Armored Division established in 1954 and still active in the year the sign was photographed.
The monument made by Chen Winkler and erected in 2019 was photographed on the same day by the same photographer
Click for a larger image In the corner of the memorial are rocks with landmarks in the life of the division:
1954 - הקמת מפקדת אוגדה 36
1967 - מלחמת ששת הימים
1973 - מלחמת יום הכיפורים
1978 - מבצע ליטני
1982 - מלחמת לבנון הראשונה
2006 - מלחמת לבנון השנייה
2014 מבצע צוק איתן
[Translation]
1954 - Establishment of the 36th Division Headquarters
1967 - Six-Day War
1973 - Yom Kippur War
1978 - Operation Litani
1982 - First Lebanon War
2006 - Second Lebanon War
2014 Operation Protective Edge
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
Division 36
[Division 36 emblem]
"Then the earth did shake and quake..."
Psalm 18:8
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36 Division Gaash, Latrun Park "Gaash" - Division 36
The first division in the IDF, a regular armored division,
A division of decisiveness in many arenas.
Its legacy is woven like a scarlet thread in the stories of the IDFs heroism.
It fought in the Israeli wars: "Six Days", "Yom Kippur", "Operation Litani", "First Lebanon" and "Protective Edge".
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