The 7th Armored Brigade (Hebrew: Hativa Sheva) is Israel’s most famous armored brigade. The 7th Brigade had seen action in all of Israel’s wars. The 7th Brigade and the Alexandroni Brigade suffered 139 casualites in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence during the Battles of Latrun. It is best remembered for its highly successful role in the Six-Day War, under the command of the controversial Shmuel Gonen (Gorodish). The Alexandroni Brigade (the 3rd Brigade) was an Israeli brigade that fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, called the War of Independence by Israelis and al Nakba the catastrophe by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... The Trappist Monastery The area of Latrun (Hebrew: ) (al-Latrun in Arabic) is a region of the Ayalon Valley, about 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla. ... Combatants Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Mordechai Hod, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 264,000 (incl. ... 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. ...

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the 7th Brigade consisted of Sherman tanks, and mounted infantry. It even included some elements of artillery in its early days. During the 60’s, it had employed British Centurion tanks (upgraded in Israel). In the late 70’s, the brigade began to absorb the Israeli-made Merkava tanks, of which it has employed several versions. Combatants  Israel Egypt Syria Transjordan  Lebanon Saudi Arabia Iraq Holy War Army Arab Liberation Army Commanders Yaakov Dori Yigael Yadin Glubb Pasha Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni† Hasan Salama Fawzi al-Qawuqji Strength 29,677 initially–108,300 by December 1948 Egypt: 10,000 initially rising to 20,000 Iraq... General characteristics Length: 5. ... Centurion can mean: In the military: Centurion (Roman army), a professional officer of the Roman army who commanded a large amount of men. ... TOCHNIT HA MERKAVA (Hebrew:  , The Chariot Program) is a series of main battle tanks developed and manufactured by over 250 Israeli and 100 foreign companies with main assembly at the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Logistics and Armor facilities inside the Tel HaShomer (Hill of the Watchman) Army Base near Tel...

The 7th Brigade used to belong to Israel's Southern Command, but since after the Six Day War it is based in the Golan Heights, as part of 36th Armoured Division. Sites on the Golan in blue are Israeli settlement communities. ...