IDF Pin Insignia Nahal Brigade Recon Sayeret Battalion

About the IDF Pin Insignia Nahal Brigade Recon Sayeret Battalion

The Nahal Brigade was founded in 1982 as a regiment of several battalions, following the need for additional infantry forces during the First Lebanon War. In the thirty years since the war, the brigade has been involved in countless complex operations throughout Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Nahal Brigade soldiers are wearing a pale green beret with the infantry hat badge and reddish/brown combat boots.
The brigade’s insignia is composed of a sword, a sickle and wheat stalk. The sword is  symbolizing the value of the defense, the sickle and the wheat stalk symbolize the work of the land and pioneering – a sign of the connection between the infantry brigade and the Nahal heritage.
The brigade’s emblem consists also four arrows, symbolizing the four battalions – Granite, Shaham, Basalt, and recon(Sayeret) unit.