Golani Brigade
| Golani Brigade | |
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Golani Tree, the Brigade's symbol "My Golani"
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| Active | 1948 – present |
| Country |
 Israel
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| Branch |
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 5 battalions |
| Part of | 36th Division, Northern Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Shraga |
| Motto(s) | "The No. 1 Brigade" |
| Colors | Brown beret, yellow and green flag |
| March | "Golani Sheli" ("My Golani") |
| Mascot(s) | Olive Tree |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Shlomi Binder |
The Golani Brigade (Hebrew: חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי, also known as the 1st Brigade) is an Israeli regular service infantry brigade that is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five regular service infantry brigades of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Its symbol is a green olive tree against a yellow background, with its soldiers wearing a brown beret. It is one of the most highly decorated infantry units in the IDF. The brigade consists of five battalions, including two which it kept from its inception (12th and 13th), one transferred from the Givati Brigade (51st), and two special forces battalions.
The brigade was formed on February 22, 1948 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, when the Levanoni Brigade in the Galilee split into the 1st Golani Brigade and the 2nd Carmeli Brigade. It has since participated in all of Israel's major wars and nearly all major operations, including the Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War, Operation Entebbe, the 1978 South Lebanon conflict, the 1982 and 2006 Lebanon Wars, and various operations during the Palestinian .
Although the brigade is known for insubordination problems, three of its commanders, Mordechai Gur, Gabi Ashkenazi and Gadi Eizenkot, became IDF Chiefs of Staff with many more reaching the rank of aluf (major general).
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