11th Infantry Brigade
The 11th Infantry Brigade was one of ten brigades that participated in the Sinai Campaign of 1956 against an array of Egyptian forces. In this campaign, the 11th Infantry Brigade was accompanied by five other infatry brigades as well as the 202 Parachute Brigade, the 7th Armored, the 27th Mechanized and the 37th Mechanized.
Commanded by Colonel Aharon Doron, the 11th Infantry Brigade was given the task of taking the Gaza Strip during the Sinai Campaign. Although the Brigade met with heavy resistance, it overcame Egyptian troops in the area with the help of tanks and halftracks from the 27th Armored Division.
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