91st Division (Israel)

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91st Division "Galilee"
The 91st Division "Galilee" Division patch
Active1978 – present
Country Israel
Branch Israeli Ground Forces
TypeCombine Arms
SizeDivision
Part ofNorthern Command
Garrison/HQBiranit
Nickname(s)The galill Division
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Herzi Halevi
Yair Golan
91st Division logo, at Biranit entrance.

The Israel Defense Forces 91st Division (Hebrew: אוגדה 91), known also as the Galilee Formation (Hebrew: עֻצְבַּת הַגָּלִיל, Utzbat HaGalil), is a territorial division in the IDF Northern Command, responsible for the front with Lebanon, from Rosh HaNikra to Mount Hermon.

Its headquarters are located at Biranit, Israel, along with a military police investigations base.

Division organization 2023[edit]

  •   91st Division "Galilee"
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni" (Reserve)
      • 9203rd Infantry Battalion
      • 810th Infantry Battalion
      • 7021st Infantry Battalion
      • 6609th Reconnaissance Battalion
    • 8th Armored Brigade (Reserve)
      • 121st armored battalion
      • 89th armored battalion
      • 129th armored battalion
    • 300th Territorial Brigade "Bar'am" – Western section of the Israel Lebanon border
      • 299th Infantry Battalion
      • 7112nd Infantry Battalion
      • 9300th Infantry Battalion
    • 769th Territorial Brigade "Hiram" – Eastern section of the Israel Lebanon border
      • 134th Infantry Battalion
      • 920th Infantry Battalion
      • 7106th Infantry Battalion
    • 7338th Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
    • Division Logistics Brigade
    • 671st Division Signals Battalion "Nofim"
    • 869th Field Intelligence Battalion "Shahaf/Seagull"
    • 91st Combat Engineer Company "Galilee Cats"