Cross for Heroic Valour in Combat explained

Argentine Nation for Heroic Valour in Combat
Presenter:	Argentina
Type:	Cross
Eligibility:	Members of the Argentine Armed Forces
Awarded For:	"acts of heroic valor in action in hazardous circumstances"
Status:	Currently awarded
Lastawarded:	1982
Total Awarded:	18
Lower:	Argentine Nation to the Valour in Combat Medal
Image2 Size:	85

Argentine Nation for Heroic Valour in Combat Cross (Spanish; Castilian: Cruz "La Nación Argentina Al Heroico Valor En Combate") is the highest national military decoration in Argentina.^[1]

The decoration consists of a silver cross pattée bearing the Coat of arms of Argentina in gold, suspended from a chest ribbon of equal light blue-white-light blue stripes.

Recipients of the decoration for service during the 1982 Falklands War (Spanish; Castilian: Guerra de las Malvinas) are listed below.

Posthumous

Argentine Army

• Lieutenant Roberto Estévez - 25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
• Lieutenant - 602 Commando Company
• Sergeant First Class Mateo Antonio Sbert- 602 Commando Company^[2]

Argentine Navy

• Commander Pedro Edgardo Giachino - Amphibious Commandos Group
• Petty Officer First Class .^[3] The ship ARA Suboficial Castillo (A-6) was named after him.

Argentine Air Force

• Captain - Pilot
• Captain José Daniel Luis Vazquez - Pilot Grupo 4^{[4] [5]}

During lifetime

Argentine Army

• 1st Lieutenant Jorge Manuel Vizoso - 602 Commando Company
• 2nd Lieutenant Juan José Gomez Centurión - C/25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
• Corporal First Class - RI 12
• S/C 62 Oscar Ismael Poltronieri - RI Mec 6

Argentine Navy

• Lieutenant - Aermacchi MB-339 Pilot Argentine Naval Aviation
• Lieutenant (JG) Héctor Miño

Argentine Air Force

• Captain Pablo Marcos Rafael Carballo - A-4 Skyhawk Pilot
• Lieutenant - A-4 Skyhawk Pilot Grupo 4
• 2nd Lieutenant - A-4 Skyhawk Pilot Grupo 4

See also

• Argentine Nation to the Valour in Combat Medal
• List of military decorations

Notes and References

1. Web site: El heroico valor en combate . . gaceta.marinera.com.ar . Argentina Ministerio de Defensa . 24 Jul 2022.
2. Web site: Héroes de Malvinas, Héroes de la Patria: Sargento Primero Mateo Sbert . es . argentina.gob.ar . 30 May 2020 . 8 February 2024.
3. http://www.nuestromar.org/noticias/mar_calmo_112008_20220_homenaje_a_un_valiente_el_suboficial_primero_julio_castill''Homenaje a un valiente, el Suboficial Primero Julio Castillo
4. Web site: 30 de Mayo 1982 - Capitanes (PM) José Daniel Vazquez y Omar Jesús Castillo . es . avionesenargentina.com . 30 May 2022 . 8 February 2024.
5. Web site: Condecoraciones - Ley 24.229 . 2009-05-31 . . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090425071153/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/conflicto/l4.asp . 2009-04-25 .