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7th Armoured Brigade (Israel)
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| Hativa Sheva Armor Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Insignia for Barak Brigade |
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| Active | 1948- |
| Country | Israel |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Armor |
| Part of | Northern Command |
| Battles/wars | Sinai (1956) , Golan (1973) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Avigdor Kahalani |
The 7th Armored Brigade (Hebrew: Hativa Sheva) is a military formation of the Israeli Defense Force formed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Conflicts involving the 7th Brigade include the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. During the Battles of Latrun in 1948 the Alexandroni Brigade and the 7th together suffered 139 casualties. Its participation in the Six-Day War was under the command of the controversial Shmuel Gonen (Gorodish). In the Yom Kippur War, it was stationed at the defence line of the northen part of the Golan Heights (sharing the defence with the Barak Armored Brigade), where it came under a heavy Syrian attack.
During the 1948 War, the 7th Brigade primarily consisted of Sherman tanks and mounted infantry. Early on, the 7th also contained an artillery element. During the 1960s, the brigade was equipped with British Centurion tanks modified in Israel. These were gradually superseded in the late 1970s by the Israeli-made Merkavas, of which several versions have since been employed.
The 7th Brigade once belonged to Israel's Southern Command. Since the end of the Six Day War, the 7th has been based in the Golan Heights as part of the 36th Armoured Division.
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