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 | |
| Active | 14 October 1936[1] |
| Country | Argentina |
| Branch | Argentine Army |
| Type | Combined arms |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 3rd Army Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Tandil |
| Nickname(s) | Br Bl 1 |
| Patron | Brigadier General Martín Rodríguez |
| Engagements | Falklands War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Norberto Pedro Zárate[2] |
Order of battle
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| 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
edit- ^ "Ejército Argentino: Brigada Blindada I". Blog of the Defense Forces of the Argentine Republic (in Spanish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Relevo del Comandante de la 1ra. Brigada Blindada". Nueva Era Net (in Spanish). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "EJERCITO ARGENTINO - ORBAT". Saorbats.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2018.