At the height of the battle, the 3rd Armored Division included 32 battalions and 20,533 troops.
In 1963 the group was expanded to include five battalions.
The Territorials were to be reduced from 266 fighting units to 195, which included 18 battalions of infantry.
The unit included four battalions of the 16th Light Infantry Regiment.
Auffenberg's command included 26 battalions, 20 cavalry squadrons and 24 guns.
All infantry divisions included 14 battalions except the 3rd with 15 and the 5th with seven.
Laval's 1st Division included 6 battalions and 4,290 effectives.
Under the new configuration the brigade included one mechanized infantry and two armored battalions.
The new brigade included five battalions, with its headquarters in Yavne'el:
This number also includes three battalions of men which made up the Army's train d'artillerie.