▁F ist " ▁( Res erve ) ▁Arm or ▁Brigade ▁▁ 2 6 3 rd ▁" M erk av ot ▁ha - E sh / Ch ari ots ▁of ▁Fire " ▁( Res erve ) ▁Arm or ▁Brigade ▁▁ 6 7 9 th ▁" Y ift ah " ▁( Res erve ) ▁Arm or ▁Brigade ▁▁ 8 4 7 th ▁" Ch ari ots ▁of ▁Ste el " ▁( Res erve ) ▁Arm or ▁Brigade ▁ ▁Unit ▁histor ies ▁▁▁ 2 5 2 nd ▁" S ina i " ▁( Res erve ) ▁Arm or ▁Division ▁This ▁division ▁is ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁under ▁Southern ▁Command . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁Arm or ▁Brig ades : ▁▁ 1 0 th ▁" H arel " ▁( Res erve ) ▁Arm or ▁Brigade ▁The ▁brig ade ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Pal m ach ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁immediately ▁after ▁Operation ▁Nach sh on . ▁Y itz h ak ▁Rab in ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁commander . ▁During ▁the ▁S uez ▁Cris is ▁( K adesh ▁Operation ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁fought ▁as ▁an ▁inf antry ▁brig ade ▁commanded ▁by ▁Sh m uel ▁G ud ar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁reserve ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ored ▁Corps . ▁In ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War ,