8th Armored Brigade (Israel)
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The 8th Armored Brigade (Hebrew: חטיבה שמונה, Hativa Shmoneh) is an Israeli Defense Forces reserve armored brigade. It was the Israel Defense Forces' first armoured brigade which possessed tanks, jeeps and armoured personnel carriers (APCs), whereas all other IDF units at the time were entirely infantry-based.
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Active | 1948–present |
Country | Israel |
Allegiance | Israel Defense Forces |
Type | Reserves |
Size | Brigade |
Engagements | 1948 Arab–Israeli War
1982 Lebanon War |
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The brigade was called 'armoured' for morale reasons, although in reality it only had a single tank company (later in the war, two companies), and a single APC company (these companies became the brigade's armoured battalion), and an assault battalion composed of jeeps.
The Brigade's first commander was Yitzhak Sadeh.