VIII Mountain Brigade (Argentina)

8th Mountain Infantry Brigade
8th Mountain Infantry Brigade
Brigada de Montaña VIII
Country	Argentina
Branch	Argentine Army
Type	Mountain infantry
Role	Aerial reconnaissance; Airlift; Anti-tank warfare; Artillery observer; Bomb disposal; Close-quarters battle; Combined arms; Counter-battery fire; Fire support; HUMINT; Indirect fire; Intelligence assessment ; Jungle warfare; Maneuver warfare; Military communications; Military engineering; Military logistics; Mountain warfare; Raiding; Reconnaissance; SIGINT; Tracking
Size	Brigade
Part of	2nd Army Division
Garrison/HQ	Mendoza, Argentina
Patron	Brigadier General Toribio de Luzuriaga
Engagements	Operativo Independencia; Falklands War
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama (2)

The 8th Mountain Infantry Brigade (Spanish: Brigada de Montaña 8/VIII) is a one of three combined mountain infantry brigade Argentine Army (EA) specialised in combat patrol in mountain forest terrain, combined arms, and mountain warfare. The headquarters of the Brigade is based on Mendoza, Mendoza Province. Is formed by different types of mountain units:

Order of battle

11th Mountain Infantry Regiment "General Las Heras", based at Tupungato, Mendoza Province.
16th Mountain Infantry Regiment "Cazadores de Los Andes", based at Uspallata, Mendoza Province.
22nd Mountain Infantry Regiment "Teniente Coronel Juan Manuel Cabot", based at El Marquesado, San Juan Province.
8th Mountain Cazadores Company "Teniente 1ro Ibañez", based at Puente del Inca, Mendoza Province.
15th Light Cavalry Regiment "Libertador Simón Bolívar", based at Campo de los Andes, Mendoza Province.
8th Mountain Artillery Group "Coronel Regalado de la Plaza", based at Uspallata, Mendoza Province.
7th Artillery Group, San Luis, San Luis Province.

External links

(in Spanish) Official website
(in Spanish) Organization and equipment
(in Spanish) Argentine Infantry Official website
(in Spanish) 8th Mountain Infantry Brigade