Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross ( es, Cruz "La Nación Argentina Al Heroico Valor En Combate") is the highest national military decoration in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
The decoration consists of a silver
cross pattée
A cross pattée, cross patty or cross paty, also known as a cross formy or cross formée (french: croix pattée, german: Tatzenkreuz), is a type of Christian cross with arms that are narrow at the centre, and often flared in a curve or straight ...
bearing the
Coat of arms of Argentina
The coat of arms of the Argentine Republic or Argentine shield ( es, Escudo de la República Argentina) was established in its current form in 1944, but has its origins in the seal of the General Constituent Assembly of 1813. It is supposed tha ...
in gold, suspended from a chest ribbon of equal light blue-white-light blue stripes.
Recipients of the decoration for service during the 1982
Falklands War ( es, Guerra de las Malvinas) are listed below.
Posthumous
Argentine Army
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Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...
Roberto Estévez
First Lieutenant Roberto Néstor Estévez (24 February 1957 – 28 May 1982) was an Argentine Army officer who was killed in action in the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War.
He was posthumously awarded the Argentine Nation to th ...
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25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
The 25th Mechanized Infantry Regiment is an infantry unit of the Argentine Army belonging to the 9th Mechanized Brigade, 3rd Army Division, and based at Sarmiento, Chubut, Argentina. This Regiment was the first army unit to land in the Falkland ...
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Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...
Ernesto Emilio Espinosa-
602 Commando Company
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Sergeant First Class Mateo Antonio Sbert-
602 Commando Company
Argentine Navy
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Commander Pedro Edgardo Giachino -
Amphibious Commandos Group
The Amphibious Commandos Group ( es, Agrupación de Comandos Anfibios, APCA) is a special operations force of the Argentine Marine Corps.
Role
Trained to perform quick and objective amphibious reconnaissance, assault raids, and direct acti ...
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Petty Officer
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First Class Julio Castillo.
a un valiente, el Suboficial Primero Julio Castillo''
The ship ARA ''Suboficial Castillo'' (A-6) was named after him.
Argentine Air Force
"Argentine Wings"
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* Operation Independence
* Operation Soberanía
* Falkl ...
* Captain Omar Jesús Castillo - Pilot ''Grupo 4''
* Captain José Daniel Luis Vazquez - Pilot ''Grupo 4''
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During lifetime
Argentine Army
* 1st Lieutenant Jorge Manuel Vizoso - 602 Commando Company
*2nd Lieutenant
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Australia
The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until 1 ...
Juan José Gomez Centurión - C/25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
The 25th Mechanized Infantry Regiment is an infantry unit of the Argentine Army belonging to the 9th Mechanized Brigade, 3rd Army Division, and based at Sarmiento, Chubut, Argentina. This Regiment was the first army unit to land in the Falkland ...
*Corporal
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First Class Roberto Bacilio Baruzzo - RI 12
*S/C 62 Oscar Ismael Poltronieri - RI Mec 6
Argentine Navy
*Lieutenant (Navy)
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Owen Guillermo Crippa - Aermacchi MB-339
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The MB-339 was developed during the 1970s in response to an Italian Air Force requirement that sought a re ...
Pilot Argentine Naval Aviation
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Gulf War
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, commander1 = President
, commander1_label = Commander-in-Chief
, commander2 ...
*Lieutenant (JG)
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
Héctor Miño
Argentine Air Force
* Captain Pablo Marcos Rafael Carballo - A-4 Skyhawk
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Pilot ''Grupo 5''
*Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...
Ernesto Rubén Ureta - A-4 Skyhawk
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Pilot ''Grupo 4''
*2nd Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank.
Australia
The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until 1 ...
Gerardo Guillermo Isaac - A-4 Skyhawk
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta-winged, single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed ...
Pilot ''Grupo 4''
* Sergeant Pedro Prudencio Miranda
* Sergeant Carlos Omar Ortiz
See also
* Argentine Nation to the Valour in Combat Medal
* List of military decorations
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cross of Heroic Valour in Combat
Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina
Courage awards