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Armoured division of the Israel Defense Forces
Military unit
The 162nd Division "Ha-Plada" , also known as the Steel
Formation (
Hebrew : עֻצְבַּת הַפְּלָדָה , Utzbat HaPlada ), is a
division in the
Israel Defense Forces . It is subordinate to
Southern Command .
History
The division played a critical role in the 1973
Yom Kippur War in the Sinai, under
Abraham Adan .
Although attached to the Central Command at the time, the 162nd Division participated in battles against
Hezbollah , from July to August 2006, in the western sector of southern
Lebanon and north of
Bint Jbail . The division reached the strategic Litani River, that separates Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon from central Lebanon. The division participated in skirmishes with Hezbollah as late as September 27.
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Division organization 2024
162nd Division "HaPlada" organization 2024
162nd Division "HaPlada/Steel"
5th Infantry Brigade "HaSharon" (Reserve)
7020th Infantry Battalion "Nachshon"
8110th Infantry Battalion "Yoav"
8111th Infantry Battalion "Yehonathan"
(6555th) Reconnaissance Battalion
5505th Logistic Battalion
Signal Company
84th Infantry Brigade "Givati"
424th Infantry Battalion "Shaked"
432nd Infantry Battalion "Tzabar"
435th Infantry Battalion "Rotem"
(846th) Reconnaissance Battalion "Shualey Shimshon/Samson's Foxes"
8170th Combat Engineering Battalion (Reserve)
Logistic Battalion
Signal Company
401st Armored Brigade "I'kvot haBarzel/Iron Trails"
9th Armored Battalion "Eshet"
46th Armored Battalion "Shelah"
52nd Armored Battalion "HaBok'im/The Breachers"
601st Combat Engineering Battalion "Asaf"
Logistic Battalion
Reconnaissance Company
298th Signal Company "Eyal"
933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal"
50th Infantry Battalion "Bazelet"
931st Infantry Battalion "Shaham"
932nd Infantry Battalion "Granit"
(934th) Reconnaissance Battalion "Topaz"
7107th Combat Engineering Battalion "Raz" (Reserve)
Logistic Battalion
7354th Signal Company "Bareket"
215th Artillery Brigade "Amud HaEsh/Pillar of Fire"
55th Artillery Battalion "Dragon" (
M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
402nd Artillery Battalion "Reshef" (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
403rd Artillery Battalion "Eyal" (Reserve) (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
531st Artillery Battalion (Reserve) (M109 "Doher" self-propelled howitzers)
5353rd Target Acquisition Battalion
8194th Artillery Battalion (Reserve) (
M270 "Menatetz" MLRS)
Signal Company
Division Logistic Brigade
Maintenance & Technology Battalion
Maintenance Company A
Maintenance Company B
Assistance Company
Movement Control Company
Ammunition Company
Medical Company
2x Supply platoons
3x Control squads
Division Signal Battalion "Afik"
References
Arms / Commands / Directorates / Attachés
Corps
Ground Forces Infantry brigades Armor brigades Combat support and rear-front
Divisions
Regular Territorial Reserve