The 2nd Armored Brigade is a unit of the
Chilean Army. It is currently the 2nd Armored Brigade "''Cazadores''". It is part of to the VI Army Division of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
, with a garrison in
Fuerte Baquedano,
Iquique
Iquique () is a port List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the At ...
, I Region of the country, this unit was made up of the Infantry Battalion No. 5 "
Carampangue" and the Armored Cavalry Group No. 7 "Guides", Artillery Group No. 9 "Salvo", Engineering Company No. 7, "Aconcagua", Independent Logistics Company and Commando Company No. 1 "
Iquique
Iquique () is a port List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the At ...
".
The armored brigade was founded in 2007 as a result of the modernization process that included the new configuration of the Army force, in 2003 it was renamed.
References
Chilean Army
Military units and formations of Chile
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