land of Israel - their color differs sharply from the bright colors of the berets of the military of other infantry brigades of the Israeli army (purple, bright green, red). The brigade received its berets as a meritorious service for its special forces company - special forces ( Sayeret Golani ) during a hostage rescue operation at Entebbe Airport , Uganda ( 1976 ).

The equipment of the brigade, like that of other AOI infantry brigades, contains Ahzarit armored personnel carriers; since 2010, the brigade has been in the process of developing heavy Namer armored personnel carriers. The main small arms from 2008 to 2011 was the compact Tavor CTAR 21 , from 2012 - the shortened MTAR-21 (Micro TAR).

• Golani Brigade Official Website (Hebrew)
• Golani team on the AOI website
• Golani Brigade - on the site of Midrash Zionit
• Golani Special Forces (unavailable link) (Russian)
• Golani Division Heroism Museum
• Golani Engineering Company (Hebrew)