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The brigade was founded in 1948 and fought during the War of Independence. The brigade initially fought in northern Galilee but transferred to the southern front and fought in the Negev. After the war, while several other brigades were reorganized as reserves, the Golani remained an active duty formation. In 1956, during the Sinai Campaign, the Golani Brigade was assigned to capture the Rafah area, in order to provide Israeli armored forces with a clear road into Egyptian territory.

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  • 1st Infantry Brigade (Israel)
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  • The brigade was founded in 1948 and fought during the War of Independence. The brigade initially fought in northern Galilee but transferred to the southern front and fought in the Negev. After the war, while several other brigades were reorganized as reserves, the Golani remained an active duty formation. In 1956, during the Sinai Campaign, the Golani Brigade was assigned to capture the Rafah area, in order to provide Israeli armored forces with a clear road into Egyptian territory.
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  • The brigade was founded in 1948 and fought during the War of Independence. The brigade initially fought in northern Galilee but transferred to the southern front and fought in the Negev. After the war, while several other brigades were reorganized as reserves, the Golani remained an active duty formation. In 1956, during the Sinai Campaign, the Golani Brigade was assigned to capture the Rafah area, in order to provide Israeli armored forces with a clear road into Egyptian territory. In 1967, during the Six Day War, Golani troops fought in the Jordan/Syria sector. In Nablus they took part in house­-to­-house fighting, while on the Golan Heights the brigade was involved in heroic battles at Tel Azizyat and Tel Fahr. Image:Golani 1973.jpg In 1973, during the Yom Kippur War, the Golani Brigade fought a series of bloody battles against Syrian ground and air forces on Mount Herman in the northern sector of the Golan Heights. In 1975, the brigade was designated as an elite unit and has thereafter been considered the premier infantry unit into which young Israels wish to serve. In 1976, members of Sayaret Golani participated in Operation Thunderbolt (a.k.a. Operation Jonatan) which rescued hostages from Entebbe, Uganda. In 1982, during Operation Peace for Galilee, Sayaret Golani commandos assaulted and captured Beaufort Castle in Southern Lebanon. The castle would remain a strategically important outpost in Israel's security zone.
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