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3:4 | 90 cm × 120 cm
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The flags are rectangular, 90 cm × 120 cm and divided
diagonally by a line going from the upper hoist to the bottom
fly.
Nahum Shereshevsky, 23 June 1997
Bottom hoist is purple, upper fly is white. The purple derives
from the colour of their berets, and that derives from the fact
that most other colours were already taken! (...) The main
element of the flag is usually the shoulder patch or a similar
design. Since these are awarded to brigade-level (or equivalent)
formations while flags are awarded to regiment/batallion-level
formations, the latter flags have additional elements to
distinguish the specific battalion. (...) The finials are in the
shape of the corps emblems and attached to them are campaign
streamers.
Nahum Shereshevsky, 25 May 1998
The original Giva'ati Infantry Regiment (5th Regiment) was one
of IDF regiments during the Independence War. The current
Giva'ati Infantry Regiment (84th Regiment a.k.a The Young
Giv'ati) was orginized in 1983 and soon afterwards adopted the
name "Giva'ati" and the purple as its color.
Source: <www.givati.org.il>.
Dov Gutterman, 5 June 2007