IV Airborne Brigade (Argentina) explained

Unit Name:4th Airborne Brigade
Native Name:Brigada Aerotransportada IV
Brigada Paracaidista IV
Dates:1964–present
Country:Argentina
Branch:Argentine Army
Role:Airborne forces
Size:Brigade
Command Structure:Rapid Deployment Force
Garrison:Córdoba, Argentina
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Anniversaries:11 October[1] – Day of the military paratrooper
Equipment:Browning Hi-Power 9 mm
FN FAL 7,62 mm
FN MAG 7,62 mm
Battles:Cordobazo
Falklands War
Current Commander:General Guillermo Olegario Pereda

The 4th Airborne Brigade is a unit of the Argentine Army specialised in airborne assault operations. It is based in Córdoba, Córdoba Province. Together with the Ist Armoured Brigade, they make up the Rapid Deployment Force (Spanish: Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido - FDR).

Organization

As of 2022 it consists of:

Equipment

The members of the unit wear the red berets of the paratroopers with unit badges.

The Yarará Parachute Knife is a specially made dagger issued to Argentine paratroopers with a handguard that functions as a knuckleduster. Current issue models come with an emergency blade in the crossguard.[2] During jumps, the knife is put in an easy-to-reach place, so it can be quickly used to cut some of the parachute cords in case of an emergency, such as the cords getting entangled.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mariano Iannaccone . La IV Brigada Aerotransportada celebró el Día del Paracaidista Militar . 3 June 2018 . Vía Córdoba . 11 October 2017 . es.
  2. Web site: BACO TACTICOS CUCHILLOS: Yarará Paracaidista (Argentina). bacotacticoscuchillos.blogspot.com. 20 April 2018.