Structure of the Chilean Army

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This is an order of battle of the Chilean Army .

Office of the Army Commander in Chief in Santiago, the Army's headquarters city where it is situated

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Army General Staff Office (Estado Mayor General del Ejército)

Ground Operations Command

Army Ground Operations Command, headquartered in Concepcion, the base garrison of the Chacabuco 6th Infantry Regiment

I Division

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Structure of the I Division 2019

Responsible for the defense of the Antofagasta and Atacama regions.

II Motorized Division

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Structure of the II Motorized Division 2019

Responsible for the defense of the Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins, Maule, and Ñuble regions.

III Mountain Division

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Structure of the III Mountain Division 2019

Responsible for the defense of the Biobío, Los Lagos, Araucanía, and Los Ríos regions, especially in the mountains in the country's eastern borders.

IV Division

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Structure of the IV Division 2019

Responsible for the defense of the Aysén region.

V Division

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Structure of the V Division 2019

Responsible for the defense of the Magallanes region, which includes the world's southernmost city of Punta Arenas.

VI Division

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Structure of the VI Division 2019
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U.S. Army Under Secretary Joseph Westphal shakes hands with Chilean soldiers at VI Division headquarters, June 12, 2012

Responsible for the defense of the Arica y Parinacota and Tarapacá regions.

Special Operations Brigade

Army Aviation Brigade

Doctrine Command

Army Institution and Doctrine Command (Commando Instituto y Doctrina)

Force Support Command

Army Force Support Services Command (Commando Apoyo de la Fuerza)

General Garrison Command

Army Medical Command

Graphic overview of the Chilean Army

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Structure of the Chilean Army 2019 (click on image to enlarge)

Geographic distribution of operational forces

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I Division
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Motor. Bde 1
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Armored Bde 3
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II Motor. Div.
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Motor. Bde 2
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Motor. Bde 6
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III Mtn. Div.
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Mtn. Det. 3
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Mtn. Det. 9
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Mtn. Det. 17
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IV Division
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Motor. Det. 14
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V Division
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Armored Bde 4
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Armored Det. 5
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Motor. Det. 11
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VI Division
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Armored Bde 2
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Motor. Bde 24
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SpecOps Bde
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Aviation Bde
Divisions, brigades and detachments of the Chilean Army in 2020

Unit names

All infantry units and most of the artillery regiments are named after important battles or places in Chile, while the cavalry regiments are named after the various types of cavalry. These are the units:

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