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The HISH (an abbreviation of Heil Sade, "Field Corps") was a corps
Corps

A Corps is either a large formation , or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service....
 formed by the Haganah
Haganah

Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces....
 in the British Mandate of Palestine in 1939 following the disbandment of the smaller mobilized force known as the FOSH
Fosh

Fosh can refer to:* The List of Star Wars races #Fosh, an avian race in the fictional Star Wars universe* FOSH, an elite Jewish strike force in the British Mandate of Palestine...
. It was the Haganah's main surface corps, alongside HIM and the Palmach
Palmach

The Palmach was the regular fighting force of the Haganah, the unofficial army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine....
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1939 was a turning point for the Jewish Defence forces. Orde Wingate was transferred out of Palestine and the FOSH was replaced by a less mobile but permanent "Field Force/Corps", Heil Sadeh or the acronym HISH.






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The HISH (an abbreviation of Heil Sade, "Field Corps") was a corps
Corps

A Corps is either a large formation , or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service....
 formed by the Haganah
Haganah

Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces....
 in the British Mandate of Palestine in 1939 following the disbandment of the smaller mobilized force known as the FOSH
Fosh

Fosh can refer to:* The List of Star Wars races #Fosh, an avian race in the fictional Star Wars universe* FOSH, an elite Jewish strike force in the British Mandate of Palestine...
. It was the Haganah's main surface corps, alongside HIM and the Palmach
Palmach

The Palmach was the regular fighting force of the Haganah, the unofficial army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine....
.

1939 was a turning point for the Jewish Defence forces. Orde Wingate was transferred out of Palestine and the FOSH was replaced by a less mobile but permanent "Field Force/Corps", Heil Sadeh or the acronym HISH. The forces were formed with men with basic military training into Home Guard units, Heil Mishmar, HIM. With Plugot Meyuhadot (PUM) as covert "Special Companies" to wage a counter terror war against the Arabs.

Units

The HISH consisted of the following brigades:
  • Levanoni Brigade
    • Carmeli Brigade
    • Golani Brigade
      Golani Brigade

      The Golani Brigade is an Israeli infantry brigade which was formed on February 28, 1948 when the Levanoni Brigade in the upper Galilee was merged with the Carmeli Brigade to form the Golani Brigade....
  • Kiryati Brigade
    Kiryati Brigade

    The Kiryati Brigade was formed in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion and was one of the original nine brigades that made up the Haganah. The Kiryati Brigade was initially responsible for securing the area in and around Tel Aviv....
  • Alexandroni Brigade
    Alexandroni Brigade

    File:????? 1154.jpgThe Alexandroni Brigade is an Israel Defense Forces brigade that fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Along with the 7th Armoured Brigade both units had 139 killed during the first battle of Latrun - Operation Ben Nun....
  • Etzioni Brigade
  • Givati Brigade
    Givati Brigade

    The Givati Brigade functions as the Marines and is one of the Israeli Infantry Corps in the Israel Defense Forces. Givati soldiers are designated by purple berets....