Brigadier-General Gershon Ha'Cohen (left), outgoing commander of the 36th Division, alongside its new commander, Brigadier-General Eliezer Reiter

The Israel Defense Forces 36th Armor Division, also known as the Ga'ash Formation, is a the largest regular-service armor division in the IDF. It is subordinate to the Northern Regional Command. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... Armor Corps logo The Israeli Amour Corps is a corps of the Israel Defense Forces, since 1998 subordinate to GOC Army Headquarters. ... Look up division in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A formation is a high-level military organization, such as a Brigade, Division, Corps, Army or Army group. ... Northern Command logo The Israeli Northern Command (Hebrew: פיקוד צפון, Pikud Tzafon) is the Israel Defense Forces regional command responsible for the northern front with Syria and Lebanon. ...

The division was established in September 1954 and until 1958 was led by Aluf Avraham Yoffe. In those years, divisional commands were mission-based commands without organic forces, but rather with troops apportioned according to given missions. From 1958-1962, it was led by Aluf Zvi Zamir; from 1962-1965, by Aluf Uzi Narkiss; from 1965-1969, by Aluf Elad Peled. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aluf is the term used for general in the Israeli Defence Forces. ... Avraham Yoffe Died 1983 Avraham Yoffe was a general in the Israeli Army during the Six-Day War. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Zvi Zamir (1925) was the Director of the Mossad from 1968 to 1974. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Uzi Narkiss (Jerusalem, 1925 - Jerusalem, 1997), was an Israeli soldier and general, who served as commander of the Israel Defense Forces units in the Central Region during the Six Day War. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

During the Six-Day War, the division led the battles in northern Samaria, commanding the Barak Armored Brigade (then the 45th Armored Brigade), the 37th Brigade and forces from the 1st Brigade. Later, it commanded over the occupation of the southern Golan Heights. After the war, the division was led by Aluf Shmuel Gonen (Gorodish), from 1969-1972. From 1972-1974, it was led by then-Aluf Rafael Eitan. Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 50,000 troops (264,000 including mobilized reservists); 197 combat aircraft Egypt 150,000 troops; Syria 75,000; Jordan 55... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sebastia, Middle East. ... The Barak Armored Brigade is today an Israeli tank brigade and one of the regular armored brigades of the Northern Command. ... The Golani Brigade חטיבת גולני (aka. ... Sites on the Golan in blue are Israeli settlement communities. ... Shmuel Gonen Shmuel Gonen (né Gorodish; 1930-30 September 1991) was Chief of the Southern Command of the Israel Defense Forces during the Yom Kippur War. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Rafael Eitan (Hebrew: רפאל איתן) (January 11, 1929 – November 23, 2004) was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces and later a politician, a Knesset member, and Minister of Agriculture. ...

During the Yom Kippur War, the division fought in the defensive battles over the northern Golan, and afterwards broke through into Syrian territory. During Israel's invasion of Lebanon in Operation Litani of 1978, the division fought in the eastern front. During the 1982 Lebanon War, it fought in the central front, then through the coastal route and onto the entrance of Beirut. Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, (Jordan, Iraq) Commanders Moshe Dayan, David Elazar, Ariel Sharon, Shmuel Gonen, Benjamin Peled Saad El Shazly, Ahmad Ismail Ali, Hosni Mubarak, Mohammed Aly Fahmy, Anwar Sadat, Abdel Ghani el-Gammasy, Abdul Munim Wassel, Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel, Abu Zikry Mustafa Tlas[2], [3] Strength 415,000... Operation Litani was the official name of the Israel Defense Forces 1978 invasion of Lebanon up to the Litani river. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Combatants Israel Amal Hezbollah PLO Commanders Menachem Begin Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah Imad Mughniyah Yasser Arafat Strength 76,000 15,000 Casualties 675 9,800 The Lebanon War (Hebrew: , Milkhemet Levanon), also known as the Operation Peace of the Galilee (מבצע שלום הגליל, Mivtsa Shlom HaGalil in Hebrew), began June 6, 1982, when... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ...

As of 2006, the division oversees the Golan Heights and units in the region. Its command is situated in the Yitzhak Camp, south of kibbutz Ein Ziyon. As of September 22, 2005, it is led by Brigadier-General Eliezer Reiter who replaced Brigadier-General Gershon Ha'Cohen. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A military unit is an organisation within an armed force. ... Kibbutz Dan, near Qiryat Shemona, in the Upper Galilee, 1990s A kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים, gathering or together) is an Israeli collective community. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...