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Structure Of The Argentine Army
The Structure of the Argentine Army follows below. As of 2020 the active force of the Argentine Army includes a total of eleven brigades: * 2x Armored brigades (I, II) * 2x Bush brigades (III, XII) * 1x Airborne brigade (IV) * 3x Mountain brigades (V, VI, VIII) * 3x Mechanized brigades (IX, X, XI) In addition to the brigades, there is also a number of specialized formations: * Special Operations Forces Grouping (Argentina), Special Operations Forces Grouping * Anti-aircraft Artillery Grouping 601 - School * Army Aviation Grouping 601 * 601st Engineer Grouping (Argentina), Engineer Grouping 601 * Signal Grouping 601 The "regiment" and "group" designators actually denote battalion-sized units ("regiment" being used for infantry and cavalry units and "group" used for artillery units). 1990s reorganization Since the restoration of democracy in 1983, the Argentine Army was reduced both in number and budget and became a professional force. Some units were dissolved and other moved, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army () is the Army, land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. Command authority is exercised through the Ministry of Defense (Argentina), Minister of Defense. The Army's official foundation date is May 29, 1810 (celebrated in Argentina as the ''Army Day''), four days after the May Revolution, Spanish colonial administration in Buenos Aires was overthrown. The new national army was formed out of several pre-existing colonial militia units and locally manned regiments; most notably the Regiment of Patricians, Infantry Regiment "Patricios", which to this date is still an active unit. History Several armed expeditions were sent to the Upper Peru (now Bolivia), Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile to fight Spanish forces and secure Argentina's newly gained Argentine Declaration of Independence, independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curuzú Cuatiá
Curuzú Cuatiá is a city in the south of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 34,000 inhabitants at the , and is the head town of the Curuzú Cuatiá Department. The area has an undulated terrain, with many small rivers and streams that empty into the Paraná River in the west, or into the Uruguay River in the east. The climate is wet subtropical, with uniformly distributed annual rainfall of 1,200 mm on average. The average temperatures are 14.5 °C (winter) and 26 °C (summer), with recorded extremes of −3 °C and 44 °C respectively. The city is served by an airport , located at . History The name ''Curuzú Cuatiá'' is of Guaraní origin and means "Engraved Cross". The early settlers ( Spanish ''conquistadores'' and Jesuit missionaries from Uruguay) called it ''Posta de Cruz'' since the site was a crossroads, marked by a large cross with an inscription. After the May Revolution that initiated the struggle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resistencia, Chaco
Resistencia () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Argentina, province of Chaco Province, Chaco in north-eastern Argentina. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city proper was 291,720 inhabitants. It is the anchor of a larger metropolitan area, Greater Resistencia, which comprises at least three more municipalities for a total population of 387,340 as of 2010. This conurbation is the largest in the province, and the List of cities in Argentina by population, eleventh most populous in the country. It is located along the Negro River (Chaco), Negro River, a tributary of the much larger Paraná river, Paraná River, opposite the city of Corrientes, Corrientes Province. The area was originally inhabited by Guaycuru aboriginals such as the Toba people, Tobas. Their resistance to evangelisation postponed substantial European settlement until the late 19th century. Not until 1865 was a proper settlement established, and on January 27, 1878, Resistencia was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes, Corrientes
Mercedes () is a city in the center of the . It is a first-class municipality with a population of 40,667 at the , and the head town of the department of the same name, which also includes the towns of Felipe Yofre and Mariano I. Loza. It is 275 km from the provincial capital, Corrientes, and 739 km from Buenos Aires. The town, founded in 1829, is served by several grade schools, including Escuela Normal Manuel Florencio Mantilla, Colegio San Carlos, Escuela Agrotécnica Eulogio Cruz Cabral, Escuela Comercial Nocturna Ejército Argentino, and Instituto Popular de Mercedes Manuel López Rodríguez. Geography Mercedes is located in the center of Corrientes province, Argentina, and serves as the head town of the Mercedes Department. It lies approximately 275 km from the provincial capital, Corrientes, and 739 km from Buenos Aires. The city's geographical coordinates are 29°10′S latitude and 58°04′W longitude, situating it in a region characterized by its flat to gent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Tomé, Santa Fe
Santo Tomé is a city in the provinces of Argentina, province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located only 9 km from the capital city (Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe). It has a population of about 65,684 inhabitants ()and estimated at 80,000 inhabitants based on population growth rate provided by the INDEC, and is classified as a second-category Municipalities of Argentina, municipality. History The town of Santo Tomé was founded in 1872 by the provincial government, and became a city on 12 April 1962. Notable people *Virginia Tola, operatic soprano *Spreen, number one streamer by Argentina and top international References * * External links Populated places in Santa Fe Province Cities in Argentina {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Army Division (Argentina)
The 1st Army Division () is a unit of the Argentine Army. Organization * 1st Army Division, in Curuzú Cuatiá ** II Armored Brigade, in Paraná ** III Bush Brigade, in Resistencia ** XII Bush Brigade, in Posadas See also * 2nd Army Division (Argentina) The 2nd Army Division () is a unit of the Argentine Army. Organization * 2nd Army Division, in Córdoba ** V Mountain Brigade, in Salta ** VI Mountain Brigade, in Neuquén Neuquén (; ) is the capital city of the Argentine province ... * 3rd Army Division (Argentina) References External links argentina.gob.ar/ejercito {{DEFAULTSORT:1st Army Division (Argentina) Army units and formations of Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Artillery Regiment (Argentina)
__NOTOC__ 1st Artillery Regiment may refer to: Australia *1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery * 2/1st Field Regiment (Australia) * 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment (Australia) * 2/1st Medium Regiment (Australia) Canada *1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment *1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery * 1st Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery Italy * 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Italy) * 1st Artillery Regiment "Cacciatori delle Alpi" * 1st Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) *1st Heavy Artillery Regiment (Italy) United Kingdom *1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery * 1st Airlanding Light Regiment *1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery *1st Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers *Anglesey Artillery Volunteers *1st Argyll and Bute Artillery Volunteers *1st Ayrshire and Galloway Artillery Volunteers *1st Banffshire Artillery Volunteers *Berwickshire Artillery Volunteers *1st Caithness Artillery Volunteers *1st Carnarvonshire Artillery Volunteers *Cheshire Artille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regiment Of Mounted Grenadiers (Argentina)
The Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers "General San Martín" () is the name of two Argentine Army regiments of two different time periods: a historic regiment that operated from 1812 to 1826, and a modern cavalry unit that was organized in 1903. The first Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers, formed in 1812, fought in the Argentine War of Independence under José de San Martín, and the Cisplatine War, subsequently becoming the Presidential bodyguard in 1825. Refusing to replenish its membership with soldiers who had not fought in the Argentine War of Independence, the regiment disbanded in 1826. The second Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers was formed on May 25, 1903, by then President of Argentina Julio Argentino Roca, and serves as the national ceremonial unit. It claims the original regiment of 1812 as its heritage, but has no direct link or lineage. This incarnation of the regiment is also known as the ''General Jose de San Martin Cavalry Regiment''. As a unit, it has never been in combat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo, Buenos Aires
Palermo is a or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the north of the city, near the Río de la Plata. It has a total land area of 17.4 km2 and a population of 249,016. It is the only within the administrative division of Comuna 14. Palermo is perhaps best known as the polo capital of the world. Each year, in November, the city hosts the Argentine Polo Open, commonly known as the Palermo Open. History The name of the area is derived from the still-existing Franciscan abbey of "Saint Benedict of Palermo", an alternative name for Saint Benedict the Moor. Saint Benedict the Moor lived from 1526 to 1589 and is a complementary patron saint of Palermo, the capital city of Sicily. In an alternative history of the name, a folk story supported by journalists, the land would have been originally purchased by an Italian Argentine, Italian immigrant named Juan Dominguez Palermo, Juan Domingo Palermo in the late 16th century, shortly after the foundation of Buenos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regiment Of Patricians
The 1st Infantry Regiment "Los Patricios" (''Regimiento de Infantería 1 "Los Patricios"'') is the oldest and one of the most prestigious regiments of the Argentine Army. The title is often shortened to the Patricians' Regiment (''Regimiento de Patricios''). Since the 1990s the regiment has been designated as air assault infantry. It is also the custodian of the Buenos Aires Cabildo, the welcoming party for visiting foreign dignitaries to Argentina and the escort, and honor guard battalion for the City Government of Buenos Aires. Since 22 September 2010, the Regiment's headquarters building has been a National Historical Monument following a declaration by the Argentine government on the occasion of the country's bicentennial year. The regiment was formed as the ''Legión Patricia'' ("Patricians' Legion) from inhabitants of Buenos Aires in 1806 to fight against the British invasions of the River Plate. Among some of its first members, it included a woman, the ''Alférez'' (appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Palomar, Buenos Aires
El Palomar is a town in the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires in Argentina. It is located west of Buenos Aires. The city has the peculiarity of being divided between two partidos of Buenos Aires Province: Morón, where it is called El Palomar, and Tres de Febrero, where it is called Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar. Of its 74,751 inhabitants (), 57,146 live within the Morón jurisdiction and 17,605 live in Tres de Febrero. El Palomar was established with a station by that name belonging to the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway () opened in 1910. Developer Publio Massini sold the first lots on November 8 of that year, and Juan Manuel Giuffra established the El Palomar Development Council, which obtained electric lighting for the area in its early years. The city is home to the National Military College (), the 1st Air Brigade () of the Argentine Air Force, and El Palomar Airport. The Italian Society of Tiro al Segno (Target Shooting) (S.I.T.A.S.), is located in Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmberg
Holmberg is a Swedish surname formed from the words ''holm(e)'' meaning islet and ''berg'' meaning mountain. It is a relatively common name, at least in Sweden, which has to do with the fact that many Swedish place names contain the suffixes ''-holm'', ''-holmen'' or ''-berg'', ''-berga'', ''-berget''. Notable people with the surname include: * Åke Holmberg (1907–1991), Swedish author and translator * Anne Holmberg (born 1938), American writer of historical romance novels * Arvid Holmberg (1886–1958), Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics * Barbro Holmberg (born 1952), Swedish Social Democratic politician * Birgit Agda Holmberg (1921–2007), Swedish revue director, actress and singer * Bo Holmberg (1942–2010), Swedish politician, widower of former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh (1957–2003) * Britta Holmberg (1921–2004), Swedish film actress * Carl Holmberg (1884–1909), Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics * Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
