94th Duchifat Battalion
Israel /
Judea and Samaria /
Bet El /
World
/ Israel
/ Judea and Samaria
/ Bet El
infantry, battalion, do not draw title
Camp Beit El (Bethel)
assigned to Binyamin Brigade and patrolling around the Ramallah area
The battalion was named after Sayeret Duchifat , the Duchifat (meaning : Hoopoe bird) Reconnaissance Unit. During the War of Attrition, it was common belief in the IDF that there was no future for armored vehicles in the military. And so, Sayeret Duchifat was turned into a reservists unit. This reconnaissance unit fought in the Yom Kippur War and was then disassembled for the last time.
Ever since its formal formation in 1992, Duchifat Battalion has been operating as a mechanized infantry battalion under the Armor Brigade, which carries out high-quality security operations in the area of Judea and Samaria. Duchifat is tasked with security responsibilities in the Palestinian town of Ramallah, in support of the Binyamin territorial brigade.
From 1984 to 2006, the battalion soldiers wore red shoes - symbolized the affiliation to the paratroopers - and on the same time, a black beret - as part of an armoured division - with an infantry pin. The unit's flag was similar to the paratroopers' flag - red and white.
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assigned to Binyamin Brigade and patrolling around the Ramallah area
The battalion was named after Sayeret Duchifat , the Duchifat (meaning : Hoopoe bird) Reconnaissance Unit. During the War of Attrition, it was common belief in the IDF that there was no future for armored vehicles in the military. And so, Sayeret Duchifat was turned into a reservists unit. This reconnaissance unit fought in the Yom Kippur War and was then disassembled for the last time.
Ever since its formal formation in 1992, Duchifat Battalion has been operating as a mechanized infantry battalion under the Armor Brigade, which carries out high-quality security operations in the area of Judea and Samaria. Duchifat is tasked with security responsibilities in the Palestinian town of Ramallah, in support of the Binyamin territorial brigade.
From 1984 to 2006, the battalion soldiers wore red shoes - symbolized the affiliation to the paratroopers - and on the same time, a black beret - as part of an armoured division - with an infantry pin. The unit's flag was similar to the paratroopers' flag - red and white.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchifat_Battalion
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 31°55'51"N 35°13'31"E
- Camp Mitkan Adam 25 km
- Northern Infantry Training Camp (1st 'Golani' Infantry Brigade) 69 km
- Camp Amos Yarkoni (aka Mishmar Ha'Negev) : Givati Brigade Garrison 82 km
- Camp Sde Teyman 86 km
- Camp Har Tsavua 106 km
- Camp Lahav Training Base & Armor Reserve 135 km
- 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 1269 km
- 165th Infantry Brigade 10109 km
- Fort Jackson Cantonment 10110 km
- Makua Military Reservation 13913 km
- Greater Beit El 0.7 km
- Land of the press and media 1.2 km
- Beit El 1.2 km
- Mateh Binyamin 1.2 km
- Al-Salamiyah neighborhood 1.5 km
- Givat Haulpana 1.7 km
- Judea and Samaria ("West Bank") 1.8 km
- Jalazone Refugee Camp 2.1 km
- Al-isteqlal Park 2.2 km
- Al Masayef Neighborhood 2.3 km