I Armored Brigade (Argentina) Explained

Unit Name:1st Armor Brigade
Native Name:Ira Brigada Blindada
Dates:14 October 1936[1]
Country:Argentina
Branch:Argentine Army
Type:Combined arms
Role:Armoured warfare
Size:Brigade
Command Structure:3rd Army Division
Garrison:Tandil
Nickname:Br Bl 1
Patron:Brigadier General Martín Rodríguez
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Battles:Falklands War
Current Commander:Colonel Norberto Pedro Zárate[2]

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

Order of battle

Reference[3]

Unit Location Equipment
1st Armored Brigade HQ
2nd Tank Cavalry Regiment "Lanceros General Paz" TAM, SIMRA
8th Tank Cavalry Regiment "Cazadores General Necochea" TAM, MB-230G, REO M35, VCTM, M4 Sherman
10th Tank Cavalry Regiment "Húsares de Pueyrredón" TAM, VCPC, VCTM
VCTP, VCTM, VCPC, Fiat 697, carts
1st Armored Artillery Group "Colonel Chilavert" Azul AMX MK F3, AMX-VCI, RATRAS
1st Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop Arana M1097A2/M1025A2, Panhard AML-90, NIRO 1, Mk 19, BGM-71 TOW, REO, MB-230G, Unimog
1st Armored Engineer Company Olavarría AMX-VCI
1st Armored Signal Company Tandil AMV-VCI
1st Intelligence Company Tandil ICOM-738
1st Health Company Tandil
Logistic & Support Base "Tandil" Tandil

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ejército Argentino: Brigada Blindada I . Blog of the Defense Forces of the Argentine Republic . 3 June 2018 . spanish . 27 August 2017.
  2. News: Relevo del Comandante de la 1ra. Brigada Blindada . 3 June 2018 . Nueva Era Net . 6 March 2018 . spanish.
  3. Web site: EJERCITO ARGENTINO - ORBAT . Saorbats.com . 3 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206103848/http://saorbats.com.ar/EA_orbat.htm . 6 February 2009 . spanish.