New commander takes over IDF Armored Brigade 401 in ceremony

Colonel Yoav Schneider assumed command of the IDF's 401st Armored Brigade in a change-of-command ceremony. During the event, Schneider recounted his own wounding as a tank platoon commander in the 2006 Second Lebanon War. The ceremony was reported by Israeli military correspondent Nir Dvori.

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1. 20:27 · 7 JunLatest

   Outgoing 401st Brigade Commander Bids Farewell, Expresses Gratitude After Two Years of Combat

2. 19:59 · 7 Jun

   New commander takes over IDF Armored Brigade 401 in ceremony

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• Developing20:45 · 24 JunColonel Yoav Schneider gives rare interview on armored corps in Gaza

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