Ein Zeitim Base

Israel / Hazafon / Zefat /
 military, headquarters, infantry, battalion, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
13th 'Gideon' Infantry Battalion
Assigned to 1st Golani Infantry Brigade

In the Yom Kippur War, the Battalion 13 North alert line where many positions manned which suffered heavy shelling, but held on and took intelligence division seven regional war. In the Lebanon War, the battalion participated in Operation Litani fighters was aimed at eliminating enemy based along the strip of southern Lebanon.

Operation 'Peace for Galilee' battalion participated in the Village Seal and Gideon battalion was involved in the IDF's ongoing effort to surround Beirut. After the Lebanon war the battalion participated in the long slow process of withdrawal of IDF forces from Lebanese territory. Since then, the battalion continues to operate in the ongoing activity northern border towns and West Bank in the Gaza Strip.

Order of Battle

Headquarters Coy & Company "Track"
Coy. A "Wild animals"
Coy. B "Copy of Silence"
Coy. C "Crazy night"
Coy. D "Devil messengers"

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Command_(Israel)
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Coordinates:   32°59'39"N   35°29'1"E

Comments

  • My understanding is that this camp is, or certainly at one time in the recent past was, home to components of the above detailed IDF unit(s) - hence the open source information or detail about that unit, as relevant. If, however, you have more accurate or up-to-date information, then naturally please feel free to comment and/or edit in the interests of greater accuracy and the spirit of 'wiki'.
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