Chavín de Huántar Command explained

Unit Name:Chavín de Huántar Command
Native Name:Comando Chavín de Huántar
Country:Peru
Branch:Peruvian Armed Forces
Type:Special forces
Role:Counterterrorism
Size:148 men
Garrison:Chorrillos Military School
Patron:Inca Pachacútec
Motto:We did it for Peru
Anniversaries:22 April
Battles:Peruvian conflict
Decorations:See list
Notable Commanders:José Williams

The Special Counterterrorist Company "Chavín de Huántar" No. 61, commonly known as Chavín de Huántar Command (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Comando Chavín de Huántar), is the elite unit of Peru's special forces. It is made up of members of the Peruvian Army and Navy. They became known internationally after successfully rescuing the 72 hostages captured by the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis, on April 22, 1997, which has been described as one of the most successful military rescue operations in history.[1] [2] [3] For their work, they have been legislatively declared “Heroes of Democracy.”[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 April 2017 . 22 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170422034749/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1027306-de-entebbe-a-lima-otros-rescates-historicos . www.lanacion.com.ar . De Entebbe a Lima, otros rescates históricos . dead.
  2. Web site: 21 April 2017 . 22 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170422035107/http://www.que.es/ultimas-noticias/sucesos/201204212029-peru-recrea-rescate-residencia-embajador-efe.html . www.que.es . Perú recrea el rescate en la residencia del embajador japonés tras 15 años de la operación .
  3. Web site: 24 April 2017 . elcomercio.pe . Chavín de Huántar y otros impresionantes rescates en el mundo .
  4. Web site: LEY Nº 30554 LEY QUE DECLARA HÉROES DE LA DEMOCRACIA A LOS COMANDOS CHAVÍN DE HUÁNTAR .
  5. News: 30 March 2020 . Chavín de Huántar: se cumplen 21 años del rescate de los rehenes .
  6. News: 30 March 2020 . Comandos Chavín de Huántar serán reconocidos .