319th Division (IDF)

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319 Division

Unit symbol
Active 1948-
Country Israel
Branch Army
Type Armor
Part of Northern Command
Garrison/HQ Beit-Lid
Nickname Ha-Mapatz (המפץ)
Engagements Yom Kippur (1973)

The Israel Defense Forces 319th Armor Division, also known as the Ha-Mapatz Formation ("Bang"), is a reserve-service armor 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.

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