319th Division

319 Division
Unit symbol
Active	1954-
Country	Israel
Branch	Army
Type	Reserve armored infantry
Part of	Northern Command
Garrison/HQ	Tirat-Hakarmel Camp
Nickname(s)	Ha-Mapatz (המפץ)
Colors	Green and Yellow
Engagements	Six-Day War Yom Kippur (1973) First Lebanon War Israeli disengagement plan Second Lebanon War
Commanders
Current commander	Oded Basyuk

The Israel Defense Forces 319th Armor Division, also known as the Ha-Mapatz Formation ("Bang"), is a reserve-service armored infantry division in the IDF. It is subordinate to the Northern Regional Command.

During the Yom Kippur War, the division fought in the defensive battles over the northern Golan.

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

Other topics

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