IDF 52nd Battalion memorial, Military memorial in Negev, Israel.

The IDF 52nd Battalion memorial is a stone structure in the Negev desert that honors soldiers who served in military operations. The site includes informational plaques that document the battalion's history and provide details about the unit and those commemorated.

The 52nd Battalion was formed at the start of the 1948 war from field companies of the southern colonies and joined the Givati Brigade. It fought in the centre of the country, in Operation Nahshon, at the approaches to Jaffa, and briefly took the Latrun police station. In October 1948, during Operation Yoav, it captured the Hulikat strongholds and broke the siege of the Negev. The memorial, designed by sculptor Zvi Aldouby, was erected in 1971 on one of those captured Egyptian positions.

The site serves as a gathering place for annual ceremonies where military families, veterans, and community members come together to remember those who served. Visitors can observe how the space brings people together across generations to honor shared sacrifice.

The memorial stands on a low, partly wooded hill beside Route 232, south of Kokhav Michael. A path climbs from the entrance, where a 1971 plaque faces the road, up to the plaza with three flagpoles. The path continues under the split concrete blade and around the hill. About half a kilometre north is the 54th Battalion memorial.

The concrete blade at the top of the long wall points south, marking the battalion's breakthrough to the besieged Negev; its base is split in two, and the path from the plaza passes beneath it and continues around the hill. The number 52 and the infantry, armored and Givati brigade insignia are set on the blade.