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 additional skirmishes with Hezbollah as late as September 27.[1]
162nd, division, israel, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, 162nd, division, israel, news, newspapers, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 162nd Division Israel news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Israel Defense Forces 162nd Armor Division also known as the Steel Formation Hebrew ע צ ב ת ה פ ל ד ה Utzbat HaPlada is a regular service armor division in the IDF It is subordinate to the Southern Regional Command The division is led by Brigadier General Moti Baruch Soldiers of the Valley Brigade during a surprise exercise 162d Armor Division emblem It 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 additional skirmishes with Hezbollah as late as September 27 1 Units Edit Structure 162nd Armor Division 162nd Armor Division 37th Ram Reserve Armor Brigade 84th Giv ati Infantry Brigade 401st I kvot Ha Barzel Iron Trails Armor Brigade 933rd Nahal Infantry Brigade 215th Amud ha Esh Pillar of Fire Artillery Regiment 55th Dragon Artillery Battalion M109 Doher 402nd Reshef Artillery Battalion M109 Doher 403rd Eyal Reserve Artillery Battalion M109 Doher Target Acquisition Company Division Signal BattalionReferences Edit Greenberg Hanan June 30 2006 Lebanon 2 soldiers moderately injured in exchanges of fire ynet News Retrieved September 20 2018 This Israel Defense Forces related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a specific military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 162nd Division Israel amp oldid 1038027613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
