I Armored Brigade (Argentina)

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1st Armor Brigade
Ira Brigada Blindada
Active14 October 1936 [1]
Country Argentina
Branch Argentine Army
Type Combined arms
Role Armoured warfare
Size Brigade
Part of 3rd Army Division
Garrison/HQ Tandil
Nickname(s)Br Bl 1
Patron Brigadier General Martín Rodríguez
Engagements Falklands War
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Norberto Pedro Zárate [2]

The 1st Armor Brigade (Spanish : Brigada Blindada I) is one of the combined arms brigades of the Argentine Army.

Order of battle

Reference [3]

UnitLocationEquipment
1st Armored Brigade HQ Tandil
2nd Tank Cavalry Regiment "Lanceros General Paz" Olavarría TAM, SIMRA
8th Tank Cavalry Regiment "Cazadores General Necochea" Magdalena, Buenos Aires TAM, MB-230G, REO M35, VCTM, M4 Sherman
10th Tank Cavalry Regiment "Húsares de Pueyrredón" Azul TAM, VCPC, VCTM
7th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "Colonel Conde" Arana VCTP, VCTM, VCPC, Fiat 697, carts
1st Armored Artillery Group "Colonel Chilavert"Azul AMX MK F3, AMX-VCI, RATRAS
1st Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance TroopArana M1097A2/M1025A2, Panhard AML-90, NIRO 1, Mk 19, BGM-71 TOW, REO, MB-230G, Unimog
1st Armored Engineer CompanyOlavarríaAMX-VCI
1st Armored Signal CompanyTandilAMV-VCI
1st Intelligence CompanyTandilICOM-738
1st Health CompanyTandil
Logistic & Support Base "Tandil"Tandil

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References

  1. "Ejército Argentino: Brigada Blindada I". Blog of the Defense Forces of the Argentine Republic (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. "Relevo del Comandante de la 1ra. Brigada Blindada". Nueva Era Net (in Spanish). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. "EJERCITO ARGENTINO - ORBAT". Saorbats.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2018.