SUPPORT OUR WAR LEGACY BOOK
OCTOBER 7 WAR | IRON SWORDS | NORTHERN ARROWS | GIDEON'S CHARRIOTS
On October 7th, 2023, we all left our personal lives, our careers, our families - and answered the call for duty, to serve our country, amid the worst attack on the people of Israel since the Holocaust.
The October 7 War is a dramatic +2-years ongoing event, which has a overwhelming effect on the lives of our serving soldiers and commanders, their families, and our unit's life-long legacy and story.
Our battalion took an active part on several fronts during the war - from Gaza to Lebanon, from the Golan Heights to Judaea and Samaria, and beyond. Our work has had a great impact, and we also paid a heavy price.
For these reasons, we are producing a legacy war book, both digital and printed, which will tell our story in text and photos, for next generations and general public.
This is where we seek help.
Below please find English information about our unit, as well as links to additional relevant material.
We invite you to reach out to us and ask for the password to our October 7 War English Website, with additional, undisclosed information.
October 7 War Website
We invite you to reach out to us, and ask for the password to our English October 7 War Website, with additional, undisclosed information.
In Memory of
We remember our fallen friends and brothers in arms, and the book will commemorate and tell their story as well.
Contact Us
We invite you to reach out to us for the password, and for additional information about the War Book project, and where we need support. You can email us at 6646gdsr@gmail.com.
OUR BATTALION
The 6646 Battalion is the reconnaissance unit (גדס"ר) of the 646 Brigade, which is comprised of reserve serving soldiers who are veterans of the paratroopers’ brigade (חטיבת הצנחנים). The 6646 Reconnaissance Battalion veterans have served in elite units of the paratroopers’ brigade, including Sayeret Tzanchanim (סיירת צנחנים), Orev Tzanchanim (עורב צנחנים), Palchan Tzanchanim (פלחה"ן נצחנים) and the rest of Gadsar Tzanchanim (גדס"ר)
OUR DNA
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High motivation for service over many years.
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Devoted chain of command, which has been working together for many years.
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High level of combatant skills, practices and training, across all troops.
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Diverse teams, bringing together the best of all Israeli society.
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100% Zionism and patriotism.
OUR PEOPLE
We come from all parts of Israeli society, with a diverse geography (periphery and urban centres), age groups (young 20+ year-olds, as well as experienced 50+ year-olds), religious background (from Orthodox to secular, as well as non-Jewish brothers in arms), gender (women who serve across the battalion, as well as LGBTQ, etc), professions (from farmers who work the land, to high-tech executives, entrepreneurs, public servants and more), political spectrum (from left to right and everything in between) and more.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Excelling Battalion over the years
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2 presidential awards
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Comparatively high reserve service days
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Due to the high level of organization withing the Battalion we were able to initiate a defense attack in Beeri already on October 7th
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Leading IDF projects (training of paraprofessionals) and competency threshold
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Four months of defense service within 3 years, took part in many operations in the last three years (Yehuda, Etzion, North)
WE ARE A FAMILY
Our most precious asset is our people, and our source of strength is our families back home, who support us all the way and carry the burden of service with us. For this reason, our honor and pride belongs to them as well. We invest in social events, bonding, relationships and our friendship beyond just in times of service since 6646 is not just a leading IDF reserve unit it's also a family, for life.
HISTORY
The 6646 Reconnaissance Battalion is part of the 646 Brigade, which was founded in 1974 on the basis of the 48 Battalion (which fought in the 1973 Yom Kippur War in Egypt - Ismailiyah and the Canal areas), and is fed from the IDF Paratroopers Brigade. The Brigade's veteran special force platoons - Sayeret (פלס"ר), Orev (עורב), Palchan (פלחה"ן) and others - fought together with the entire 646 Brigade in Lebanon, West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. In the early 2000's, the special force platoons were unified under one reconnaissance battalion - 6646. Our first mission as one unit was in Nahal Oz, near the Gaza Strip, in 2004. Since then we have completed many missions in Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank, and more.