55th Paratroopers Brigade

The Israel Defense Forces 55th Paratroopers Brigade, also known as the "Tip of The Spear Brigade" (Hebrew: עֻצְבַּת חוד החנית, Utzbat Hod Ha-Hanit), is a reserve-service infantry Brigade in the Israeli Defense Forces. It is subordinate to the 98th Paratroopers Division.

The brigade is an elite unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) which over the years has taken part in a number of the IDF's operations, including the Battle of Ammunition Hill during the Six-Day War, Operation Abirey-Halev during the Yom Kippur War,^[1] the 1982 Lebanon War and the 2006 Lebanon War.

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Arms / Commands / Directorates / Attachés

Arms	Sea Corps (Navy) Air Force Ground Forces (GOC Army)

Commands	Northern Central Southern Home Front

Directorates	General Staff Operations Intelligence Planning Manpower Technological and Logistics Computer Service Depth Corps

Attachés	Financial advisor Women's Affairs advisor Military Advocate General Court of Appeals Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories

Corps

Ground forces	Infantry Armor Artillery Combat Engineering Field Intelligence

Infantry brigades	Paratroopers Golani Nahal Givati Kfir

Combat support and rear-front	Ordnance Medical Intelligence C4I Education Adjutant Logistics Military Police Rabbinate General

Divisions

Regular	36th Armored 162nd Armored

Territorial	80th (Negev) 91st Infantry (Galilee) Judea and Samaria 143rd Gaza Sinai

Reserve	98th Paratroopers 319th Armored 366th Armored

Insignia

Berets, units symbols and uniform Ranks Decorations

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