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The brigade was created at the mid 1950's when the contraversial deep commando Unit 101 was merged with Battalion 890 in order to form an elite infantry brigade. The new unit was equipped with the IMI Uzi submachine gun as their primary weapon as it provided light and small automatic fire frame - an essential properties for a recon unit and a commando.

The goals in creating the Paratroopers brigade were:

1. To have an elite infantry force.
2. To innovate and improve fighting skills within other infantry units.
3. To raise the next generation of military commanders and officers.

The first commander of the Paratroopers Brigade was Ariel Sharon.

The Paratroopers Brigade had only one operational combat parachute drop. It was during 1956 Sinai War. In the Six Day War ( 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio) the Paratroopers Brigade took part in the capturing of JerusalemCapitals in Asia For alternate uses see Jerusalem (disambiguation Jerusalem ( Modern Hebrew: Yerushalayim Biblical Hebrew: Arabic: al-Quds see also Names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christ together with the Jerusalem Brigade, Harel Brigade and armor support. The Paratroopers were the ones to liberate the Wailing Wall and the Temple MountThe Temple Mount or Noble Sanctuary ( Hebrew language: Har HaBayit Arabic language: Al-Haram As-Sharif , is a hotly contested religious site in the old city of Jerusalem. It was the site of the first and second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and according to - a moment that is considered as "historic" and the "highlight of this war" by the majority of the Israeli public, mainly due to the sacredness of these places to the JewThe word Jew is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to either a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or a member of the Jewish culture or ethnicity. This article discusses the term as describing an ethnic group; for aish people.

In the following years, the brigade was the source for many IsraelThis article discusses the State of Israel. For other meanings of Israel see Israel (disambiguation). The State of Israel Medinat Yisrael in Hebrew, Daulat Israil in Arabic) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea.i Chiefs of Staff, including Shaul MofazShaul Mofaz (b. 1948) is the Israeli Minister of Defence and was the 16th Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces, particularly noted as the second Israeli of Sephardic origins to achieve that post. The first was David Elazar. Born in Ira and Moshe Ya'alon. The Paratroopers Brigade is distinguished by uniform including a red beret and red boots.