XI Mechanized Brigade (Argentina) explained

Unit Name:	XI Mechanized Brigade "Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas"
Native Name:	XI Brigada Mecanizada "Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas"
Dates:	7 February 1979
Country:	Argentina
Branch:	Argentine Army
Type:	Brigade
Command Structure:	3rd Army Division
Garrison:	"Río Gallegos" Army Garrison
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The XI Mechanized Brigade "Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas" is a brigade of the Argentine Army.^[1] It is based at the “Río Gallegos” Army Garrison.^[2]

The Army Command-in-Chief created the "Santa Cruz" Grouping on 7 February 1979.^[3]

Structure

• XI Mechanized Brigade Command. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
  • 24th Mechanized Infantry Regiment “General Jerónimo Costa”. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
  • 35th Mechanized Infantry Regiment “Coronel Manuel Dorrego”. Guar Ej Rospentek.
  • 11th Tank Cavalry Regiment “Defensores del Honor Nacional”. Guar Ej Puerto Santa Cruz.
  • 11th Armored Exploration Cavalry Squadron “Coronel Juan Pascual Pringles”. Guar Ej Rospentek.
  • 11th Armored Artillery Group “Coronel Juan Bautista Thorne”. Guar Ej Comandante Luis Piedrabuena.
  • 11th Mechanized Engineer Battalion. UMRE XI. Guar Ej Comandante Luis Piedrabuena.
  • 11th Mechanized Signals Company. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
  • 11th Army Aviation Section. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
  • 11th Mechanized Intelligence Company. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
  • “El Turbio” Mechanized Intelligence Section. Guar Ej Rospentek.
  • “Río Gallegos” Logistic Support Base. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
  • 181st Munition Company. Guar Ej Puerto Santa Cruz.
  • Delegation of the Army General Staff in the province of Tierra del Fuego. Base: Ushuaia.

Source: Argentine Army, Ministry of Defence

Notes and References

1. Web site: Organización del Ejército . Argentina.gob.ar . 4 May 2020 . es.
2. Book: Libro Blanco de la Defensa 2015 . 2015 . Buenos Aires . 978-987-3689-25-3 . Despliegue detallado de las Fuerzas Armadas . es . yes.
3. Web site: Reseña Histórica de la XI Brigada Mecanizada Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas . XI Brigada Mecanizada Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas . 4 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111126111725/http://www.cdobrmecxi.ejercito.mil.ar/menu.htm . 26 November 2011 . es.