The following information is based on the starting formations in each area, and then lists the reinforcing formations. The Israelis shifted units between divisions as need arose, and not all of those shifts are reflected in this listing. Note: In the case of those Israeli Tank Battalions with 30 tanks listed as present, those Battalions have three companies. If there are 40 tanks present, then the battalion has four tank companies. Syria Front Northern Command - at Start Artillery Brigade 2 SP 175mm Gun Batteries Artillery School Battalion 317th Parachute Brigade (also known as 31st or 80th) 18th Parachute Battalion Armor School Tank Battalion (3 company battalion) Northern Command Tank Battalion (4 company battalion) 14th Infantry Brigade Eytan's Golan (36th Mechanized) Division 188th (Barak) Armored Brigade 53rd Tank Battalion (30 Centurions) 74th Tank Battalion (30 Centurions) 71st Mechanized Battalion ( 2 Centurion Companies) (1 Mech Infantry Company) 7th Armored Brigade 77th Tank Battalion (40 Centurions) 82nd Tank Battalion (40 Centurions) 75th Mechanized Battalion (M-113 APC's) 1st (Golani) Infantry Brigade 17th infantry Battalion 50th Parachute (Nahal) 72nd Infantry Battalion (M-3, Reserve) Reinforcing Elements: Laner's 240th Reserve Division 679th Armored Brigade ??? Tank Battalion (30 Centurions) ??? Tank Battalion (30 Centurions) ??? Mechanized Battalion 4th Mechanized Brigade 79th Armored Brigade 20th Armored Brigade 17th Armored Brigade Peled's 146th Armored Reserve Division 9th Mechanized Brigade 595th Tank Battalion (40 Super Shermans) ??? Mechanized Battalions (M-3) ??? Mechanized Battalions (M- 3) 205th Armored Brigade 61st Tank Battalion (30 Centurions) ??? Tank Battalion (30 Centurions) ??? Mechanized Battalion 70th Mechanized Brigade ??? Tank Battalion (40 Shermans) ??? Mechanized Battalions (M-3) ??? Mechanized Battalions (M-3) Sinai Front Southern Command Troops Southern Command Recon Battalion Armored Corps Officer Cadet Company - M113 Artillery Battalion 175 SP Artillery Battalion 175 SP Artillery Battalion 130mm gun 1st Southern Command Engineer Battalion 2nd Southern Command Engineer Battalion Mendler's (252nd) Sinai Division RA 14th Armored Brigade 7th Armored Battalion (M-48) 18th Armored Battalion (M-48) 19th Armored Battalion (M-48) 401st Armored Brigade 45th Armored Battalion (M-48) 46th Armored Battalion (M-48) 74th Armored Battalion (M-48) 460th Armored Brigade 76th Tank Battalion (Centurions) 77th Tank Battalion (Centurions) 79th Tank Battalion (Centurions) Elements 116th Infantry Brigade 3 Artillery Battalions (SP 155) 164th Armored Brigade 12th Armored Battalion (Isherman) 14th Armored Battalion (Isherman) 41st Mechanized Battalion (M113) After reinforcements: Southern Command Troops Southern Command Recon Battalion Armored Corps Officer Cadet Company - Ml 13 Artillery Battalion 175 SP Artillery Battalion 175 SP Artillery Battalion 175 SP Artillery Battalion BM-24 Artillery Battalion 130mm gun 1st Southern Command Engineer Battalion 2nd Southern Command Engineer Battalion 146th Composite Division 16/116th Infantry Brigade 11th Mechanized Brigade Tank Battalion (40 Super Shermans) Mechanized Battalions (M-3) Mechanized Battalions (M-3) 240th Mechanized Brigade Tank Battalion (40 Centurions) Mechanized Battalion (M-3) Mechanized Battalion (M-3) Adan's 162nd Armored Reserve Division 162nd Divisional Recon Battalion 162nd Divisional Engineer Battalion 3 Artillery Battalions 155mm SP 217th Armored Brigade 57th Tank Battalion (Centurions) 58th Tank Battalion (Centurions) 59th Tank Battalion (Centurions) 460th Armored Brigade 76th Tank Battalion (Centurions) 77th Tank Battalion (Centurions) 79th Tank Battalion (Centurions) 600th Armored Brigade 35th Paratrooper Brigade Sharon's 143rd Armored Reserve Division 143rd Divisional Recon Battalion 143rd Divisional Engineer Battalion 3 Artillery Battalions (155mm SP) 421zt Armored Brigade 50th Armored Battalion (M-48) 51st Armored Battalion (M-48) 52nd Armored Battalion (M-48) 40th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Halftracks) 14th Armored Brigade 7th Armored Battalion (M-48) 18th Armored Battalion (M-48) 19th Armored Battalion (M-48) 55th/243rd Parachute Brigade 244th Parachute Battalion (Half tracks) 245th Parachute Battalion (Half tracks) 246th Parachute Battalion (Busses) 247th Armored Brigade 40th Armored Battalion (M-48) 41st Armored Battalion (M-48) 42nd Armored Battalion (M-48) 47th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (M-113) Mendler's (252nd) Sinai Division RA 252nd Divisional Recon Battalion 252nd Divisional Engineer Battalion 3 Artillery Battalions 155mm SP 164th Armored Brigade 12th Armored Battalion (Isherman) 14th Armored Battalion (Isherman) 41st Mechanized Battalion (M 113) 401st Armored Brigade 46th Armored Battalion (M-48) 74th Armored Battalion (M-48) 45th Mechanized Battalion (halftrack) ??? Mechanized Brigade Tank Battalion (40 Shermans) Mechanized Battalion (M-3) Mechanized Battalion (M-3) 440th Composite Division 167th Armored Brigade 21st Tank Battalion (TI-67) 22nd Tank Battalion (TI- 67) 99th Infantry Brigade The Israeli Defense Forces Yom Kippur War Introduction Air Corps (Hel Avrir) Ground Corps Parachute and Infantry Corps Divisions Commands Bar Lev Line and the Purple Line Israeli Order of Battle Appendix 3: CD Israeli Data Charts for 1973 Back to Table of Contents -- Command Post Quarterly # 13 To Command Post Quarterly List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997 by Greg Novak. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com