1st Tank Cavalry Regiment (Argentina)

The 1st Tank Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the Argentine Army, currently endowed with TAM tanks.

1st Tank Cavalry Regiment
Regimiento de Caballería de Tanques 1
Active1 March 1822 - 8 February 1905
10 February 1930 - present[1]
CountryArgentine Republic
BranchArgentine Army
TypeCavalry
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeRegiment
Part ofCommand of the 2nd Armored Brigade
Garrison/HQVillaguay Army Garrison
Nickname(s)RC Tan 1
PatronColonel Federico de Brandsen
Motto(s)"Tanques 1"
MarchRegiment march
Anniversaries1 March - Creation of the regiment
EquipmentTAM, VCTP, M4 Sherman, SIMRA, Ford F-100 (ambulance), Ford F-7000, Isuzu Trooper[2]
EngagementsCisplatine War, Paraguayan War, Falklands War[1]
Battle honoursCoat and Cord de Ituzaingó
Cord de Tuyutí
Metal of Yatay
Medal for the Campaign to Paraguay
Medal for the Campaign to the Black River
Medal for the Andes Campaign.[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Federico de Brandsen (first commander)[1]

It has his seat in the Army Garrison of Villaguay (Entre Ríos province), which it shares with the 5th Mechanized Infantry Regiment.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ANIVERSARIO DE LA CREACIÓN DEL REGIMIENTO DE CABALLERÍA TANQUES 1 "CNL BRANDSEN"". EJERCITO ARGENTINO (in Spanish). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "EJERCITO ARGENTINO - ORBAT". Saorbats. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2018.