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- ↑ Quijano, Rosario (2019). "Día del arma de Comunicaciones". Soldados (in Spanish) (258): 4. ISSN 0329-4358.
- ↑ "Agrupación de Comunicaciones 601 - Reseña Histórica". Arma de Comunicaciones (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 January 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ "Reseña Histórica". Batallón de Comunicaciones 601 (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ Quijano, Rosario (2019). "En marcha: segundo paso del proceso de reconversión del Ejército Argentino". Soldados (in Spanish) (253): 7. ISSN 0329-4358.
- ↑ "Ejército Argentino - SAORBATS". SAORBATS. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ Libro Blanco de la Defensa 2015 (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 2015. Despliegue detallado de las Fuerzas Armadas. ISBN 978-987-3689-25-3.
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