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Encyclopedia > Bislmach Brigade

The Israeli Bislmach Brigade (formerly the 772 Brigade, as of 2006, the 828 Brigade), an abbreviation for the School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders, is an IDF body responsible for the training of all the Infantry Corps squad commanders and platoon sergeants. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ...


The brigade, whose three bases are located in the Negev, comprises three operative battalions (17th, 906th, and 450th), ordinarily used for training, and during wars or emergencies (such as during the Yom Kippur War) as fully operational combat force, or as reinforcements. Ruins in the Negev desert The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב;, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. ... Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, (Jordan, Iraq) Commanders Moshe Dayan, David Elazar, Ariel Sharon, Shmuel Gonen, Benjamin Peled Saad El Shazly, Ahmad Ismail Ali Strength 415,000 troops; 1,500 tanks, 3,000 armored carriers; 945 artillery units 100 mm and up; 561 airplanes, 84 helicopters; 38 warships. ...


Before the Operation Rainbow , during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, the birgade’s soldiers participated in searching the Philadelphi Route for the bodies of the soldiers from the Sayeret Yahalom, who were killed during the armored personnel carrier accident of May 12, 2004. They also took part in the Gaza disengagement plan, and afterwards, were the first to hold the border with the Gaza Strip Operation Rainbow (In Hebrew, מבצע קשת בענן) is a controversial military operation which began on May 18, 2004 in the Gaza Strip. ... The wreckage of a commuter bus in West Jerusalem after a suicide bombing on Tuesday, 18 June 2002. ... The Philadelphi Route (corridor / buffer zone) was an IDF code name for the strip of land along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. ... The Sayeret Yahalom (formerly Sayeret Yael) is a special elite combat engineering unit of the Israeli Engineering Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A map illustrating the four phases of the Gaza disengagement plan. ...

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Jean-Philippe DUHOT
12th September 2009
Shalom Could you , please , let me know if BISLMACH Brigade as an own tag or metal distinctive insignia. Thanks in advance for your reply JPh

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