IDF Golani Infantry Brigade 20 Year Commemoration Medal - 1968
1968
caption:
The front/obverse of this medal depicts sword intertwined with flame above an overturned helmet, with legend "To Golani fighters, to comrades who fell, to the first and to the successors"
Identifer: CJF-RFC2013074
Medium
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Topics
Israel Defense Forces
Collection
Israel Defense Forces
Description
The 1st Golani Brigade (and the 2nd Carmeli Brigade) was formed in February 1948 from one of the original 4 permanent standing brigades created in 1947, the Levanoni Brigade (the "Northern Brigade") which was assigned all of the northern sector of Israel. The Golani Brigade was assigned the north-eastern sector and fought against the armies of Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.
Mintage: This medal was struck in Bronze and Silvered Bronze (both 35mm diameter).
Reference: See Hafner, Jewish Tokens and Medals, JTM-MM-6.
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