I Armored Brigade (Argentina)

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

1st Armor Brigade
Ira Brigada Blindada
Active14 October 1936[1]
CountryArgentina
BranchArgentine Army
TypeCombined arms
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeBrigade
Part of3rd Army Division
Garrison/HQTandil
Nickname(s)Br Bl 1
PatronBrigadier General Martín Rodríguez
EngagementsFalklands War
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Norberto Pedro Zárate[2]

Order of battle

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Reference[3]

Unit Location Equipment
1st Armored Brigade HQ Tandil
2nd Tank Cavalry Regiment "Lanceros General Paz" Olavarría TAM, SIMRA
8th Tank Cavalry Regiment "Cazadores General Necochea" Magdalena, Buenos Aires TAM, MB-230G, REO M35, VCTM, M4 Sherman
10th Tank Cavalry Regiment "Húsares de Pueyrredón" Azul TAM, VCPC, VCTM
7th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "Colonel Conde" Arana 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

References

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  1. ^ "Ejército Argentino: Brigada Blindada I". Blog of the Defense Forces of the Argentine Republic (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Relevo del Comandante de la 1ra. Brigada Blindada". Nueva Era Net (in Spanish). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ^ "EJERCITO ARGENTINO - ORBAT". Saorbats.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2018.