Structure of the Argentine Army explained

The Structure of the Argentine Army follows below. As of 2020 the active force of the Argentine Army includes a total of eleven brigades:

In addition to the brigades, there is also a number of specialized formations:

The "regiment" and "group" designators actually denote battalion-sized units ("regiment" being used for infantry and cavalry units and "group" used for artillery units).

1990s reorganization

Since the restoration of democracy in 1983, the Argentine Army was reduced both in number and budget and became a professional force. Some units were dissolved and other moved, including:

Chief of the Army General Staff

Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff

The Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff commands the following organizations and departments of the Argentine Army:[2]

Buenos Aires Military Garrison Command

Army Training and Enlistment Command

The Army Training and Enlistment Command is responsible for the training and preparation of the operational units of the Argentinian Army.

1st Army Division

II Armored Brigade
III Bush Brigade
XII Bush Brigade

2nd Army Division

V Mountain Brigade
VI Mountain Brigade
VIII Mountain Brigade

3rd Army Division

I Armored Brigade
IX Mechanized Brigade
XI Mechanized Brigade
Anti-aircraft Artillery Grouping 601 - School

Rapid Deployment Force

IV Airborne Brigade
X Mechanized Brigade
Special Operations Forces Grouping

Army Aviation Command

Engineer Grouping 601

Signal Grouping 601

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jefe del Estado Mayor General del Ejército . 6 March 2018 . Ejército Argentino . 5 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Subjefe del Estado Mayor General del Ejército . 6 March 2018 . Ejército Argentino . 2 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Comando de Adiestramiento y Alistamiento del Ejército . 6 March 2018 . Ejército Argentino . 2 May 2019.
  4. Web site: División de Ejército 1 . Gobierno de Argentina . 24 September 2020 . 14 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814003910/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ejercito/organizacion/division-1 . dead .
  5. Web site: División de Ejército 2 . Gobierno de Argentina . 24 September 2020 . 21 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180621021605/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ejercito/organizacion/division-2 . dead .
  6. Web site: División de Ejército 3 . Gobierno de Argentina . 24 September 2020 . 21 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180621021617/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ejercito/organizacion/division-3 . dead .
  7. Web site: Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido . Gobierno de Argentina . 24 September 2020 . 14 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814003910/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ejercito/organizacion/division-1 . dead .
  8. Web site: El ministro de Defensa visitó la Agrupación de Ingenieros 601 . Ejército Argentino . 2 May 2019.