35th Paratroopers Brigade (Israel)
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The 35th "Paratroopers" Brigade (Hebrew: חֲטִיבַת הַצַּנְחָנִים, Hativat HaTzanhanim) is an Israeli military airborne infantry brigade. It forms a major part of the Israeli Ground Forces' Infantry Corps, and has a history of carrying out special operations from the 1950s onwards. Soldiers of the brigade wear maroon berets with the Infantry Corps pin and russet boots.
35th "Paratroopers" Brigade | |
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Active | 1955 – present |
Country | Israel |
Branch | Israeli Ground Forces |
Type | Paratrooper |
Role | Airborne infantry Special reconnaissance |
Size | 4 Battalions |
Part of | 98th Paratroopers Division (Reserve), Infantry Corps |
Motto(s) | !אחרי לצנחנים (After me, to the paratroopers!) |
Colors | Maroon beret, Red & White Flag |
March | "Kol Hazman Tzanchan" (Always a paratrooper) |
Mascot(s) | Winged Snake (Shfifon) |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Ami Bitton |
Notable commanders | Ariel Sharon, Rafael Eitan, Moshe Ya'alon, Aviv Kohavi, Herzi Halevi |
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As part of an IDF tradition unique to the brigade, its soldiers wear a tunic and belt over their shirts. The IDF maintains four reserve paratrooper brigades, currently the 55th, 226th, 551st [he] and 646th, at all times, whose enlisted personnel consist of reservists that have already completed their compulsory military service in the 35th Brigade.